Comments on: How Do You Stay Motivated When You Stumble and Fall?

By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:39:40 +0000

I suround myself with positive upbeat people… or people that are interested in something I've felt passionate about in the past… Their enthusiasum usually wears off on me and helps me get out of my funk. Or I drive around this FABULOUS lake near where I live with my sunroof open (regardless of the outside temperature) playing my music loud. Sometimes I even put the windows down so the wind blowing across the damn can make my hair blow around all crazylike. It reminds me I'm alive- and that in itself is enough to make me thankful for anything that comes my way.

By: Gautam

Gautam — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:09:25 +0000

Just keep at it my friend! One of the most thrilling heroics is to find the will to get yourself up no matter what- it would be a fine addition to your arsenal. All the best Cody!

By: Robb Scovill

Robb Scovill — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:09:17 +0000

I must say I've been feeling the same way lately. I've still not got a job, haven't had any luck getting any interviews and all that... I'm broke, don't know what I want to do, and generally indecisive anyway. Even worse is that I feel like I'm in the same place that I was last year, only with slightly more material belongings.

Here's my input:

Negativity is POISONOUS. I consider myself a positive person. I like to bring smiles to any situation. I'd say I'm usually pretty good at it, even when other people are not in the smiling mood. So when I'm in a funk... I'm in a FUNK.
I usually try to stew in it and take time for myself, ask myself why I'm being so down and what I can do about it. Problem is, if I'm in a bad mood, I tend to have bad answers for myself. I tend to shut people out because "I can get through this on my own" and "I don't need anyone's help". But then I start to let other people down since I'm just taking time for myself, and let myself down in the process.

Moral of the story is :
You're on a kickass trip, and I don't think I'm alone when I say that I can't wait to see you when you get back and hear the stories of where you've been, what you did, how you did it, and what you learned. Sometimes things fall into place if you let them. Sometimes they take a little more effort on your part. And when those don't seem to work, sometimes it just takes a familiar face to give you that bit of confidence or motivation that you've been lacking to take the next step.

I find it's best to do something I've been putting off... whether the reason is good or not. Take time if you need it, but make sure you don't stop.

- Robb

By: Ronnie Nurss

Ronnie Nurss — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:34:55 +0000

Keep a journal. For me personally, I just unload whatever is in my mind onto paper. This allows me to organize my thoughts and physically look at them, instead of trying to piece them together in my mind. One trick that works for me is to just write non stop, dont even lift the pen, until you finished a few pages or you can no longer write about the issue.

Like David Allen (I believe…) puts it; unload all the mental ram that problems/bullshit waste. The more ram bs takes of your mind, the slower/more sluggish it works. The more free mental ram availale, the faster and more efficient your mind works.

By: Kris

Kris — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:55:53 +0000

The key word is: deadlines!
Optional: a new partner…