Motivating yourself

Motivating others is hard, motivating yourself can be impossible....why? well only you can motivate yourself really and truly, sure I can offer you suggestions and try to make you do more, be more etc. But if you don't want to do something, then nothing I nor anyone else can MAKE you. And so it is with me. If I hadn't promised the kids they could go to harbour town shopping complex this morning I would find every excuse not to drive to the gym (they catch the bus from outside the gym to the centre) and consequently wouldn't do any exercise today.

Don't ask me why I don't feel like exercising, I know I need to. I have my goals, my plans and my dream board all set up. I know why I want to lose 10 kilos, and I know that i need to do some work to reach that goal. But can i be bothered - today? nope. All the dreams in the world doesn't change how I feel - can't be "arsed" is the common term. So will I drop the kids off and go and have a sneaky cup of coffee instead. No of course not, that will come after - the kids will be gone for a couple of hours, long enough for me to exercise for an hour, and have several cups of coffee actually. Don't ask me - sometimes I lack motivation just like you do.

Will I exercise - yes
will the intensity be correct - possibly not. Half hearted - when your "heart" isn't into something you will find all the excuses in the book not to do it. So when we get back this afternoon I will re-evaluate - is it just my "mind" that's wrong today, or is my dream related to the fact that I can't "see" myself as a thinner person? Strange because I was that thinner person a couple of years ago....time to go within to see what is wrong with the "outer". OK enough rambling, the kids are almost ready to go.

Speak soon