“But I’m not feeling motivated. What should I do?”

I get asked this question all the time, and my answer is always the same:

DO SOMETHING. DO THE THING YOU KNOW IN YOUR HEART IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO BECAUSE YOU DECIDED IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO WHEN YOU WERE THINKING MORE CLEARLY. TRUST THAT.

If you’re not feeling motivated to exercise, exercise anyway.

If you’re not feeling inspired to eat a healthy meal instead of an Extra Value Meal, choose the healthy one instead.

If you just don’t feel like blogging, blog anyway.

Not “feeling it” when it comes to paying the bills? Pay them anyway.

Dreading doing your expenses and filing your income taxes? It doesn’t matter… you know better than to mess with the IRS.

That is… if any of those things are on your list of “Things I Want To Do So That I Can Create MIND BODY BUSINESS FREEDOM in my life.”

If you truly “value” your health, you’ll do whatever it takes, even if you’re not in the mood, right? To do otherwise is to not stand up for your values.

If blogging is on your list of things to do in order to build your business, then do whatever it takes to blog. To do otherwise is tantamount to looking yourself straight in the face and sticking out your tongue and saying, “Screw it” and somehow arranging the thoughts in your mind so that you believe you’re entitled to this adorable act of childish rebellion.

If you decide that you’d like to have electricity in your house, pay your bills. Dammit.

In other words, don’t wait for motivation to arrive on your doorstep. 

Don’t buy a Happy Meal to make you happy, and to further the notion that it’s ok to not be responsible… to yourself.  That’s not a big girl move.

NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY TO HONOR YOUR VALUES IS NOT A “BIG GIRL” MOVE!

It takes guts to rise to the occasion, especially when there’s nothing motivating you to rise up.

But it’s the doing that will trigger the motivation, ultimately. The more action, the more motivation, and the more motivation, the more inspiration.

And btw, I am certain you’ll never hear yourself saying, “Damn, I wish I hadn’t eaten that healthy meal,” or, “WTF, I shouldn’t have paid my taxes on time.” 

On the contrary, you feel good about making those choices. Voilà, motivation!

There comes a time when “thought work” isn’t enough. Your Child Mind is wily and smart; it will always find a way to get what it wants if you allow it to be in charge.

Wait… who are YOU? You’re the one who catches your Child Mind when its misbehaving.

You, the WOMAN, knows exactly how to get a temperamental child to behave. In case you’ve forgotten, it goes like this, “Oh, silly girl, I know you don’t want to do it. I understand. But don’t worry. I know what to do. Hold my hand and I’ll show you how it’s done.” 

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