Then something does happen. You spill coffee on your shirt/blouse. The kids won’t cooperate and are at risk of
missing the school bus. Traffic is
moving so slow, a one leg dude on a tricycle beats you to work. Now your motivation is only a memory of what
could have been.
Many people ask themselves, “Why do I find it so hard to
stay motivated?” Life isn’t lived on
autopilot. No matter the best of intentions, things will and can occur that are
outside of our control. Big burst of
excitement or high levels of energy attached to a particular situation can
dissipate in the blink of an eye.
However there are times when stimulation and inspiration can
far outpace the flightiness of interrupted motivation. To be stimulated is to raise the level of
physiological activity in the body or mind. To be inspired is to embark on mental stimuli
to do or feel something which can lead to creativity.
One method of receiving stimulated inspiration is from
quotes that can become a mantra (often repeated word or phrase) to live by.
Here are some that has withstood the test of time.
1.
“The trouble with not having a goal is that you
can spend your life running up and down the field and never score.” Bill Copeland
5.
“20 years from now you will be more disappointed
by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
Mark Twain
9.
“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game
winning shot and missed. I’ve failed
over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” Michael Jordan
10.
“I know for sure that what we dwell on is who we
become.” Oprah Winfrey
Pick one, pick two or choose to use them all. By planting positive seeds, one day you will
be able to harvest a field of possibilities that can change your life for the
better…if you are inspired enough to do so.