What to do when you run out of motivation
"If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves."
- Thomas Edison
Today is the first day for the rest of your life!
Have you heard this before? When I heard this statement as a child I could not grasp the meaning; my small idea of life had no concept of the “rest of my life.” Now that I have been blessed to be sixty one years young, the meaning is completely clear to me. Below you will find lessons and steps to do when you feel low, feel like a flat tire, or like lying in bed because you do not have anything to do or to look forward to doing. But before you read Mr. Anthony’s ideas and suggestions; here are a few thoughts of motivation from God our Father, who loves us unconditionally, who instructs us though His Word, the Bible.
- Pick out one or two or three Bible verses and repeat
- them fives in the morning when you first get up
- fives time at 12 noon and
- five times in bed before you go to sleep. Do this for 30 days and then give us your feed back of how standing of the Word of God has affected your life.
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In the Lord, put your trust. - Psalms 11:1
If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believeth. - Mark 9:23
If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to your mountain, "MOVE!" and it WILL move... and NOTHING will be impossible for YOU! - Matthew 17:20
In the Lord, put your trust. - Psalms 11:1
The Lord will guide you always, he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land. You will be like a spring whose waters never fail. - Isaiah 58:11
If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believeth. - Mark 9:23
Thou shall decree a thing and it shall be established unto thee and a light shall shine upon thy ways. - Job 22:28
Wait on the Lord, be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart. Wait, I say on the Lord. - Psalms 27:14
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths. - Proverbs 3:5,6
Behold I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goes. - Genesis 28:15
And I am sure that he who began a good work in you will complete it. - Philippians 1:6
With God all things are possible. - Matthew 19:26
Fear thou not . . . I will strengthen thee. . . I will help thee. - Isaiah 41:10
Your Father know what things you have need of before you ask Him. - Matthew 6:8
Come unto me, ye who are weary and overburdened, and I will give you rest. - Matthew 11:28
Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. - Proverbs 30:5
And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask any thing according to His will, He heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him. - 1 John 5:14-15
For God hath not given us a spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. - 2 Timothy 1:7
I can do all things through Christ which strengthened me. - Philippians 4:13
What to do when you run out of motivation
By ANTHONY on JUNE 27, 2007
When you run out of positive energy and motivation, it’s a lot like a car running out of petrol. Instead of moving towards your destination, suddenly everything comes to a grinding halt.
In the same way that a car needs petrol to operate, you need positive energy to fuel your journey to success. Here’s the true story that taught me this valuable lesson…
I had just finished the hectic task of moving house and the final thing I needed to do was drop off some keys to the property manager before 5pm.
After battling heavy traffic, I made it to the property managers’ office with just a few minutes to spare. I parked in what I thought was a 15 minute parking spot and rushed into the building. I returned to my car no more than five minutes later to find a $107 parking ticket on my windscreen. I checked the parking sign and found that the area was a no parking zone between 4 and 5pm. It was 4.56pm!
Coming at the end of an exhausting couple of days of packing and moving furniture, this was the last straw! I was annoyed, angry and frustrated. As I drove home. my positive energy tank was empty and I was in a very negative state of mind.
I decided that I needed to get off the road and have a break so I stopped off at a large shopping complex. I walked into a Borders book store and browsed the shelves in an attempt to calm down.
I came across a book by Farah Gray who is a young man who grew up in the Chicago projects and went on to become a millionaire at the age of 14. As I read about his struggles and journey to success, I could almost feel the positive energy filling up my internal energy tank. I felt my anxiety and frustration melt away and after reading a few chapters of the book, I was in a completely different frame of mind.
I left Borders feeling completely reenergized and full of motivation which was amazing considering the way I had felt when I walked into the store. It really did feel like I had made a pit stop and filled my tanks with positive energy and motivation.
This Weeks Action Steps
1. Recognize that the positive feelings of joy, love, happiness and motivation are the fuel that drives you to success.2. Understand that just like a car runs out of petrol, we sometimes run out of positive energy, especially when we are tired or facing stressful situations.
3. Learn to recognize when your ‘positive energy’ tanks are empty by examining how you feel.
5. Fill your tanks with positive energy by reading an uplifting book or watching an inspirational DVD. If you can’t make it to a bookshop, visit the inspirational video page of this website.
5. Once you have refueled your tanks with positive energy, you will be ready to continue on your journey to success!
Until next time,
Dare to dream!
Anthony
This lesson was retrieved from: http://www.anthonyfernando.com/2007/06/27/what-to-do-when-you-run-out-of-motivation/, on May 3, 2011
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