Keep Digging Till You Get It
Life never runs out of narratives how people rolled up their sleeves and toiled till his energy got drained. To quote former Republican Congressman Newt Gingrich, "PERSEVERANCE IS THE HARD WORK YOU DO AFTER YOU GET TIRED OF DOING THE HARD WORK YOU ALREADY DID". So, we're taught from a young age that 'WE CAN DO ANYTHING THAT WE PUT OUR MINDS TO". But hey, what about when your mind is working against you? How do you keep going then? Keep Digging Till You Get ItπππWe all have days when we want to run away and relax at the beach. BUT, unless you're actually going to drop everything and become a travel writer, it's probably NOT a realistic escape plan. A better one is to lock at how you motivate yourself. Sometimes, it's really easy to persevere. However, motivation can all too easily slip away⏳⏳⏳
Oh, studies tell us that we should NOT blame our own selves for sometimes feeling like we want to run and hide. You can be flying through a task only to get bogged down in the detail. You may find it more difficult and more time-consuming than you anticipated. OR, you might be good at coming up with new ideas but lose interest in the execution. After the first wave of enthusiasm, doubts creep in and sometimes you might think "AM I REALLY UP TO THE TASK?" Studies show that our motivation changes as we move towards our goal. We're inspired by hope and positive outcomes at the beginning. BUT, as we continue, we start to focus on responsibilities and the fear of negative outcomes. And often, ir is often this FEAR that halts our progressπππ
Indeed, it can become a demoralizing spiral. You leave a trail of unfinished or poorly handled tasks in your wake. And every morning you lie in bed, hitting snooze on your alarm, filled with the doom-laden sense that you'll never finish or succeed. We may never know quite how much we could achieve if only we tried✅✅✅