Oh, motivation.

Has anyone seen my motivation? I seem to have lost it.

Sometimes, people can be very frustrating. They make plans. They set goals. And then they never follow through. Perhaps they really do have good intentions - In the beginning. Perhaps they really mean what they say - At the time. It’s like they only say things that they think people want to hear; things that they believe will make them appear to be better than they really are. So, how can you take what those people say seriously after so many given times? You can’t, really. Eventually, you just go with the flow... Nod your head and smile. “Sure, you’re going to do that”, you tell them, while you’re silently thinking the complete opposite.

And then today, I realized... I am one of those people. I’d like to believe that I’m not like that all the time, and I’d like to believe that I’m not as bad as some people that I know, but I am that girl.

I figured this out as I was reflecting on my work out routines - Or lack thereof. Either I start a really good work out routine and go for a few days, maybe a few weeks; or, I say I’m going to start this glorious work out routine, and never actually follow through with it.

I played soccer for what, 11-12 years? And now I can’t for the life of me gather enough steam to get myself to do even half of what I used to. It all has to do with my motivation, that I seem to have misplaced.

How does one go about finding that motivation, and keeping it right where it belongs?