"I don't think I need to be more motivated anymore - what I need is to find things that make me enthusiastic. "
How I did it: For the longest time I've thought I was just a low-energy kind of person. I'm not. When I find something that truly interests or moves me, I'm beyond motivated - I'll stay up all night, kill my body, get insomnia, write for hours, move faster than lightning, or whatever it takes. I thought I needed to be more motivated in general but I don't. I need to find something big that I feel really, really passionate about, and the rest will follow. I'm naturally a dynamo when it comes to things I love. It just takes something peculiar to make me love it.
I've gotten a lot more motivated with school - I think that's what I was referring to when I made this one of my goals. I've actually started studying again, getting more diligent, thinking ahead about my next class or the next test. These are things I was incapable of doing for five or six years because it just didn't interest me. I got interested when I messed up so badly that I couldn't see a path ahead of myself and my brother had to help me see it. Now that I've had a big moment of catharsis it's a lot easier for me to say, "I just need to get this done, get my degree, and get it out of the way." What motivates me is seeing getting my degree as a step towards what I really want. And once I've framed it differently - not as an end unto itself, but as a step towards a greater goal - I've been doing really well.
Lessons & tips: I don't have a formula for this, but my advice would be to look at the things that naturally motivate you and frame the things you need to get done within them. How is this a step forward in your life? What's the big-picture lesson you can get out of this?
But honestly, everyone's going to get motivated differently. I'm still looking for something I feel really moved by. Sometimes you just have to get burned by the pot before you genuinely accept that it's hot.
Resources: Life! Living! Being down in the dumps, thinking, contemplating, wanting to be a better person, and getting through. My brother, who made me honest and loved me. My parents, who think I'm destined for great things despite my messing up beyond what I thought was the reaches of their love. Writing. My notebook. That's really important - I'm most honest when I write, and that's how I worked things through.
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