Going Through the Motions

There will be days when you do not want to do anything. Where you have no motivation to act. Those are the days when you need to take emotion out of the equation and go through the motions. This feeling of going through the motions is all a part of the journey.

Every day will not feel the same. There will be days where you do not want to wake up early, where you do not want to run, or where you do not what needs to be done. Those days are inherently more difficult than the days where you are excited and “motivated,” but are days you must get through.

Going through the motions of an activity is not a bad thing when the opposite choice is doing nothing. Going through the motions at least enables some sort of progress. A personal best does not need to be set in every lift or every run. What you need to do is show up when everything in your mind is telling you not to. You need to put in the work when you do not want to.

Realize that the times when you are going through the motions can be the most influential in your growth. It is easy to show up when you are motivated. When you wake up excited to attack your day, when you feel light on your feet on a run, when you feel highly focused, whatever the task, it is easier when you feel encouraged to act. It is the other days, the “blah” days, when you are lacking motivation, that you can cultivate your resilience by showing up.

In these days, performing at any capacity is much better than doing nothing. See going through the motions as not a bad thing, but rather just a part of the journey.