The Struggle of Getting Motivated and Finding a Way Through It

Tabitha Sackos
Aug 9, 2019
4 min read

Okay so, I had big aspirations for this week’s post. I wanted to really find a way to get myself motivated to get back into the gym. (See my Facebook Post Here) But, if I’m being honest, I think there was a lot more involved to getting back into a gym routine than my lack of motivation.

What I started doing was just some basic research online with keywords like, #motivation, gain motivation, get my motivation back, and so on and so forth. I found some very helpful articles, which I will post at the bottom of this page.

Some of the advice consisted of writing down your goals, using reward systems, use peer pressure (aka tell people what you want to do), examining what your goals really are, and a bit more.

I knew reading these articles was just going to be the start, the next step was going to be dragging my butt to the gym.

Well, I went to the gym on Tuesday and Wednesday; as well, I plan to go on Saturday. Now, each of the days I was at the gym this week, I turned on the positive mindset voice, and for the most part it worked. But I was still feeling a bit sluggish and even, drained.

I believe now, that the reason I’m feeling this way is because I know my goal of getting in shape and working out is a priority to me, but I’ve been slacking on other parts of my life that I value as well.

So, I began to write down a list of my goals, like the online gurus told me to do.

What I found through this process, is that I have a lot of goals; I mean, so many in fact that I believe I’ve been overwhelming my brain with the number of tasks I want/need to accomplish.

At one point in my life I would have never believed that I even had goals.

If I could explain how I felt for a long time it would be that my life was like looking down a dark tunnel. That tunnel had no light, no doors, and no direction. That’s how I felt for so long that I believed I would never accomplish anything in my life and would never figure out what I wanted to do or who I wanted to be. It was a pretty dark place for me.

Now that I’ve started Girl Discovering, loving myself, journaling, painting, making efforts to contact people I love, going out with friends, researching schools for my future educational plans, reading inspirational quotes and articles, watching inspirational videos, etc. etc. I’ve found so much more purpose for my life. The purpose being to LIVE and value every second I have on this earth.

So, what I want to say here is that you can literally change your life around, no matter where you are at right now. You can find what motivates you when you believe that you are worth the effort.

I can’t believe that I doubted myself that much, so much so that I didn’t believe I was good enough for happiness and success. I know it may seem silly, because in general I am a “happy” person and I showed that very openly to the people I know. But inside, at the end of the day, when I was alone, I didn’t want to be me on more days than I care to admit.

Now to get back to the fact that this whole post is supposed to be about getting motivated. Well, I realize now that I am motivated, but I what I need to do is reevaluate my priorities and get my ideas, thoughts, and goals in order.

I was getting so overwhelmed with all this new #positivity that I forgot that my brain and my body were still adjusting to my new outlook on life.

I wanted to go at 100 most of the time, but I was not physically or mentally ready for this change to happen so quickly. I’ve been building to this since the beginning of 2019 and 7 months into the new year, having all this happen so quickly has been a lot to handle.

Right here and now, I am so happy with where I dream of going in the future, but I know that I need to pump the breaks and walk a bit more before I run.

If anything, my idea for what this post would be has led me to a great realization in where I need to go next, how I need to slow down, and how I need to focus a little more in the present, working on one (maybe two) things at a time.

Thank you to everyone who is supporting me in my new endeavor with Girl Discovering. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate you! Honestly! When I get a message, a comment, a text, a like, I just feel enormous amounts of love and tribe vibes. THANK YOU!

And just because, I’ve posted some recent posts I’ve been seeing online that are a lot of inspo for me! 😊 (The links to some of the articles I've read are below as well.)