Hi!
I wanted to write about this theme for so long. Because finding motivation to run or just to be active is hard for me. I have been working hard. I wanted to find a reason to do what I want to do. I wanted to find the stimulation and inspiration to move. I wanted to do it myself. And that’s what I did.
My motivation strategy
Starting with:
Setting a Goal:
This is the vision that I have in life. I need to compromise to what I set and make it happen.
Photos:
Those throwback photos when you look your best and your worst. This one hit me hard sometimes. Is hard for me to see those photos and realize that I have been there before, so that is the inspiration to step out of your comfort zone and change what it need to be change.
Videos:
This one I experience it recently. Yesterday for my run I was trying to look for excuses to not run. So I stopped myself and search a video in youtube. To find something inspiring. There was not one, not two ; there was more than I can imagine to see. Just for that reason I went for a run.
Quotes:
This one is the most I use. I can say that I’m a collector of motivational running quotes. Those sentences and phrases give me the push that I need in the moment I search for it. Try it!!
Reading:
In all my life I haven’t read like I’m reading these days. I read more about romance, but recently someone gave me the idea to read about running. So that is what I’m doing. Reading blogs, magazines and books.
Follow the inspiration:
There is a lot of platforms to follow other people. Follow that runner, that sport, that team. etc… They help you, believe me. When I saw those photos for example in instagram about the pace, the distance and the time. Is a good boost of passion that blow into my veins. I don’t know how to explain it. Hope you understand me.
Write down a log:
Sometimes I use this platform to keep those memories about the journey I’m having. I also found an other good way to stay motivate and is via calendar. Yep a calendar. I write down the miles, when I run, when I rest or do any cardio..etc
Music:
Just listening the rhythm then feel it in your soul. And GO!
Question: What is your motivation stragety?
Thanks for visiting:
C.P.
Catherine 