People often surround themselves with motivational sayings and posters and the like. And this is perfectly fine, but it must result in action.
This goes back to what I talked about in the hard work post – can you really muster up the energy to train with the fury of 1,000 Viking warriors day in, day out? Probably not. What is needed is the motivation to show up, and do what is necessary every day. “Showing up” doesn’t necessarily mean at the gym – it means all aspects necessary for improvement. Sleep, nutrition, school if it applies.
Unfortunately, much like the current slacktivism culture (retweet this to end war!), all the motivational tactics and sayings end up being the closest people get to success.
Of course, Zig Ziglar has said, “they say motivation doesn’t last. Neither does bathing, which is why they recommend you do it daily.”
Sometimes that motivation is simply to get started, but I’ve found the best motivation for getting started on anything is action. No matter how big or small, doing anything that gets you started toward your goal gets the ball rolling. And just like Newton’s first law of motion, objects in motion stay in motion.
