Motivation on the Run

Are you excited that the week is over and Friday has rolled around? Are your weekends too short and the work weeks too long? Is it difficult to drag out of bed every morning and get it together? If so, join the club.

What? Isn’t this Motivation on the Run, the motivation blog? You bet! hang in there for a minute.

I’m not about to tell you to quit your job, or leave home and never return. No, I am talking about weariness caused by stress.

Stress can sap your eagerness and motivation faster than any other de-motivator. Let’s look at all the things stress can cause in your life.

loss of sleep

exhaustion

over sleeping

loss of appetite

increase in eating

lack of interest

rejection of authority

headaches

emptiness

under achievement

nausea

short tempered

complete loss of concern for one’s own well being

signs of heart attack

You will notice that some are opposites of each other, ‘loss of sleep’ and ‘over sleeping’ are both symptoms of stress. And you might have both happen in a short time span over the same event. That is why stress is such a serious problem if it is not nipped in the bud quickly.

But how do we quell stress? There have been volumes written on this topic and smarter people than myself have waded in and expressed their opinions, but let me share a couple of things from personal experience.

If you think you are having a heart attack, go to the emergency room, because you are better safe than sorry. I did, and it turned out to be stress. Over my lifetime, I have probably experienced all of the above symptoms and, if you are over forty, you probably have too.

So what do you do?

First, there are several things that you are not to do, like alcohol or drugs. No depressants are needed at this time, so no booze and no sleeping pills.

Here’s how I start the process; first I realize that worrying about the situation and getting stressed out, is not accomplishing anything. I need to determine what I can control and put a plan together and attack that with the energy that was wasted on stressing out. Second, realize I can not control the actions of other people, so I need to focus on something positive that I can control.

Over simplified? maybe, but if it’s too complicated, I won’t remember the steps to overcome and succeed.

Go and conquer with a positive attitude!

[tags]motivation, stress, depression[/tags]