When Motivation Disappears
If you’re of an age similar to me, you’ll remember Kevin and Perry. Unknowingly, I’ve been channelling my inner Kevin this week. I’ve not really been in the mood to do anything. There are so many things that need doing, but really I’ve not wanted to and I’ve avoided or put off most things.
This includes things I actually want to do, as well as things which will make my life better when they’re done.
How Being Stuck at Home Affects Your Energy
I’ve reflected on this, and a lot of it is down to my not leaving my house in nearly 3 weeks. (I sprained my ankle over new year and am letting it heal.) During Covid, certainly the second and third lockdowns, I became something of a recluse, didn’t take advantage of my daily walk and sometimes only left my house to do my weekly food shop and it really affected my mental health.
In an attempt to get my ankle back to fitness, I haven’t been able to get out much and this has really impacted what I’ve then wanted to do at home.
Good Intentions, Unexpected Outcomes
In prioritising one area of my life, it’s led to a massive detrimental impact on the rest of it.
Does this sound familiar to you? You do something with the best of intentions, but the result is unexpected, and unwanted.
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about what to do when a lack of motivation strikes, and I feel like I should just go back and re-read that, but it’s important to acknowledge that we can’t go at 100mph all the time. We’re human beings, not human doings, and taking a step back every now and then is important.
You Don’t Have to Be ‘On’ All the Time
At the same time, it’s OK not to have weeks where you do loads and you just consolidate. I think sometimes we get so engrossed in the destination, that we forget about the journey and it’s OK to stop and smell the flowers. Of even have a week of taking it easy. When we’re surrounded by being busy, and what successful people do, we sometimes feel that we ‘should’ constantly be on the move, but that’s not the case and so if you’re prioritising something, you can choose to step back in other areas. So yes, I’ve been at home more, I’ve had a bit more time to do ‘stuff’ and I’ve still chosen not to and that’s OK.
Winter Is for Slowing Down
We are approaching the end of January already, and I’m probably thinking I haven’t done what I’d maybe planned to so far in this year, but there are still another 48 weeks of 2026, and there’s still time to have a fantastic year. And this is a reminder to you that you don’t have to go crazy all the time. Winter is a time to take it a bit slower, recharge your batteries and gear up for spring and what that will bring.