Have you been unhappy with your life? Do you feel like you are not living in your fullest potential? Failures, disappointments, and setbacks are all part of a journey. However, you may not be aware of these habits that secretly destroying your motivation:
1. Checking your phone when you first wake up
This is how 5 minutes can easily turn into an hour. I'm sure, most of us are guilty of doing it and there's wrong with admitting this. However, have you been happy with this habit? Does it keep you from having a productive morning? Or did you find yourself stressed because of the devastating and annoying posts on social media? Or because you checked your work or school email and you are to face deadlines? Or checking read.cash and not getting a tip from @TheRandomRewarder ? Yeah, is it really demotivating.
Well, you need to try some quiet time instead and do exercising, going for a walk, or making yourself a nutritious breakfast. Then, you'll be surprised how a good morning influences the rest of your day.
2. Making excuses for yourself
There's a difference between "I can't" and "I won't". Being afraid is valid but when something scares you, it becomes a reason for you to give it a try. Like they said, "Get out of your comfort zone." If you're afraid to ask your crush on a date or never go after your dreams because you don't think you're good enough, then you're just making excuses.
Rejections might happen but let them decide, not you. If there's one thing worse than failure, it's regret. It is foolish to lose a battle without even trying to enter it.
3. Not getting enough sleep
I believe this is what I'm most guilty about next to checking my phone when I first wake up.
Do you have a habit of sleeping late at night? You tell yourself, just one more episode or just a few more minutes texting with boo.
Well, creating healthy boundaries is essential. There's nothing wrong with unwinding at the end of a long day with watching your favorite kdrama or series in Netflix or texting with boo but you'll regret it fist thing in the morning when you stay up too late at night.
I blame my boo when I get to sleep late at night although it was a mutual decision to stay up late. 😅 When I lack sleep, I am so irritable the next morning. That's how sleep influences my day.
4. Comparing your success to everyone else's
When you treat your whole life as a race or competition as if there are deadlines to catch on, you'll gonna burn out yourself for sure. Don't fall into the mindset of believing that you have to do more in order to be successful. What's the point if you're not happy?
Avoid the social media trap and recognize people's highlights are just that. They have gone through a lot that we never knew so each success has its stories to tell.
5. Dreaming without an action plan
It's okay to dream big and have aspiration but making it into reality is a different story. Don't expect something big will happen if you just stare at your window dreaming to travel around the world. At least, book a ticket 😅
Overnight success is just a myth. You will encounter hundreds of rejections but be thankful because those are just stopovers that you'll learn lessons from so you can be ready ahead towards your goal.
6. Making School, Work, or Relationship everything
Dedication is an honorable trait but too much of it is bad. Find a balance between these aspects. If you draw your attention too much to your work, you are already neglecting your health and you are losing your relationship with your partner, loved ones, and family. Moderation is the key.
7. Allowing distractions on you workspace
Well, this habit may differ according to one's preferences. Some people can focus with so much noise in the background. TV is on and earphones are loud as well. While others prefer to work alone in a quiet environment.
8. Caring more about results on the surface
Do you do these things just to make an impression or you really care about what you're doing? Sometimes, people fall into the trap of overloading themselves into activities as if their self-worth relies on them. Do something that you really love.
9. Lack of Self-Love or Self-Care
There's a reason why you put an oxygen mask first before you get to help others in a plane crash. This means that you need to take care of yourself first so you can take care of others too. Be healthy, pamper yourself, and have some me-time. ❤
It's what I do in the morning, wake up early, scroll my phone and see if I have earned something overnight. When I see no notification then I start to get up and go.. There are just times that I'm too lazy and what demotivates me is the cold morning. 😅