Motivation

Finding the motivation to do something day after day can be difficult. We wake up, we go to work, we come home, we make dinner, we go to bed.  And then we repeat the same cycle over and over again.  Pretty soon, every day looks the same and whatever inspired us in the beginning (love, friendship, community, family) gets lost in the process and the habit of going through every day on autopilot.  So how can we "get it back"?  We look inside and connect our actions with a strong internal value.  For example, we can remember that the reason we go to work each day is because we value helping people.  And the reason we make dinner every night is because we value spending time with our kids, or saving money, or feeding our bodies healthy food.  If we can link our actions to our values, then motivation and inspiration are the natural result.  If we can't link our actions to any values, then the action will become a source of negativity, breed resentment and of course, we will no longer be motivated to complete the action.  Internal value + external action = continued motivation and inspiration!