Individualism + Motivation

Okay. Since I am literally the most ambitious and motivated person I know (I am not even kidding) I am going to make a blog post about motivation. And Goals. And Ambition. And Individualism.

Okay, so you all remember goal making in... life.. and... maybe your careers class in highschool or something? Yeah. Well heres the thing.

You want to do something. You want to, but somehow you just simply can't. Its tough. I understand.

But yes, it is tough, but the only way to do that thing... is to do it. No matter how hard you procrastinate... if will not get done if you don't do it. So why not do it now?

That was way too simple, right? Yeah. Here goes everything:

MAKE A GOAL NOW. MAKE IT. NOW. I am not even kidding you. Make a goal.

What do you want to achieve? A workout goal? School? Life in general?

I will use my marathon goal as an example.

So my goal is to run a marathon (26.2 miles) before the end of 2013.

That is a pretty big goal, right? Yeah. Okay.

So I set a deadline, now you set a deadline for your goal.

Now you need to literally break it down into steps. Like I can't just say I will be able to run a marathon. No, I need to train.

Make mini goals to go with your main goal.
One of mine will be to run 10km on land before the end of may (unless my leg doesn't heal by then).
After that my goal will be to run non-stop for 1 hour and a half. (so probably like 10 miles).

You know what.

JUST FUCKING DO IT. Literally start now. I am not even kidding you. Drop whatever you are doing and start. If you want to do your assignment, then do it. If you made a goal to talk to a boy... then call him.

I say "JUST DO IT" so often to myself. It works... if you are motivated.

But you may be like okay, just do it, okay I made a goal. But I'm not motivated.

I am not going to sit here and tell you how to get motivated, Because I literally cannot. Only you know how. What will motivate you to complete your goal? How do you motivate yourself? Do you not know? Then make something up.

You have to have REASON behind your goal. Why did you make your goal? Why do you want to accomplish it? This, you REALLY have to dig deep into.

Let's say you made a goal to make honour roll. Why? Maybe to impress your parents, get into university, because you love to learn, etc.

I made my goal to run a marathon because I want to be in tip top physical condition because I love being healthy. As well, I do watch this guy on youtube that just ran one. I think it would be an amazing accomplishment. Plus, it would be amazing to be able to say that I have ran a marathon.

Motivate yourself.

Just. Literally. Do it. Thats literally all you need to know.

Now, how individualism ties into this? Well if you don't remember from previous rants, individualism is basically being self-reliant in life and self-motivating etc. I want you to look up individualism.

I think that if you REALLY want to motivate yourself, you need to be at least a little bit of an individualist.

Some people need other people to motivate themself. I don't. But if you do, tell someone your goal. That will actually work really well. Like if you say that you want to lose 20 pounds. Well, lets start with 5. You can probably lose 5 pounds in maybe a month, but lets give you 8 weeks. 8 Weeks, 5 pounds. Okay. Now tell that goal to someone you trust. If they know about that goal, they might be able to help you eat healthy or workout with you. Maybe they can just remind you of it and help you stay on track.

I don't know. I am super tired and I need sleep. I might make a part 2 of this blog tomorrow.

Good night.

Life Advice: JUST FUCKING DO IT. Whether its one more rep at the gym, completing university, or launching a spaceship. Just do it. Don't let people judge you. Don't be hard on yourself. Just get it over and done with.