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New Year - New Pressure?
For as long as I have been an adult I have hated..... okay maybe that's a harsh word..... disliked with a passion the whole new years eve saga!That one day of the year that everyone is expected to jump on the "new beginnings" bandwagon .... forecast exactly what they will get, be, change about their whole life for the year ahead..... just because the calendar says it's the 1st of January coming up.I can just about predict what will happen on the day I wake up let alone a 12 month forecast! Who woke up one day and said "I know let's put a ridiculous amount of pressure on ourselves by deciding right this moment what I am going to change and everything I am expecting from myself for the next 12 months" Post Christmas is a hugely stressful time for so many people, not everyone loves it, people struggle financially, emotionally, they miss people no longer here and whilst Christmas is a beautiful time of year for many it can still be equally emotionally battering at the same time. Yet whilst most people are getting their head back into that routine of "normality" that they had before December craziness hit, there are constant conversations of New year resolutions, people talking about how 2018 will be their year! how it will be a better, happier, healthier, more prosperous year .... apparently that time between Christmas and New year everyone turns into mystic Meg!I have no idea how January will be for me and mine, I won't be making any promises to myself to be anything more than the best I can be on that very day, there will be no year long resolutions or false hope for things that no one knows about or could predict. My only hope for the year ahead is that whatever it deals me I will deal with, and that I will appreciate every single day. And you know something ? That is just enough ! I am enough! and if some days that doesn't quite happen , I won't be battering myself with guilt over broken resolutions, Instead i'll accept that it's just life and i'm just human! Time to take the pressure off ourselves and just live maybe?
Wendy PittsPublished 6 years ago in MotivationNew Year's Resolutions
A new year, a new beginning. 2018 is upon our horizon, but with every new year comes new resolutions. Everybody, young and old, has had a new year's resolution at least once in their short or long lifetime. It could be anything from losing weight to becoming a new person completely.
Aaliyah SharverPublished 6 years ago in MotivationLeap of Faith?
Like I said in my first post, I embarked myself on this journey earlier this year. I left everything behind. No plans. No expectations. But it was pretty clear to me I was not going back to where I came from.
Jared SnowPublished 6 years ago in MotivationI Haven't Done My Butt Exercises in 192 Days
I haven't done my butt exercises in 192 days. That's after having installed an app on my phone specifically for butt exercises. That's even after having adjusted the settings to remind me to do butt exercises every day.
Grace CunyPublished 6 years ago in MotivationComplicated Me and Rising Above
Now this is about me. Who am I? My name is Ashley. This is an introduction to my blog about who I am, where I am at, and how I got here. Maybe my story will reach someone who can relate or will inspire.
AshleyPublished 6 years ago in MotivationTerrified to Live
At my ripe old age of 27, I shouldn't be this scared of life. My life consists of work and home. That's it. There are so many things that I want to achieve in my life, but I just can't bring myself to do any of them. I am frozen. I was so worried about all the ways that I could fail and disappoint my parents that I never followed through with college. I got into three different places and then the worry set in. What if I failed all my classes? What if I was just terrible at it? I've never even had a meaningful relationship because I am so scared that my timid heart will get broken and I'll never get over it.
Amie CPublished 6 years ago in Motivation15 Easy Ways to Better Yourself in the New Year
As 2017 nears its end, many are searching for different ways to change their lifestyle habits for a "better you." The dreaded New Year's resolutions are always created with good intentions, but alas around 95 percent never really live longer than maybe the first week of the new year. However, below is a compiled list of easy, simple changes that can be made to your life to improve your year—because its the simple things that count.
Kelly TPublished 6 years ago in MotivationMotivational
NEVER hold your head down, NEVER say I can’t, NEVER limit yourself, and NEVER stop believing in yourself. You are special and gifted so get up get out and get yours. You'll never be able to spread your wings if you're too afraid to fly. So don’t quit when you're tired—quit when you're finished. We all have a dream for our lives. Even when times get rough, gain strength from what you've endured and persevere onward knowing that one day you'll get there! Life is worth taking chances, because if you don't, you will always wonder "What if?"
josh napperPublished 6 years ago in MotivationWhat Am I Even Doing?
I hear this year has been hard on a lot of people. Life changes, breaking paradigms, closing cycles. I, for instance, decided to take a shot in life. I always felt out of place in the city I grew up in. It was like I did not belong there, like I could not get myself to agree with the way people choose to conduct themselves. It seemed to come from a place of vanity. It just repelled me. It felt like there was nothing for me there, like the place could not offer me what I need in order to keep growing. My girlfriend of almost six years decided to break up with me. I was not feeling comfortable with the office job I had. I just had a strong feeling that I had to get out of there immediately.
Jared SnowPublished 6 years ago in MotivationA New Approach
Lately it has been coming to my attention that I allow myself to lose control of certain things much too easily. I like to know where I am, when and who with. I like to know how much money I have in my bank account, how much there is to go out and if I have ‘enough’. When I make a plan, I don’t like it to be changed. If I get ill, and have to change a plan myself, I seek justification and understanding from someone else before I can accept it as being okay.
Emily WhitakerPublished 6 years ago in MotivationThe One Thing We Don't Do Enough of
I think that there’s one thing that society doesn’t do enough of, and that’s celebrating the success of others. It’s instinct to be competitive, and far too often, people bring down others for a temporary fix. A little bit of competition is harmless occasionally, but not everything has to be a competition. There’s no need to be salty because somebody has more followers than you. You shouldn’t feel too down about it, either. Remember what they said in school about there being no I in team? People are quick to name and shame the failure of others. To make things more tragic, they ignore successes just as easily.
Chloe GilholyPublished 6 years ago in MotivationWhy Being Unconventional in Your Mid-20s (Is Okay) and Crucial to the Start of the Rest of Your Life
Every millennial has heard it at least once. "We're lazy." "We have no work ethic." "It's time to pick a career and settle down and have a billion babies"... Okay, maybe not a billion but you understand what I mean. What if none of that is true, though?
Ashley HahnPublished 6 years ago in Motivation