Nothing happens without motivation

Lack of motivation, procrastination, and maybe a little downright laziness, were certainly not qualities that I could be proud of. The first order of business in my quest to turn my life around was to take stock. I put everything down on paper – both positive and negative - the negative far outweighing the positive.

I reasoned that whatever plan I devised, nothing would progress as long as I was de-motivated, indifferent, and yeah - lazy. I had a tendency to get excited about new concepts initially - and had no trouble thinking and planning - but I would always falter in the action stage. I had so many great ideas in my life, but I only acted on a very small percentage of those. Of this small percentage, none really made it past the startup stage and go on to be successful – most just fizzled out over time.

My education was probably the only exception. I now know that the only reason I lasted four years was because I fell into a comfortable rut. I didn’t want to go anywhere else because of the uncertainty. Four years of routine, and before you knew it, I was a graduate. I had no goals; I was just comfortable where I was.

I needed a better way to get things done. Even if I somehow developed the perfect program to beat social anxiety, I likely wouldn’t complete it. So, my initial problem wasn’t even related to SA at all, it’s that I had no motivation. I needed to find a way to start the ball rolling and to ensure that I finished what I started.

I dug a little deeper into the concept of motivation. What motivated me? Why was it so difficult to get things from the drawing board to the real world? Why could I not finish what I started? Procrastination and lack of motivation – I decided to tackle these head-on.

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