Motivation Dry Spells

We all have days, and periods of time where we lack motivation, and that is totally okay, but the way we deal with it is so important.

I am a highly motivated person, with so many things I want to do and try. For a long time (and still even now) I have a hard time dealing with motivation dry spells. Last year, in particular, I remember I had a very dificult time. I began lacking my usual motivation around the winter months as I dealt with Seasonal Affective Disorder, a common form of depression. As we are currently amidst the fall and winter seasons, I once again feel like I am constantly lacking motivation, but this year I am taking a much better approach to dealing with it. For one, I am not stressing about it, not feeling guilty, and not being hard on myself. It is important that we show ourselves love, especially through though times like these. The past couple months I have felt very motivated to lead a healthier lifestyle (eat healthier, exercise, and be more active), very recently though, I have lost a lot of my motivation. It is hard, especially for driven people, to feel so passionate about something but lack the motivation to pursue it. I don't want to come to resent living a healthier lifestyle, so I am kind to myself. If I don't exercise as much as I want to or eat as clean as I would like to, I don't put the pressure of guilt on myself. In the past, I have, I have been really hard on myself, and I came to resent things I had felt passionate about and would feel constantly stressed and overwhelmed. It is also very important to not compare yourself to others. Everyone is different and it is important to understand that people achieve things, succeed, and fail at different times. When we lack motivation, is is important that we don't make ourselves feel bad if someone else is achieving or achieved goals. The second thing is spending time with people who keep us happy and doing things. During motivation dry spells or times when we feel depressed, we often remove ourselves from social activity, but we need to make an effort to spend times with friends and family. Trust me, it might be hard at first but it truly helps a lot.