Motivation, Accountability and Challenges

How many of us struggle with the lack of motivation currently or from time to time?  Maybe we simply lack accountability.  Could it be that if we're accountable to someone or something that we try harder to complete said task?  Maybe it's a lack of positive challenges in our lives that encourages our lack of motivation?  Some say simple everyday ordinary specific challenges help keep them motivated and accountable to their goals. 

I can attest that from time to time, I too lack motivation.  Some days it's a struggle to get my sleepy head out of bed.  Some days I'm not motivated to exercise and I want to find easy simple excuses to prevent me from doing it.  Some days I want to blow my daily nutrition and eat everything in site and then go find more.

We all have our moments, days and even weeks that we lack motivation but I am here to tell you all that once you find your motivating factors in your life you'll struggle less and less each day with the lack of motivation.  How do I know this?  Because now that I've turned my health, fitness and nutrition in a positive direction, I'm motivated more and more daily to not get back to that overweight, unhealthy, slothful, out of shape Dad/Husband/Son that I once was.

I have to admit that accountability has played a major role in my ongoing success with health, fitness, nutrition and business.  I clearly understand that I am accountable to my family to maintain a healthy fitness and nutrition level to ensure my ability to provide for them.  Not only provide for them but to enjoy time with them, both in physical activities and quality time with them.  Challenges do arise during my efforts to accomplish my goals but I now have a favored quote come to mind from Jim Rohn.  When challenges arise he says "Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better".  What wisdom we can all take from this.

Motivation, accountability and challenges also arise in our work life and/or business.  I too fall victim to this aspect and have found great help and comfort in personal development.  For those that know me very well, they know that I'm not a "big" reader.  I've never been motivated to do such until recently.  I now find myself reading at minimum 10 pages of personal development each night before bed and if you check my CD player in my truck you'll find personal development audio as well.  I like to call it "Drive Time University".

So you may be reading this and wondering why such a ramble from me.  Well, I am here to share with you all that I AM committed to my family, my fitness, my health, my nutrition and my business of helping others achieve all of these aspects as a Beachbody Coach.  My fellow Beachbody coaches and mentors that I've surrounded myself with are keeping me accountable.  They are doing this with challenges.  Which again, keeps me motivated to become a better person, better father, better husband and all around happier person.

So to all of you that are simply as human as I am, find your motivation for whatever the subject matter.  Find it by becoming accountable to someone or something and use challenges, now matter how small or large, to accomplish your goals and live a healthy productive life for yourself and the ones you love.

Go make today great, even if it's only great just for you!