Friday, November 15, 2024

It almost happened last night. Jocko Willink says that motivation is an emotion. And that emotion can be up or down. Last night, I did not have it, the motivation.

I was to go to my desk to read and do research. But I did not want to. Writing this blog is to remind me of what to do and what not to do. It's the advice I need

and I then share it with you. It was 8pm and I wanted to go to sleep.

But, I remembered what Jocko said above. I was letting my lack of emotion, the motivation, decide for me. Then, I remembered yesterday's blog featuring Paul Rabil and

"you can't miss a day." Then I started to negotiate with myself - which is never a good idea. "Discipline doesn't fail us, we fail it," writes Ryan Holiday.

We think we just have all we need, but then a moment like last night hits and we're tested. So what did I do?

I told myself I would hit my desk and crack open the book, and research one thing. That is the power of not missing a day. And, the power of just starting. Before I knew it, it was 10pm. Who needs motivation? When all we have to do is decide to start.