Tag: best motivational blogs to read

Folding laundry is one of the most fulfilling things, but it’s not something I enjoy doing all the time.

I love the results of neatly folded and organized clothes, but the process can be annoying and time-consuming at times. To help me with this, I think of the end results. I consider all the reasons why I need to fold my laundry, and that motivates me to muster up the energy and desire to tackle the task.

Folding laundry is similar to any other task or goal in life; the rewards are gratifying, but it requires effort to get there. Sometimes, facing a big pile of clothes to fold can be discouraging, just as seeing all the tasks required to reach your goals in life can be overwhelming.

However, like folding laundry, you can approach your goals step by step, one piece of clothing at a time. I simply fold the clothes one by one, knowing that eventually I’ll have a complete stack of neatly folded garments, and I’ll get to enjoy the benefits of having clean, organized laundry. The same principle applies to any goal or task in life. By taking things step by step, action after action, I will eventually achieve my objectives.

So, the next time you have to do your laundry, approach it with enthusiasm, knowing that you’ll reach your goal of folded laundry, piece by piece. Maintain that same enthusiasm and approach when pursuing your other goals as well.

Success usually comes after sacrifice.

To reach whatever goal or objective you desire, there’s often something standing between you and that goal that requires sacrifice.

It could be time, friendships, money, lifestyle changes, or anything else. So, if you feel like you’re putting in effort but not seeing results, perhaps you aren’t making the right sacrifices.

If it’s unknowingly, return to the drawing board and make some changes. If you know the sacrifices you need to make but still fail to do so, then it’s solely on you. Make the necessary sacrifices or accept your current situation.

The singer Aaliyah once said, “If at first you don’t succeed, dust yourself off and try again.”

Trying again doesn’t always mean attempting the same exact thing again, as that would be considered insanity. Trying again may involve adopting a different approach to your goal, exerting more effort, or even pivoting to something else.

A dead end in a maze doesn’t signify that you can’t escape; it simply implies that you may need to backtrack a few steps and explore a new path. As long as you maintain the energy and the right attitude to find your way out of the maze, you’ll be fine.

So if at first you don’t succeed, dust yourself off and try again, this time with a new approach and adjustments based on your past shortcomings. Eventually, you’ll achieve your objective.

Every day, we find ourselves doing things that we may not want to do, but we do them for others.

For example, even if we don’t feel like going to work, we still go. At work, we might be assigned tasks that we’re not enthusiastic about, yet we still carry them out. Similarly, as parents, we often make sacrifices and undertake tasks for our children that we may not necessarily want to do.

We are often oblivious to the fact that we engage in these actions daily, even if we have reservations about them. Therefore, we might as well invest our efforts in doing things that benefit ourselves, even if we don’t initially desire to do them.

This could include waking up early, exercising, pursuing education, or making significant lifestyle changes. Ultimately, it will all be worthwhile.

We understand that we are capable of doing things we don’t want to do, especially for others. So, it’s equally important to do them for ourselves. In the future, we will appreciate these efforts more than anything else.

I don’t know how many dirty dishes I have washed in my life, but I know it’s well into the thousands.

Washing dishes (and cleaning the counters and stove, and sweeping the floor) was one of the first chores I ever had. It was also one of the first tasks that I didn’t enjoy doing, but I did it consistently.

Being tasked with washing dishes helped me with cleanliness, but also with mental toughness. There were many nights when the last thing I wanted to do was wash dishes, but I still did it. I had a responsibility, and I had to do it. This has helped me achieve many things in life.

No matter what you’re pursuing, there will be days when you don’t have as much energy or simply don’t want to do what you have to do. Those are the days you should appreciate the most. Those are the days that will build your character.

They will show you what you can still do even when you don’t want to. It will help build that grit and resilience. Every night that I did not feel like doing the dishes but still did them, the end result was happiness. I would be proud that I accomplished a goal, and I would also have peace of mind, knowing I wouldn’t be punished for skipping my dishwashing duties.

So the next task that you’re avoiding or dreading, think about the positive impact it will have on you when you follow through and do what needs to be done.

One major lifestyle change can significantly impact your life, either for the better or for the worse.

It is up to us to choose which changes will enhance our lives and which will hinder our progress.

Sometimes you just gotta wake up, pray, and choose to have a good day.

Before any problem or situation can deter your day, choose to have a good day. Many times, we actually wake up and choose to have a bad day. We have negative attitudes or already possess negative predetermined outlooks on what’s to happen in certain situations.

So, choose to have a good day, then handle everything that happens that day with a positive attitude. It’s something so simple that can positively affect your happiness.