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I never cared much for the movie Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. Like many unnecessary comedy sequels (I’m looking at you Zoolander 2) it felt forced and flat in comparison to the original Anchorman movie. Which, let’s be honest, everyone can at least laugh at little at it.
Ron Burgundy’s special bond with his beloved dog Baxter made #dogbonding even more profound. Every wants a bond like that!
The difference between Anchorman and Anchorman 2 is the fact that the first one gave people an upbeat feeling and feel-goodness while the second movie went downhill fast and wasn’t very satisfying.
Motivation kinda words the same way.
Having motivation is a wonderful thing…but not all it’s cracked up to be. I mean, it can be really freaking unreliable. It’s kind of like the over zealous friend who, on a Tuesday morning, proudly declares to go out for drinks on Friday night. Then Friday rolls around and they cancel. (Maybe try again next week?).
Everybody loves a good motivation boost. The most notable one being New Year’s resolutions. You know how it goes. You set a big, ambitious goal to (lose weight, be productive, write the next great American novel, etc) and for the first few days, things are good. You go to the gym (exercise! new body, who dis?), be super productive (even with checking your phone every five minutes) and write your heart out for half an hour on your novel.
Then you might skip a day. Practice a little less the next day. Get busy for a week. Then it’s all over and your back to being in a slump. The motivation is gone and you need some more.
How much is all of this motivation costing you?
Buying a bunch of self-development books
…without taking action after reading them. I see this sometimes when discussion comes up about self-development and motivation booster books.
“Yeah, I just finished Big Magic. It was so good! Now I’m reading Daring Greatly, then I’m going to read The Desire Map!”
Woah, slow down a little! All of those books are great (and you should definitely read them!) but don’t let yourself get caught up with reading so much that you don’t practice some of the stuff you have read. Action cures a lot.
Getting yoga and gym memberships
Signing up for a yoga and/or gym membership seemed like such a great idea. Maybe you were enticed by the promotional New Year’s pricing and felt like you just had to sign up. Getting a gym membership seemed like the perfect motivation for exercising more. Now every month you’re dropping $30-100 a month on something you might only be using whenever you have a motivation boost.
Small “treat yo self” splurges
A Starbucks latte is a powerful thing. Mainly because it’s loaded with sugar and only about %5 coffee a motivator for people. The perfect “pick me up” to starting something. Even if you only buy one $5 dollar latte per week, that means your motivation boost is costing you around $20 per month.
We’re addicted to constantly seeking out motivation. We have a price tag placed on it, get it, then it runs out, and we want more. It’s a good thing to get started with but not all that reliable.
Related: Creating Positivity on Demand
Building new habits is hard and solely using a motivation boost to develop them isn’t going to go over well. Motivation is fleeting while consistency and daily actions are constant.
The price tag of motivation. How much are you spending on it?
Colin // RebelwithaPlan
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