Motivation | Imamother

Tefila

Sun, Jul 17 2005, 1:38 pm

How does one after getting inspirational and motivated stay that way? Confused

Since I lose it shortly after Rolling Eyes

Tefila

Sun, Jul 17 2005, 1:42 pm

I mean I have all these grandiose ideas on how to change myself the world etc after reading, hearing learning this inspirational stuff. But after awhile realize I can just about deal w/h one day at a time doing just basics embarrassed

Motek

Sun, Jul 17 2005, 1:50 pm

ha'maase hu ha'ikar - if you don't translate the inspiration into action, forget about it!

included in action is telling others about your inspiration, repeating an inspiring story or vort

hisorerus

Sun, Jul 17 2005, 2:18 pm

I had a friend who used to say- "When you're inspired, inspire someone else!" Hopefully they'll pass it on too and it will come back to you...

queen

Sun, Jul 17 2005, 3:12 pm

in order to STAY inspired you must act on it. Make a SMALL change in your life due to it......

Tefila

Sun, Jul 17 2005, 11:12 pm

MY problem ( not issue Twisted Evil

) isn't so much translating it into action but it's keeping it that way and keeping the momentum going all the time, and not allow any negative forces to say oh I can't I have other things to do. So my question to all u physycologists out there is how Speechless

Motek

Mon, Jul 18 2005, 6:34 pm

You might want to set a time limit on it, like you're going to do whatever it is for the next week, month, 6 months, whatever and then reassess the situation at that point. That could hep keep you going, knowing it's not a committment forever and ever.

RedVines

Mon, Jul 18 2005, 9:18 pm

That is it exactly, Whenever I make a new hachlata I always pace myself, a year or even 6 mos. is too long. I usually do rosh chodesh to rosh chodesh, and I ask my husband to help me, I.e sefirah, it was so hard for me at night when I was already about to go to sleep my DH would wake me up and make me count and not too push it off.

Motek

Sun, Jul 24 2005, 5:27 pm

there's a related thread in the Judaism section called Hachlatos:

http://imamother.com/forum/vie.....52577

Rivka

Mon, Jul 25 2005, 3:47 pm

Does the saying "it's the thought that counts" count here??? Tongue Out

Tefila

Sun, May 14 2006, 3:46 am

Quote:

Does the saying "it's the thought that counts" count here???

If that counted at all times in all situations why bother doing anything Confused

Am I the only one out there who has these grandiose short term though goals, before I have to force myself to try yet again...... thios applys to almost anything Sad

tzivi

Sun, May 14 2006, 3:55 am

Quote:

I had a friend who used to say- "When you're inspired, inspire someone else!" Hopefully they'll pass it on too and it will come back to you...

I second that totally!!

Every time I tell a friend about something that I am motivated about, they always ask me several months later how that particular thing is going. I hope to be able to give them a positive answer! Very Happy

shalhevet

Sun, May 14 2006, 3:57 am

I have heard in the name of important rabbonim that when a person is inspired they should take on themselves something small for a short period of time. E.g. you want to improve in tefilla - decide to concentrate on the first bracha of shmona esrei for the next week. You want to work on anger - decide that you won't get angry at your children between 4 and 5 till Rosh Chodesh. If you hear/read something inspiring and you don't translate it immediately into action it will be lost.