One major problem with finding motivation is that many of us are really stuck when people ask “what do you want to do?”, “what is your ‘thing’?”, “what do you do for a hobby/fun?”. Some people can answer this with an amazing amount of passion and clarity, while others find it very hard to answer. If you have been working flat out in three jobs for so long, you are a parent or carer – sometimes it has been so long since you did any kind of hobby/had any free time to pursue something meaningful that the answer to this question seems elusive. And when you do get that very occasional ‘free time’, you find yourself at a lost end. The idea of ‘flow’ is where you are so consumed in your activity that you lose track of time due to a complete engagement in the moment. This is one of the supreme acts of satisfaction and gratification for a person. However, many of us live in a state where we rarely, if ever, experience this sensation. One way to build opportunities to begin to identify ‘what you want’ in life – is to set aside 10 minutes at either the beginning or end of your day for simple visualisation (you can either write it down or just sit and imagine) – what do you want your life to look like? This will not be easy straight away and can often take a lot of redirection of your thoughts, but after 14 days of 10 minutes, you will start noticing patterns of things that you wish you could do. Then the choice is yours – you must find time to incorporate a little bit of that wish into each day or week systematically and without compromise. If it is designing interiors – spend 30 minutes a week creating collages on the internet or from a nice magazine of ‘looks’ that appeal to you. Soon, this little hobby will occupy a more permanent space in your mind, will appear in conversation with others and opportunities will begin to present themselves. But this process MUST be started and worked on consistently. Your dream life will not just eventuate by accident. Enjoy finding your ‘flow’!
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