3 Ways to Keep Going...No Matter What - Michele Christine Weinstein

A few days ago I shared a lot of good news. From being published in American Heart Association to launching my new website to becoming a Newton Running Ambassador, it has been an exciting start to the year. But why share this with you again? Because ten years ago..heck five years ago, it wasn’t this way. Anything worth having takes a lot of time, effort, and patience. Sometimes you have to be knocked down more than seven times and get up eight to get the life you’ve always wanted.

So essentially, I”m sharing for two purposes: 1.) To show you that anything is possible…if you aren’t already there now. 2.) To give you a bit of advice and some of the tips that helped me.

So how do you stay motivated when everything seems to be going wrong? There’s no easy answer, but there are a few that worked (at least in my books).

1.) Realize That Everything Is Temporary

One of the hardest parts of going through something difficult is thinking that “THIS IS IT.” Meaning, that you are stuck in these hard times. In all reality, your life can change in a week, let alone a day. So this mentality helps…just keep “convinicing” yourself that one day will be great. And convince yourself that everything will work out. One day you may just look back and be so thankful for who you are especially given all that you’ve been through.

2.) Just Keep Trudging

Not going to lie… Sometimes life just sucks. Sometimes it’s all about dragging yourself and trudging on. Doing the work, feeling less than great, and yet just doing it anyways. That’s how you make a true change.

3.) Motivational Quotes

It sounds silly, but one of the things that helped me was reading motivcational quotes. (Heck, that’s why I share so much motivation on my page.) . When everything seems to be going wrong, it just helps reading something that things will get better and making yourself believe it.

So just three little bits of advice from me to you. I know it’s not easy going through anything difficult…I mean, throughout my struggle with anorexia I felt as if I was an oddity. Looking back today, I just remember feeling as though I’d never get the life I wanted and yet, here I am making it happen. Just like you can too!