I have neglected Motivation Monday for far too long. The reality is that much like many of you, I find it difficult to be inspired (let alone inspire others) on Monday. I generally want to press rewind on the weekend so I can go back to sleeping in and doing whatever I want whenever I do finally get out of bed. I long for that freedom once my alarm sounds on Monday morning. Who's with me?


So as I drag myself out of bed on Monday mornings, dreading going off to the prison called work...this is the inner struggle I am having. One side of my brain is saying "Be positive. You can make this day a good one. You got this, don't worry." While the other side is saying "No. Just no. Fuck this." What it comes down to though, is that to some extent it really IS up to ME to have a good day. No, of course I cannot change the way other people act or the things that happen, but I can change how I respond to them or more importantly how I let them effect me.

I need to try harder to let the positive side win every now and again. I need to find away to push my ever-present negativity to the side so I can focus on me and my goals. I need to reevaluate how much I let work get to me. I need to learn to say no; to voice my actual opinion instead of the opinion I am supposed to have or sitting silently in fear that my head might explode if I try to speak. I need to find ways to react differently when things blow up in my face. I need to dial it back a notch.

We all struggle, especially with positivity and motivation...and almost always on Mondays (for me, anyway). Just keep in mind that it is up to us to make the changes necessary to shove negativity aside and focus on positive vibes instead. Easier said than done, but nothing in life is easy...get used to it. Be the change.