Ups and Downs

As a Life Coach who specializes in total wellness – spirit, soul, mind, and body – I often question not only what motivates people, but moreso what keeps them motivated.  Why do we tend to experience the roller-coaster effect on the road to goal accomplishment? Perhaps it’s a natural part of the process. How can we maintain the initial enthusiasm that gets us up without ever coming down? Perhaps it’s not possible to maintain such drive without crashing. Why do we burn long and hard for a while until we practically burn-out? There must be a way to maintain a balance so that we can burn on. Is achieving a dream similar to purchasing a new car? The excitement fades once the newness wears off. Or, is it because inevitable challenges and disappointments sometimes give way to fear and doubt? Thus, causing us to slow down to almost a halt. How can we view setbacks differently and learn during the process? Instead of allowing setbacks to immobilize us, we can use them as tools of determination to press forward. Can we train ourselves to get so mad at the setback that it reignites us to obtain our desired outcome with a vengence? We can turn the negative energy that accompanies disappointment into positive by a mere act of the will. We must resist the setback and make it a comeback instead.