On motivation and why I need to re-create it daily I once found a truly striking quote: "People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does shower, that's why it's recommended daily". When I first read it, I thought it was beyond brilliant it its simplicity and its humorous take on this big topic. Motivation - is the power behind each and every one of our actions, decisions, daily tasks. Whatever we do, without motivation (possibly sometimes it is in the form of the culturally and socially engraved drive which doesn't always make it to the surface of our consciousness), it all gets flat and all sorts of things don't make it to the end. The quote was like a little enlightening! So true! And so obvious! Why have I not noticed the somewhat volatile nature of motivation before and why on Earth have I spent half of my life bashing myself for not sticking to something I had set my mind to months before..? I can still visualise myself after reading the quote: I was having one of the biggest 'Eureka!' moments of my life. I instantly wanted to make it into a giant poster and hang it somewhere in my space, preferably in a spot where I often get to the stage of making a deep sigh and feeling like a failure. This was probably about a year ago. I haven't printed the poster yet, but I keep coming back to it every now and then, so chances are that one day I will actually motivate myself to get up and do it. Until then, I keep forgetting about the whole 'temporary motivation' business and then I keep having those tiny, titchy 'Eureka!' moments every time I remember the quote. Why don't they teach this at school? Why there is no page in a children book showing how little Sam, Mary or Emma are practicing their mental hygiene by re-creating their motivation every day the same way that they shower daily....? Why, I ask...? :-)