The fireworks have exploded, gym memberships have been purchased (and promptly forgotten about by half the population), it’s raining, its cold, it’s still dark at 4.30pm (at least it is in the UK), and progress towards your virtuous, vodka-fuelled New Year resolutions maybe experiencing a slight winter wobble. Of all the questions I am asked, the most common has to be ‘how do you stay motivated?’ People tend to assume that pros are blessed with unwavering and limitless drive, determination and vitality; that we never feel lethargic or lazy, and that the thought of donning the passion-killing ‘onesie’ and performing a sofa-slump never crosses our minds. This couldn’t be further from the truth. I, like the rest of the human race, suffer from motivational ebbs and flows. The key is that we learn to prevent or else recognize, manage and mitigate mojo-malaise – preventing it from totally derailing us from the pursuit of our goals.
So how do we solve the case of the missing mojo, put a Chariots of Fire’work up our onesie wearing backsides and quash the voice that says “Put your feet up. Have a doughnut?” Here are some of the strategies that all can use, in sport and in life, to ensure we don’t let a slump become a total standstill.
1. “Everybody’s Gotta Have a Dream. What’s Your Dream?’ Lounging in a jakuzzi with Richard Gere is an admirable aspiration, but you…
