Morning Motivator- Beating the Winter Blues

"Unhappiness is in not knowing what we want and killing ourselves to get it."
- Don Herold

I have a THEORY. I believe that the majority of the "winter blues" are DERIVED from having too much time to think about what you haven't yet achieved.

By being forced to sit indoors more than we regularly would, we are left with extra time to THINK about what we want to do – get in shape, clean up the house, start a business – whereas, during the summer we are often to "busy" to focus. The forced nature of the WINTER hibernation creates an ENVIRONMENT that prompts defeating thoughts and actions.

And yet…

For those of us that are AWARE of this opportunity and take ADVANTAGE of this time, we are able to achieve some great feats.

2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
By UNDERSTANDING that the CAUSE of unhappiness is the psychological effect of our personal awareness of a lack of achievement, we have the OPPORTUNITY to make huge strides towards our personal joy.

When focused on the "big picture" of what we want to ACHIEVE – we are able to create a clarity of action steps. If you KNOW you won't be happy until you own your own business, then what FIRST STEPS are required to start it? If your personal fitness is a DRIVING determinate of your self-confidence and self-image, then what ACTIONS can we start today to ensure that we are attaining our goals.

Don't spend these winter months DWELLING on what you "need to do" and all the shortcomings you have up to this point! Get off your TAIL and start DOING what you "need to do," while enjoying the immediate and long-term successes of your new "winter blues understanding."

So – what can you DO today?!?

Cheers,
Zach

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