Action Creates MotivationEvery winter I say the same thing to you and to myself: Keep running, even if it’s just maintenance mode, but don’t stop. It’s the toughest season of the year and motivation is rock bottom. Discipline is what keeps us running even when there are no races, no one to keep us accountable, and the weather is awful. I’ve always known that discipline is more reliable than motivation, but recently I learned about a new (at least to me) concept called behavioral action, which “is based on the idea that action can create motivation, especially when you’re in a rut.” I had never considered how discipline (our action when we don’t feel like it) actually leads to motivation. But it’s true! Spring is right around the corner, this pandemic finally (finally) seems to be ending, and races are OPEN. And because we had the discipline to keep training — even if it was just a little bit of training — these race opportunities are so much more appealing. Because we aren’t starting from zero. We’ve already built the foundation. What’s more motivating than that? Sincerely,
Nicole
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