Life is characterized by monotony. Even though there may be differences here and there, what to expect in life has been mapped out by the billions of people that have come before us.

1. We are born.
2. We go to school/learn.
3. We have relationships or we don’t.
4. We work or we don’t.
5. We get married or we don’t.
6. We have kids or we don’t.
7. We get old, smelly and grouchy.
8. We die.

It is not uncommon to get lost in this monotony and to find yourself allowing days, weeks, months and years to pass without making any real changes in your life. You may be jobless or in need of a new job, or you may simply be sitting at home every night getting nothing accomplished and letting your days get longer and longer.

Whatever is occurring, you only live once, and your life should be filled with as many accomplishments as you can manage. This is a fact that no one denies, yet its knowledge rarely (if ever) leads to any action. Despite knowing that as time slips by you have less time to do what you want to do, it is hard to motivate yourself to get up, get out there, and take action.

In the next blog post, I will show you practical tips for improving your own motivation and ambition.