NIKE THAT SH**

Shout Out!

    Happy Sunday everyone! I wanted to give a huge shoutout to my therapist for keeping me on the right track and continuing to push me out of my  comfort zone. I also want to shout out my mom, grandma, grandpa, and fiancee for always being the people to tell me how it is and supporting me no matter what I decide to do with my life. Last but not least I want to give a shout out to my main man Matt, your words are the reason I choose to write my blogs. If I know that my words mean something to one person then I know that my work matters and I'm making a difference. I hope you enjoy this Sunday post, and just like every Sunday I'll cap off todays post with a poem! I hope you enjoy the post and as always feedback is encouraged!

Don't Should on yourself

    One of my biggest problems was no matter what the task was I would always start off my sentences by saying "I should take out the trash, I should go to the gym, I should clean my room, etc" all those statements did for me was make the things I had to accomplish reccomendations to accomplish. Which meant I would leave out things I had to do. After discussing my lack of motivation to complete simple tasks with my therapist she told me I had to stop "shoulding" on myself and that if I didn't nothing was going to get done and my motivation wouldn't get better. You see my shoulding yourself you leave your mind with the decision on what it wants to do, if you do that your mind is going to choose what is comfortable every time. Our mind is designed to keep us away from uncomfortable situations, so by leaving the decision up to your mind you are sealing your fate 90% of the time. You might be asking   

How do you stop shoulding on myself? The answer is a lot more simple than you think.

NIKE THAT SH**

    Nike's slogan is "Just do it" so I like to say Nike that Sh**, and it means just like it sounds you have to just do it. I start by making a list every Sunday of things I want to accomplish that week and then I fit one or two of the things I listed into my everyday schedule. The key to gaining back my motivation was to become more structured, I list out how I want my morning to go the night before and make adjustments to my schedule as needed, but by writing out the things I want to accomplish I become more motivated to get those things done. The answer to my problem was simply stop saying I should do this and just Nike that SH**.

Keep it Simple

    One of the greatest things about therapy is everything is kept simple and makes the most sense. By just doing things I have become more organized and structured, but most importantly I don't beat myself up if I don't get everything done that I need to I just work it into my schedule the next day. My biggest problem was that I was to hard on myself, I would give myself 12 tasks to do a day and then become so overwhelmed with what I had to accomplish and not get anything done. By practicing the schedule method I set time aside for work and play. Keeping everything simple helps productivity, once you cross one thing off your list you're going to be motivated to cross off another.

FEAR IS NEUTRAL

Fear isn't something you should be scared of.

It pushes you to the path you can gain from.

Fear can control your mind if you let it,

or you can take control and benefit from it.

The crazy thing about fear is that your mind cannot come near it's comprehension.

You'll stay stagnant like you put yourself in detention.

You can't control fear only your mind.

You have to weigh the outcome,

of what fear is holding you back from.

Fear can cause you to be paralyzed,

causing you to never rise to your true potential,

Kind of like you took a benadryl.

It'll make you sleep on your dream.

It'll make you climb to a rooftop jus to scream.

You have to remind yourself you're just uncomfortable.

That fear is not in control.

You gain the most from the moments you don't want to be in.

You become comfortable being uncomfortable you'll start believin.

You see that's the only way you can grow.

Do the things that make your mind scream no.

Make yourself uncomfortable to become stronger.

That will give you the motivation to push on a little longer.

Conclusion

    Thank you for taking the time out of your day for reading my Blog! This blog included one of the most important things I learned in therapy, Nike that Sh**.  That simple phrase helped push me out of the depression that I was in. I appreciate each and everyone of you I look forward to writing my next blog on Wednesday 21 September. Until next time! ✌