Mental excercise


                I have had a different type of week. No technical issues, just some mental struggles. I left class Monday night, feeling really good about the class, but as the week went on, I struggled mentally with motivation. I could not get myself in the mindset for school. It was not just with school, but with everything. I was not 100% at work and got nothing done around the house. Just a ‘blah’ sort of week! I had never had a fear of turning my assignments in late or that I was not going to do them. I just needed an extra push. Have you ever felt like that? I managed to pick at my assignments, here and there, reading in the On Course book and the two other books, then outlining my essay, but never tackled things head-on with full force. At the end of the week, I got things done and with great results. I am happy with the results, but I need to train my mind better. I need to focus and build my confidence.

                Have you ever gone to the gym and worked out, after not working out for a long time? You are kind of aimlessly walking around, looking for what to do next. You are not sure how much weight you should be using. The next day you feel like a bus hit you. It is because you have not been training your body. You need to figure out how to work out and get the results you are looking for. This does not happen overnight. It takes a couple of weeks to get back into it. You have to get through the pain and see which exercises work for you. I feel it is the same with your mind! I am still trying to figure out motivation strategies that work for me, and what works best. Like going to the gym, some people want to give up and quit. You have to have a strong mind and tell yourself that to get the results you want, you have to push through the hard times! I have weeks where I go to the gym, and I have awesome workouts, then I have weeks where I  am just going through the motions. I got through the last week and realized my brain is not used to this sort of routine. I need to keep practicing and figure out which mental exercises work best for me and figure out which ones give me the best results.

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  1. Kimberly MuellerSeptember 17, 2017 at 12:51 PM

    Having self-motivation is difficult. When I get out of my comfort zone and push myself at the gym, I have the best work outs. It is not easing being an adult college student. I have had good weeks and bad weeks. I work out hard some days, but I have had days that I do not work out at all. I really like your comparison between working out your body and working out your brain. Life is about finding balance. Good luck Dan!

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  2. UnknownSeptember 18, 2017 at 6:18 PM

    I struggle with self-motivation constantly. I have been out of classes here at Trinity for a couple months and trying to get back into the grove of coming back has been tougher than I thought. I always feel really motivated after class and then the rest of life kicks in and it tends to bring me down. You just have to keep going. Once you get into the groove of things you will get back on track. Most importantly find a healthy outlet that you can turn to.

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