Motivating Matters

    A lot of things have changed in my life recently. The biggest being that I quit my job to move home and help my parents. It has been a tough transition because of my lack of preparation. I was focused on packing my physical items and saying goodbye to my girlfriend, coworkers, and friends, but I never prepared mentally. My life prior to the move was based around my work schedule and now I am not working during the week. It has been a week or so since the move and I am finally gathering myself mentally. My thoughts have been jumbled and I have only had sporadic feelings of inspiration to write and make music.

    What I realized today is that I cannot rely on external inspiration alone to do the things I want/need to do. Inspiration comes and goes like the wind. Inspiration requires both being inspired by something and acting on that inspiration. It is of utter importance to capture that inspiration and direct it toward whatever we are working on. You might be wondering what the catalyst for inspiration is, because you enjoy these moments of clarity and want them to occur more frequently. One of the key sources of inspiration is through daily habits. I know I have mentioned habits before in other posts, but I cannot reiterate it enough. Inspiration comes from frequent practice. I haven’t posted on this blog for months. How did I expected to be motivated to start again? I hadn’t made music for months. How was I supposed to sit down and be back at the same level of production as I was previously? That’s just it. I have to start from the beginning and work my way back into being inspired.

Change is important in life and can bring about new beginnings, and that is what this situation feels like to me. We have to evolve and adapt to change, not allow change to make us weak and in turn resort to becoming a victim. I was a victim my first week. I made excuses like not having time and needing time to settle in, which may have been true, but today I am capturing my inspiration to create daily habits.