Knowing my motivation issues is such a first world problem makes me feel even worse; perhaps I am doing the steriotypical “all about me, I’m a millenial” attitude justice with this post.
When motivation is low, why not write about it! Isn’t that the best use of time and energy? To tap out something that is clearly articulates the tidal wave of a struggle that I am facing right now. Allow me to reiterate, this is the pinnicle of a first world problem, but how on earth do I get my jive-juice back in hand, and continue to drink the kool-aid?
I am not sure, but I can focus this entry on why I am feeling so irritable, unmotivated, and stalled.
Firstly, my girlfriend and I completed a move. After working long hours in the trenches of teaching, and then heading over to my girlfriend’s apartment to move her things is not my ideal of a great week. On a positive note, she has moved into a much nicer apartment; I am happy for her, yet I am unpleasantly feeling overwhelmed.
Writing has not been a priority this week (at all), I am not sure how I have managed to keep the pledge going thus far. Now I am resorting to rants becuase my mind is too tired to think critically. Reading a book at this very moment sounds more like a chore rather than an adventure.
Gosh, it has been a combination of moving and concluding three huge projects at work. it is much easier to teach children how to write rather than teach them how to work together as a team. Project Based Learning exhausts to the core, but to everyone else it appears like fluffy education. Ahhh, no logical flow.
On a continual basis, I eye the number of published posts on this blog. It totals 40. One written everyday for the past 40 days. Making this blogging thing into a habit requires at least 90 posts. I think this number alone has saved me from failing, it provides a constant counter for my progress.
Turning the magnifying glass to myself, I realize tracking progress is super important for any of my goals. Seeing numerical values attached to milestones helps some, but digging deeper into the depths of this blog, and after writing for 40 days straight, on top of keeping on top of being an English teacher, I attest to the progress I am made. Viewing the progression is super helpful, and I didn’t realize its importance until I started blogging.
Going forward, I will apply progression trackers not only to my teaching, but also to my everyday goals.
