3 Weird And Effective Ways I Stay Motivated To Chase My Goals

Zaid Omar, CPT, PN1
6 min readAug 2, 2021

​What does motivation depend on anyway? Our passion? Our maturity? Mindset? What do we like or dislike?

I’ve not figured out the exact reasons why I can get myself to lift weights and really go hard for my workouts on certain days, while on other days, I don’t even feel like getting off my bed.

Or, why am I able to watch 2–3 hr videos on how to improve my conversion rates for my marketing campaigns on certain days, and on some days, it’s just so hard to even log in to the online marketing course dashboard.

I mean, if it is passion, wouldn’t it be logical that I will do it all the time and not be tired of it?

So, I still don’t understand how motivation really works.

One thing is for sure, motivation never actually stays constant.

And, that is why I’ve created my own ways to keep myself motivated.

  1. I Daydream A Lot
  2. I Release The Child In Me
  3. I Don’t Do Anything At All

1) I Daydream A Lot ​

I consider myself quite a dreamer, and I like to daydream a lot.

Like, before bed, I would sometimes imagine myself living in a different world where my best buddies…

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Zaid Omar, CPT, PN1

Certified Personal Trainer (NCSF) | Nutrition Coach (PN1) | I write about fitness, nutrition, mental wellbeing here and at www.zaidomar.com