Staying Motivated When Your Life Isn’t Motivating The every day routine of life can get monotonous, and when it does, life can start to feel uninspiring. It’s at that point that motivational author and speaker Shawn Anderson believes it’s time for a personal wake-up call. Los Angeles, CA, August 26, 2014 – The every day routine of life can get monotonous, and when it does, life can start to feel uninspiring. It’s at that point that motivational author and speaker Shawn Anderson believes it’s time for a personal wake-up call. “When life loses its passion and our purpose becomes clouded, that’s the time we need to realize the best version of ourselves has left the building,” Anderson says. “When a lesser version of us starts showing up in life, then motivated living turns into mediocre living.” Anderson, the author of six books, is passionately dedicated to empowering others to “live the life they love.” Besides writing and speaking, Anderson is the Founder of Extra Mile America, an organization which will lead an estimated 500 cities to declare November 1, 2014, as “Extra Mile Day”... a day to recognize the capacity we each have to create positive change in our families, organizations and communities when we go the extra mile. Anderson offers four tips on how we can stay motivated when our lives aren’t motivating: 1. Introduce yourself to the person in the mirror. “Our actions led us to an unmotivated place; our actions can lead us out of it, too,” Anderson states. “Life only sucks because we let it suck. If you’re not motivated, pointing fingers at others for being responsible doesn’t fly. Looking at the person in the mirror and asking ‘How do I want to change?’ will.” 2. Pull the plug on negative energy. “Negative people bring us down. Negative thoughts derail us. Get rid of both,” Anderson says. “Focus on the positive, fill our brains with the positive, hang with the positive…and daily life becomes far more energizing.” 3. Screw what others think. “Why let someone else’s opinion chase us away from pursuing an adventure or life we’d
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