Motivational Monday: What Drives You?

What motivates you?
Is it success, financial security, or that next big promotion?
Or maybe it’s something more personal — your family, your spouse, your kids, your parents.
Or maybe… it’s your own inner drive to be your best.

The truth is, we’re all motivated by something different. And that motivation plays a huge role in how successful we are in reaching our goals.

Here’s the thing though — your primary motivation has to be for you.
And that’s not selfish. It’s honest.

You’ve probably heard this before:
You’ll never lose weight unless you really want to do it for yourself.
You can’t quit smoking, drinking, or any bad habit unless the decision comes from within.

That doesn’t mean others can’t inspire your motivation — they absolutely can. The people in your life often help spark it. But holding onto that spark? That’s on you.

So here’s a question:
Have you ever caught yourself wishing away the week?
Counting down to Friday just to “get through” another work week?

Those five days you’ve wished away add up — fast.
That’s 260 days each year spent wishing time away.
In just three years, you’ve wished away more than TWO years of your life.

Think about that.
Life is already short. Why make it shorter by wishing it away?

Let’s flip the script.
Be wild about life.
Go on that adventure.
Find something — even something small — that makes you look forward to Mondays.

You deserve a life you don’t want to fast-forward through.

So here’s your challenge this week:
Find your “why.” Hold onto it.
And be wild about every single day you get.

Mary- Creator, Wild About The Gap