Motivation is like taking a bath. 10.27.25

Hey SuperstarMarcia,

Motivation is like taking a bath; it doesn’t last for days or weeks!

You need to do it often (if you want people to come near you!🤭)

So how do you motivate yourself?

If you are like me and so many, change is “hard” because wethinkabout it more than actuallydoing it.

Our brains go into overdrive to keep us in the familiar zone; the automatic zone. It is designed to keep us from going crazy re-inventing the instructions day in and day out of the mundane things we do. Such as putting on our pants one leg at a time; brushing our teeth or even blinking and breathing!! Yes, we don’t have to think about these things!

Motivation doesn’t show up first — movement does.

Let’s JOLT you back into flow.

⚡️[JJJ] Julie's Joyful JOLT⚡️

I don’t feel like it

I don’t have any motivation

I don’t knowwhatto do

I don’t know what Iwant

I don’t knowhowto do it

So I don’t take any action

I don’t move forward

I think about it a lot

But I don’t do anything about it

Ugh I don’t like how this feels

Then I feel guilty

I’m not doing what I said I would

I don’t feel like it

I don’t feel like it

I don’t want to

But if I don’t I’ll feel worse

I will feel more guilt

Then I will really feel bad

I am stuck

It feels like yuck

What should I do

Who should I ask

Who can help me

Sigh…

OK I can take a moment here

If I take a few deep breaths

And think about what is one thing

I can do to to get moving

I can certainly try

I can do this

I can take a first step

I can make a move

I will make a move

I will feel good about it

Today!

Sometimes writing this newsletter is “hard”. Sometimes I don’t feel motivated to write it. Sometimes it doesn’t come easy.

But I do it anyway.

Consistency beats procrastination!

I hope my being human and authentic will keep you reading it every week.🥰

Love to you all!

P.S.If you missed Coastal Vibe ‘25 retreat(it was all that I had planned it to be and MORE), I have tentative dates set for~ May 14, 15, 16th same beautiful home at Silver strand in Oxnard, CA. Reply “INVITE” and I’ll add you to the exclusive, first to know list!

Joyfully,