How do you get some "get up and go"?

paulac

Feeling a bit down at the moment. I have huge dreams and ambitions for myself but I just don't seem to have the get up and go/ the drive or whatever you call it on a daily basis!
This has been my problem for as long as I remember, I just muddle through and regret that I didn't do more. I envy the people who wake up in the morning and literally get up and go.

I quit my job before christmas, my boss was a lunatic, she'd curse, scream, shout and throw things around the office. It was just the two of us in the office, but it was like working with jekll and hyde (don't know if I spelt that right!). When she started directing her tantrums at me I knew I had to leave, I was only there for three months but I liked it, getting up every morning and having a routine etc.

Been looking for a job since, had an interview yesterday and had to do a personality test thing and I don't think I'll get the job cos the results said I had very little drive.

I'm slowly going mad, I'm alone in the house cos my housemates aren't back till the end of the month. Everyone else is in work and I'm just sitting here drinking tea and playing with the dog.

Does anyone know any ways to boost up your drive? I've tried doing up a folder of all the things I want to achieve this year and putting a bit of energy into that but its not doing anything for me.

I'm just so blah at the moment, I've all the time in the world and the clock feels like its going backwards! I've ironing and cleaning the house to do but I think I'd cry to be doing that on a sat night!

Has anyone been like this before? Does it get better? What did you do?

JuliusCaesar

paulac wrote: »

Does anyone know any ways to boost up your drive?

The only way to increase your get up and go is to get up and go - litereally. Get some exercise on a daily basis, it'll work wonders for your energy. Set yourself daily goals, small ones, and you'll feel a sense of achieve,emt if you get them done. Get out socially, take up an interest, meet new people. The job bit you know yourself. Don't allow yourself to sink any further - nip it in the bud. Good for you, posting here and that's already a start.

kraggy

JuliusCaesar wrote: »

The only way to increase your get up and go is to get up and go - litereally. Get some exercise on a daily basis, it'll work wonders for your energy. Set yourself daily goals, small ones, and you'll feel a sense of achieve,emt if you get them done. Get out socially, take up an interest, meet new people. The job bit you know yourself. Don't allow yourself to sink any further - nip it in the bud. Good for you, posting here and that's already a start.

JC has pretty much hit the nail on the head there.

I suffer from lack of energy and motivation from time to time. But I've learned that hard as it is to make that initial move:

a) if i don't i feel even more miserable for not having done so which affects my energy even more

b) when i do get up and do something I feel much better. Almost relief, in fact, that I'm no longer feeling that sluggish, negative, depressed way that I was earlier and

c) this first move to get things done and get out there gives me energy to do even more and so feeds my motivation.

OP, making that first initial move is the hardest part. Once you start the ball rolling, it gains speed very fast.

Good luck.

LegacyUser

I know that things seem horrible when unemployed. I was in a similar situation last summer - for the few months I was out of work, I just felt like my life was on hold. Then in a split second, i.e. the second I was told "you've got the job", things just looked up. Hopefully the same will happen for you. Are you actively job-hunting? I know it's a drag, but it will pay off.