I’ve had so many experiences in life both the ugly and good ones just like every other person and I believe we’re here to help each 
other by sharing our various experiences and the lesson we learnt from them. Some days ago, I shared a post on how I’m becoming lazy at blogging lately, and I want to thank you all for your motivations and encouragements on that post, imagine Top Blogging Coach without your guys. Can’t thank you enough.
One thing that gave me joy and boosted my productivity is when I noticed that I’m not alone on this. So I want this post be a continuation of the previous one, but I will be sharing with you how I was able to overcome those feelings and how you too will do the same. I learnt this from somewhere and I’m sure you’ll also like to know about it.
Just like many people out there, some mornings I wake up and feel less than eager about blogging. Sometimes, this feeling doesn’t originate from laziness; but it’s a stronger power, a sense of futility and powerlessness. On this post, you’ll learn how you can even have a productive day when you are not really feeling the motivation on the inside.
However, I know you have felt similar feelings of despair or a lack of inspiration at different stages of your business development, especially for those of us who are yet to establish an income stream online that is sufficient for we to live off, or if you are right at the beginning and you have not seen any return for the work you have put in.
Does another Person’s Success normally Inspire or Deject you?
Now, depending on how you view the world and also depending on your own personality style, you may either feel inspired or dejected when you hear of the success of others, and while it’s obviously better to look at other peoples achievements as motivation, but as a mortal human, jealousy, depression and anger may be your initial response.
Do you know that your mind is your greatest asset for success in business? But it can also be a strong force of hindrance, sabotaging your efforts, destroying your work ethic and leaving you with no option but to return to the soul destroying job you promised yourself that you would never go back to, that’s if you don’t take time.
How to work even when you don’t feel like.
One of the characteristics I believe is synonymous to the success of most entrepreneurs is an ability to keep working in the face of failure and an ability to force yourself to be productive when you don’t feel like it.
I remember vividly some of the businesses I’ve done in the past that failed and how I use to promote them by walking around university campuses placing posters on boards, experiencing a feeling of impatience, a lack of confidence and a constant inner-questioning of whether what I was doing was a waste of time or not.
One of my failures and mistakes that I will never forget was when I lost about $500 some years ago. I invested on a fake business and before I know what was happening, they eloped with my money and that of many others including my friends. I know $500 is not much, but it’s still a very big money especially owing to the fact that I’m not making any money on my own then.
That incident really got me dejected and I nearly gave up the whole idea of wanting to be an entrepreneur, but after so many considerations, I decided to forget about it and move ahead knowing that its part of the different experiences I will encounter.
I ones read a story that says that….” A Native American was talking to his grandson about how he felt. He said, ‘I feel as if I have two Wolves fighting in my heart. One Wolf is the vengeful, violent one, the other one is the loving compassionate one. The grandson asked him, which wolf will win the battle in your heart? The grandfather answered….. The one I feed most.
That also brought me to one of Napoleon Hill’s quote: Enthusiasm is the steam that drives the engine.
I know it’s very hard to be confident of success when you have yet to seriously experience it. In many ways, at this stage of your business career, faith and fake-it-till-you-make-it confidence in your idea has to carry you through the self doubt, the set-backs and the slow growth.
You must know that nothing goes right all the time. Sometimes clients will ask for refunds, or they won’t be happy with what you provide or the universe creates a circumstance you had no way of predicting, which you just have to deal with.
For you beginners out there, one of the greatest challenges you will be facing often is your battle with self doubt and limitation. Others around you will jeer at your attempt to buck the trend to start a business, your own results will come slowly and for a long time you will have to work every day for little reward. Patience and willpower are necessary at this stage.
Life is all about experiences and experience they said is the best teacher. For us to succeed in life, we must first of all fail for sometimes. That you failed doesn’t make you a failure, it simply means that you’ve not succeed yet and you have to try again. I put It to you that if you’ve never failed before, then you’ve not started yet. I remember another quote that said that…… If you want to succeed, double your failure rate.
In hindsight faith in an outcome is easy because the experience is had, before this; you’re playing with chance and believing in the possibility of success without tasting it. If you don’t have any tolerance for uncertainty, you better get rid of your quest to become an entrepreneur.
Which way to go Now?
One of the things you should be doing whenever you feel less than enthusiastic is to focus on output, rather than the external elements that bring you down. You might feel utterly crushed, but you know that if you create something or take any productive action, you will continue towards your goals.
The great thing about output is the power it has over your mood. Negative emotion breeds negative actions – lying on your bed or watching TV for example – or a lack of any action at all. If you focus on creating something and just take one little step forward, the physical effort you exert effects your inner emotional state. Your ability to soldier on in the face of emotional dissonance can carry you through the darkness and return you to a state of congruent activity and thought.
You must be cognizant of the fact that blogging for money is not a quick results endeavor and like you are possibly feeling from time to time currently, you question whether the work you put in will ever bring the desired outcomes.
I remember publishing content on my blog, content I thought was very good, but no one left a comment and my traffic wasn’t going up at all. After posting my content, I’d head out to other blogs and diligently make my presence felt by leaving quality comments.
I came across blog posts covering similar topics as my own that, in my opinion, were not as good as my articles, yet this blogger had a following of hundreds of readers and lots of comments made to every post. I wondered whether I was doing something wrong.
I can’t answer that question, but I suspect that it was simply a case of patience and dedication to the process I was executing. I needed time to get to where I wanted to go and I needed to believe that my actions day-in and day-out would take me there.
I quickly learned with blogging that I had to enjoy every small success and focus on the commitment towards a goal, with at times blind faith. That motivation and commitment, even when I felt less than excited about my progress and very uncertain about whether my blog would ever take off, carried me onwards.
The end result is one year of publishing content to this blog every single week, no matter what mood I’m in. And you don’t know how happy I use to be these days whenever I see that someone has left a comment on my blog unlike when I started.
This is not something every person can replicate. Regardless of life situation, access to free time, resources or any external variable, simply put – most people don’t have the motivation to finish the race.
There is a point where you need to take stock of progress and make changes or even quit altogether. Unfortunately most people take the exit door all too early and this lack of action merely reinforces the already prevalent lack of results.
It’s not rocket science, but as moody and imperfect human beings, there is a challenge to overcome oneself. This is, and always will be, your greatest challenge in life.
If you truly want to realize an outcome and taste success, then you must complete the necessary steps to get there. Not some of them and not just during your best days. This needs to be congruent and forceful effort regardless of external circumstances or internal turmoil.
How many of you know Ana Hoffman of trafficgenerationcafe.com? In my opinion, she is one of those bloggers out there that I respect and hold in a very high esteem. Do you know that her blog is not making much money as it is supposed to? Despite its popularity and the thousands of visitors she receives per month. This is simply to tell you that you’re not alone on these feelings.
She recently wrote a post on this and I’m sure you’ll like to read it if you haven’t. Here is the post……..
Why Traffic Generation Café Is Not Making as Much Money as It Should
There you have it all.
I will like to hear your own opinion on these, did you enjoyed this post? Do you think my tips can help you? What other method have you applied to overcome these feelings? Please I like reading your comments.
I will also appreciate you sharing this post with your friends.
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HI Theodore
Great inspirational post!
I feel we all have good and bad days. At times we are truly motivated and at times we are down and out. I believe in one thing and that really pull me up, and that is the self belief.I presume that we all are here to learn and grow together as we cannot grow in vacuum.
We are bound to make mistakes, but important thing is how quickly we can learn from those mistakes, improve and make a strong comeback.
Thanks a lot for this great share.Have a great week ahead.
Sapna
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Hi Sapna,
I really love reading your comments because it has lots of insight. The most important thing in making mistakes is not the mistake itself, but what we learnt from it. Self belief is very essential if one will succeed in anything in life.
Thanks for coming Sapna and have a great week too.
Hello Theodore,
i am in love with this post because it is well packaged and very informative. The best think that can get a man up and running, is self motivation and a good focus. because without both, a man is bound to give up, right? Thanks
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Great to hear from you again Babanature,
And thanks a lot for your thoughtful comment. I strongly agree with you that the main thing we need is self motivation and focus, that can carry any man across any obstacle.
Thanks for coming and have a nice week.
Nice article !
I also feel out of track sometimes when I don’t get ideas for blog posts !!
Keep Posting !
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Welcome to my blog Akhil,
As you can see, we all feels that same way at one point in time. I think its really part of the game.
Thanks for coming.
Hey Theodore,
I know that you’re not alone in feeling this way. I believe I shared on your other post that I never get bored or unmotivated with blogging but I can say that one I started getting results. Before that I felt just as lost as anyone else.
We all have to find that place deep inside that will keep us going. Nothing comes easy and we’re not going to have instant success. I also know it’s hard when you don’t have the right information either and you find yourself doing everything wrong and getting nowhere. I’ve been there more times then I care to say.
I do know though that with the encouragement of other bloggers and hopefully good friends we can keep moving forward until those results start coming. Just like what you shared about Ana’s blog, we all have those moments. I know I have too.
Glad you’ve written this post though to let others know that they aren’t alone and that we understand. Now, let’s just all get motivated and go kick some you know what.
~Adrienne
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Hi Adrienne,
I sure remembered you said that on my previous post. Motivation is the only ingredient we all need to forge ahead, if we didn’t see anything that will motivate us, then we have to motivate ourselves.
Its never an easy route to be an entrepreneur, but its also not a rocket science.
I believe we can do it and we will.
Lets all rice and get to work. Thanks for coming Ana and do have a great week.
well, nothing is gonna happen instantly – so I think big sites gather comments over time, which makes them look like there are hundreds of them. anyway I have similar problem with comments right now
but I know it’s gonna go away as soon as google like me better 
Best Regards
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I agree with you Siegfried,
It’s gonna take sometime. BTW: I’ve been trying to comment on your site but it kept showing me error sign, what’s wrong?
Great honest post Theodore and I am sure if we look deep enough in ourselves, we will discover a person we want to change.
Change is good and we should strive to change something in our lives. No one is perfect, so it would be ridiculous to suggest anything else.
I agreed with your faults and i agree about mine.
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Hi Michael,
Change they say is constant, but we should always try to change for good. I’m indeed happy that you found my post helpful.
Thanks for coming and do have a great week
I have been sick for almost 3 weeks, but decided to ride my bike. I was sweating to begin with but after my ride to the store, I felt much better. I bought echinacea tea, breathe easy tea and the night time echinacea tea I am almost over my cold.
Hi Celisa,
I’m happy you’re much better now, thank God for that.
Thanks for coming to my blog, really appreciate.
Hi Theodore
I feel exactly the same way as you sometimes; I feel like I can’t be bothered to write another post and it’s hard to keep going.
I agree completely that giving up is not an option. We have to learn from each other and help each other along the way. One day something will just click into place and things will start happening for us, I’m sure.
We just need to keep grinding away. Yes, people will come and go but eventually we’ll gain a loyal readership who stick around and want to hear what we have to say.
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Giving up is certainly not an option Tim,
We’ve come a very long way to quite now, i also agree that One day something will just click into place and things will start happening for us. Lets just keep the ball rolling.
Thanks for coming man.
Hi there! I know this is kinda off topic however I’d figured I’d ask. Would you be interested in exchanging links or maybe guest writing a blog article or vice-versa? My blog goes over a lot of the same subjects as yours and I think we could greatly benefit from each other. If you happen to be interested feel free to shoot me an e-mail. I look forward to hearing from you! Superb blog by the way!
Awesome blog! Is your theme custom made or did you download it from somewhere? A theme like yours with a few simple adjustements would really make my blog stand out. Please let me know where you got your theme. Cheers
Wow, you did a great Job, Theodore. yeah, you are surely not alone in your ideas! Share all your thoughts! Thanks for another inspiring post!
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You’re most welcome Evan,
And i so much appreciate your compliments. Thanks
Great guide on getting back to the track, Theodore.
I believe that being too competitive and keeping an eye on what others are doing will make you more lazy, and yeah being inspired by success of others will surely help instead of dejecting.
Learn new knowledge from others in your niche instead of wasting your time by making them your imaginary enemies lol.
Thanks for sharing a great information.
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Hi Ehsan,
I agree with you that being too competitive and keeping an eye on what others are doing will make you more lazy, it will also cause you heart attack if care is not taking. And yes, its better to see other peoples success as inspiration.
Thanks for coming man.
Hi Theodore,
First, I must say that for the past few weeks I’ve been in this same boat of laziness. It all started as a result of other engagements which took up my time and when in the past couple of weeks I posted only one post instead of the two I normally post each week, I soon discovered that it is telling on my productivity. Even replying to comments has become a problem. But I’m right now working on a plan to correct this and this post is really an encouragement.
Thanks for sharing this.
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Hey my man,
The most important thing now is that you’re already planning a way to fix it which I’m sure will work out, I’m happy to hear that. As you can see from the comments here, majority of us are having the same problem. But i’m happy that my post can help you get back on track.
Thanks for the visit.
Hi Theodore,
Well written post that would inspire many of us.
Yes indeed, we all tend to get lazy sometime or the other, and there are various reasons for that, so one can’t pinpoint just one or two. Sometimes the moods isn’t there, while at other times it’s your family commitments or then it’s just another day day!
But yes, despite it all – we need to keep moving ahead – somehow, someway. More so, for those who earn through their blogs, there’s just no way to get lazy and they need to fight those down times to the best of their abilities and get moving – isn’t it?
I agree, most of us fail or don’t succeed as we would want to. But just as I keep mentioning in some of my posts, every failure teaches you something in return – failures are stepping stones to our success. We might not realize this fact that time because we tend to go into depression and feel low, but with time we understand this fact.
Yes, I read that post of Ana’s and was rather shocked too coming from her, but that just proves we aren’t alone and bad things are known to happen to good people. All that matters is that you hold your stand, make your efforts, don’t lose patience, keep the faith, and keeping moving.
Thanks for sharing these wonderful ways to get back on track.
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Oh Harleena,
I’m thrilled by your comment. Very motivating and educational, and indeed i agree with your that every failure must bring with it an equivalent lesson, and thats what we must try to discover in order to learn that lesson.
Its very funny to know that most of the big people in the industry are having the same issue which proves that we’re not alone just as you said.
Thanks a bunch for coming and for leaving such an awesome comment Harleena, lets succeed together.
An inspirational post, Theodore, that will make many bloggers feel less alone. Thanks for the link to Ana Hoffman’s article, which is fascinating and proves that traffic and Alexa rankings aren’t everything. It’s important to be realistic and recognise that money’s not just going to fall from the sky because we have a popular blog – we need to figure out HOW to make it profitable.
I think you’re right in emphasising the need to keep taking constructive action – those who do succeed, as far as I can see, are those who take massive action and don’t give up. As Harleena says, we have to keep moving.
I hope you’re having a great week,
Sue
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We definitely must keep moving Sue,
I don’t think we have any other choice other than that for now, or do we? Those who succeed are those who takes massive action and don’t give up…. Can’t agree more Sue.
Thanks for the visit.
And yes, I’m having a great week indeed. Hope you are too?
PS Just tweeted this but I think your twitter handle’s got corrupted, Theodore, on your twitter share link – it’s showing up very oddly,
Sue
Ok Sue,
I will see to it. Thanks for letting me know about that.
I guess I have it all backwards.
I always thought that success in NOT a destination but a journey.
cheers from the edge of the Pacific Ocean
-Akos
A very short but yet great comment Akos,
Thanks for the visit.
So true and you don’t have to have a sucky life to reap the consequences of exercise. Was feeling pretty groggy and unmotivated earlier today, after working out (from the rebel strength guide!) I feel great!
Thanks for visiting my blog Rosy, i also appreciate your comment.
Yeah I can relate into that situation too. I think a lot of bloggers are experiencing this lazy things in blogging. Well, not all the times we are inspired to write something.
So what we need is encouragement and inspiration.
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Hi Donna,
As you can see, almost all of us are experiencing it, but just as you said, all we need is inspiration to ride on. Thanks for coming.
Hey Theodore, I think this is the best post I have ever read from you my man.
I never feel jealous of other bloggers because writing is just one things of the many things I’m an expert in and I know what I’m capable of but I completely understand what you mean when you talk about beind de-motivated from other’s success.
I stopped reading the big professional bloggers to stop the negative feelings about their big success stories.
When you just make a few hundred bucks from a review post and then you hear Pat Flynn made $30,000 USD promoting ONE product only, you may get inspired but it may also backfire on your confidence or even struck your ego and that’s no good my friend.
I find it easier to follow and read the work of normal common bloggers who I can network with, have a conversation with, instead of jumping and feeling like an insignificant fan trying to get these guys’ attention when you’re just someone else in a really big sea of bloggers.
It’s just not worth it man.
It’s okay to learn from the people that are more advanced but also look for people that are behind your level or below your expertise, show them your knowledge and support and keep growing.
If you just focus on the people above yourself, you are risking to become frustrated and angry at not having the level of success they are currently having.
Hope that helps man, I’ve been there myself not making this up at all, it works!
Sergio
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Hi Sergio
Just read your comment, I have got to agree 100% with what you just said.
Mary
Me too Mary.
Hi Sergio,
The truth cannot be far from that and i strongly agree with you. Man, I’ve had such experience before after going through Pat Flynn’s income report, i felt as if someone hits me on the head and i started having headache immediately. I think that’s a very good idea to focus on the normal average bloggers that you can easily relate with.
Come to think of it, those big bloggers normally finds it very difficult to reply to our comments and questions, so how can we even relate to them? I really love what you said hear man and that’s exactly what i will be doing.
Thanks a lot for this one of a kind comment of yours Sergio, really like it.
Lets succeed together man.
Hi Theodore
That was a great post. I for one know the struggle of no results, but I have plodded forward. Some days I feel like nothing gets done, but as today I actually wrote a post for my pet site, which turned out very well. Took an online class with the course I am taking and of course did some commenting. It seems sometimes like it is a ritual in futility. But the more I write the better it sounds. Then I ponder the possibilities and realize I would be a bigger fool to quit now!
We have so much to offer the world and until I get another calling for a different direction, this will be the course I take for now.
Mary
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That’s a very good decision Mary,
And trust me, I’m certainly with you on that. Just like you said, we’ll be a bigger fool if we quit now. So the only choice we’ve got is to keep going.
Thanks for your sweet comment Mary and have a great day.
Laziness is one of the aspect of life, at one point of time you tend to feel dejected and lazy when it comes to doing things or simply indulge in writing. What can act as the tonic in such a scenario is a mood changer in the form of going out with a friend, or doing something different that can provide the break. Thanks.
That’s another great point Aayna,
Going out and hanging out with some friends at such moment is really a great idea and it will really help a lot to put you back on track.
Thanks for coming my friend.
Hey Theodore,
Found out about your blog from Ehsan’s blog and I’m glad I did. Very awesome blog.
This is quite the inspirational post. I like what you brought up about the responses people feel when they see other people succeed. That can be very motivating sometimes and de-motivating at others.
Here is how I get motivated to work everyday. I just see myself a couple of months from now and I see it related to what I am currently doing. If I’m just watching TV, I see myself in two months not having accomplished anything. If I’m working, I see myself reach my goals, This is usually enough to get me to work.
Anyway, awesome post. Enjoyed it very much.
- Mark T.
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Thanks a lot for visiting my blog Mark,
A lot of people gets motivation is so many ways and the best thing simply to figure out what works for you and then stick to it.
We must not be waiting to be motivated by others, its better to find a way of motivating yourself whenever you’re feeling out.
I very happy you’re discovered yours.
Thanks for the visit ones again, hope to see you again.
I’m with Sergio – this is one of your best blog posts. Really speaks to what ALL of us have to deal with from time to time. You know, when I’m having an extremely rough day, I cheer myself up by telling myself:
“I bet this would have stopped an ordinary person.”
When you’re doing the hard but necessary things it can be tough to think of the people ahead of you, but think of the people BEHIND you who quit at the first sign of trouble! It’s a source of real encouragement.
Thanks for writing this.
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Hi Micah,
Thanks a lot for your kind words, really appreciate it.
I’m also happy that you like the post.
Thanks for the visit man.
Found your post on Zenspill and I’m so glad I did. I’ve been taking time off my social media blog to create and promote my newer blog. In the time I was off, I decided to really promote the blogs that were already there and it’s helping. Now that I’m getting ready to get back to that blog, I’m finding it a bit hard to but I’ve started planning my blogs. It’s a challenge to keep on keeping on every day especially when you’re looking at your accounts and seeing a few cents or a few dollars. I have to keep reminding myself that it’s a marathon not a sprint and I want to keep on. I may not go as fast as the others but yesterday I’m farther than I was the day before and today I’m farther than I was yesterday. Step by step.
Thanks for the inspirational post
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Nice post. I learn something new and challenging on sites I stumbleupon on a daily basis. It’s always useful to read through content from other authors and use a little something from other web sites.
Just thought i would comment and say neat theme, did you code it yourself? Looks great.
Appreciate it for all your efforts that you have put in this. Very interesting information. “To flee vice is the beginning of virtue, and to have got rid of folly is the beginning of wisdom.” by Horace.
Doubt compassion; favor self-respect by yourself yet others. Avoid getting worried to get thought egotistic or selfish.
You’re right Kim,
Thanks for visiting my site today.
Hello Theo, i must admit that i am a lazy blogger, but after i read your post, i see reason why i need to stop being lazy and start working….
Thank you for this great work..
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I understood what you meant Tami,
We all do come in contact with such feelings once in a while but, we just have to always find something to keep us motivated. Thanks my man and I’m glad i could help via my post. Have a blessed weekend.
Hi Theodore, it’s my first time to across here in your blog but I want to share my thoughts as well. Social websites part is one which I have to always be better about. It really takes much of my time to work the many various ones there are around. You’re building interaction, proposal and ultimately relationships.
Thanks for the compliments Darrell