This is a more nonchalant post saying I went for a run. Not much besides that. I haven’t posted in a while primarily because I haven’t gone on a run for a while (which motivates me), because I’ve been busy hunting (which takes up all of my time these days) Today I finished up work and saw it was above 40 degrees and not raining so I drove over to the track for a light run.
Things I Reflected On While I Ran
Of course, I reflected on things, the clear time devoted to thinking and the energy boost are my favorite aspects of running! And do I have some things to think about. Since I last wrote on here I found out my wife is pregnant, I started a new job and the world, well it just keeps spinning doesn’t it? Below are the main things I thought about.
- My lack of motivation: In almost everything, I have been lacking motivation. While I feel accomplished at work and successful in knocking it out of the park most days, I can’t help but feel my drive and ambition have waned. I’ve been watching tv and playing games on my phone more. I don’t like it. Especially knowing I will soon have a kid, I need to get my energy levels higher and knock things out, write more, and keep taking care of business. I hope to do that.
- Writing this blog post: yeah, I thought about you. No, I don’t really know who you are but I thought about how I have a never-ending to-do list with my other responsibilities that I never get to do what I want to do. Some days I have the energy to write a blog post but I feel a little guilty and do not write one because I know I have other responsibilities I need to get done first. I think I have to stop the mindset because what results is no action on my part and a lack of motivation across the boards. This of course ties with my first train of thought.
- I wonder if I’ll be able to race this year? Anyone else wanting to sign up for some races!? I hope to at least have one so that I can work towards something! If I don’t have a race schedule my running habits are subpar.
- Goals For Next Year? I call them goals because I’m not a new years resolution guy. I have no idea. Be a good father? Learn to be a father in general? Try to keep working on my side projects? Get a house in a financially savvy way? I have a lot of things I want to do, but I am constantly faced with the realization I cannot do all of them. I think some of my goals are more focused on removing things and lower the time I spend on Netflix or my phone. If I focus on removing wasted time, then the other goals will come naturally right? Right? Either way I will keep you posted on the future. Check back in a year when I finally write another blog post!