Staying Motivated When You Feel Like Giving Up, Day 1
Daily Meditation Podcast
Mary Meckley
4.1 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 22 May 2021
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
"If you've ever felt a strange sense of sadness or alienation, there's a potential way out of the confusion- just shift this feeling into a sense of purpose."
― Chris Guillebeau, "The Happiness of Pursuit"
Do you feel like you're having a hard time staying motivated these days? Why not pursue a new life purpose? This week you're invited to create a Quest -- a new purpose for your life.
This is day 1 of a 7-day Staying Motivated When You Feel Like Giving Up series, episodes 2320-2326.
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| 0:00.0 | This is episode 2,320 of the Daily Meditation Podcast. |
| 0:07.5 | I'm Mary Mechley and I welcome you to a brand new theme. |
| 0:13.6 | I can't believe another whole week has gone by and here we are launching into a new theme for you to focus on all week long. |
| 0:25.5 | This week I have something special for you. |
| 0:30.0 | You are invited to go on a quest. |
| 0:34.5 | I know that the whole world is so tired of being in a pandemic. |
| 0:41.0 | And you may feel stuck like you're finding it hard to keep motivated. |
| 0:48.0 | So the theme this week is staying motivated when you feel like giving up. |
| 0:56.0 | So this is going to be a week where I invite you to do something unique. |
| 1:04.0 | And that is to go on a quest. |
| 1:09.0 | Many people ask me how I have been able to create a meditation every single day for going on pretty soon seven years. |
| 1:22.0 | And the reason why I've been able to continue to record meditations every day through the ups and downs of my own life is because I started this as a quest. |
| 1:38.5 | I read a book by Chris Gulliboo and in his book he talks about how he decided to go on a quest. |
| 1:50.0 | To visit every single country in the entire world his book is called the happiness of pursuit. |
| 2:00.5 | It's a little twist on the pursuit of happiness. |
| 2:04.5 | His book is called the happiness of pursuit. |
| 2:08.0 | So Chris Gulliboo loves to travel and he has a job he has to work. |
| 2:15.0 | He is not independently wealthy. |
| 2:19.0 | So throughout this quest he saved he got really good at securing airline miles and he was able to take time off from his job and eventually visit every single country in the whole world. |
| 2:37.5 | Now a quest is something that takes place over time. |
| 2:43.5 | So as you consider what you would like your quest to be I encourage you to start by taking this week to evaluate what kind of a quest you would like and it takes some time to set up going on a quest. |
| 3:00.5 | It's a journey so you kind of have to pack for it you have to get ready and prepare for it and I'll be sharing with you this week ways to start a quest as well as how to stay motivated when you feel like giving up. |
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