How To Motivate Yourself To Blog When You Would Rather Do Anything Else

When you start a blog, it is so important to be consistent because the more you create, the faster you will be able to grow your brand. Sometimes it can be hard to motivate yourself to blog because you are tired and would rather do anything but that. As a disabled blogger, I love what I do and look forward to creating content for my readers, but some days I struggle to motivate myself because you can love your job and not want to do it all the time. There is nothing wrong with taking an occasional day off if you are truly struggling with writer’s block, but if you want to grow your brand, sometimes you have to force yourself to blog even though you don’t want to. I love to blog, but there are some days I know I need to write a post, but would rather be sitting in bed watching TV. How do you motivate yourself to blog when you would rather be doing anything else? In this post, I am going to share what I do to motivate myself to blog on hard days.

Write more often– As a disabled blogger, I blog most days of the week because when you blog more often, it helps make writing a habit, which makes it easier to motivate yourself. If you only blog once every few months, sometimes people struggle more to motivate themselves because you aren’t as experienced as someone who does it more often. It often will take you longer to create content than a more experienced blogger because you haven’t had as much practice. You don’t have to write several days out of the week like I do because not everyone has as much time, but it is so important to have a consistent blogging schedule. The reason you could be struggling to motivate yourself to blog could be that you don’t blog enough and aren’t making blogging a habit. Writing more often can help get yourself into a nice routine, and over time, blogging will become easier. I blog almost every day of the week, not because I think I need to, but because it helps improve my writing, which improves my self-confidence, so I am more motivated to blog.

Get enough sleep– If you want to be productive, it is so important that you are not making a habit of pulling all-nighters and sleeping enough because you will not be motivated to blog with little sleep. I am to write blog posts with four or five hours of sleep, but it takes twice as long because often I struggle with writer’s block, which I normally don’t struggle with, and I create better content when I have gotten a good night’s rest. When you don’t sleep enough, you will feel more sluggish and won’t be as motivated to blog because, whether you realize it or not, sleep deprivation affects your productivity. Make sure you sleep enough, and if you didn’t sleep well, try to take a short nap before you blog because it will do wonders for your motivation. You will be surprised how much more motivated you will be when you have slept enough!

Don’t blog too much- Blogging more often can help make blogging a habit, but at the same time, it’s important that you are realistic with the quantity of posts you create and don’t blog too much because blogger’s burnout is real. It is so important that you give yourself days off because if you work too much, you will burn yourself out and not want to blog anymore. I try to give myself at least one day off a week when I am doing very minimal work because you can’t create your best work if you are burning yourself out. Rest days help you recharge and will help provide more clarity, so when you are ready to write, you are more relaxed and ready to go. I have gotten burned out from blogging and was not motivated to blog at all, but as soon as I took a short break, my motivation came back. Do not neglect rest days because they are just as important as being consistent with your writing.

Listen to some upbeat music- Before I start my blogging for the day, I always listen to some upbeat music with positive vibes for about an hour because it helps get me in the right mindset. Listen to your favorite music or do some other activity that you can easily pull away from, because sometimes we need to get ourselves in the right mindset on days we really don’t want to work, and music can help you do that.

Move your body-When you feel sluggish, a lot of the time people think that they didn’t sleep enough and need to take a nap, and that is sometimes true, but not always. Sometimes you don’t need to take a nap, and it’s your body’s way of saying you need to move and do something to get the blood flowing. I do short walks a couple of times a day, which gives me short bursts of energy and prepares me for the rest of my day. I often feel more sluggish when I skip my walk because my body needs that to wake up. You don’t have to do a full workout because not everyone has time for that, but if you are struggling to motivate yourself, getting up and doing a short five-minute walk or stretch can help get you motivated.

Write about things that interest you– When you are a blogger, it’s easy to fall into the trap of writing about topics because they are popular and have gotten someone else a lot of views. There is nothing wrong with writing about popular topics, but you should not write about a topic because of its popularity and should only write about things you have knowledge of that interest you. It will be harder to motivate yourself to write about a topic that bores you to tears because even though someone else had great success on a certain topic, that doesn’t mean you will get the same results when you write about the exact same thing. It will show in your writing when you write about things that don’t interest you, and that is the worst thing you can do as a blogger. Writing about topics that interest you will keep you motivated, and I always say don’t write about something that you wouldn’t want to read.

Some days it will be very easy to motivate yourself to blog because you slept well, while other days blogging seems impossible. As a disabled blogger who lives with pain sometimes, I struggle to motivate myself to write when pain levels are elevated, and those are the days when I take the day off. On days when I am feeling good, I try to make blogging a non-negotiable because I am not in complete control of my pain levels and never know if I will be feeling well tomorrow. If you are feeling motivated to write, I think that it can be a good idea to write a few extra posts and schedule them, so you already have a post written for the next time you are feeling sluggish and are not motivated. Sleep and good nutrition play a major role in your motivation, and if you aren’t taking care of yourself, you aren’t going to be as productive. How do you motivate yourself to blog when you really don’t want to? If you liked this post, please leave a comment below and share it with your friends.

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