Finding hard to get up early and find the motivation to work towards your goals on cold, dark mornings? Well, you’re definitely not the only one. Gloomy weather does affect how we feel and it’s fruitless to pretend otherwise. However, it does not mean that you should stay in bed and watch Netflix all day long only because it’s raining outside. In my experience, it’s often the worst you can do. Not only because procrastinating will not get any closer to achieving your goals but also because it will make you feel worse. And I’ll just bet that getting stuck in a negative mindset is the last thing you want.

Balancing your mood during bad weather can be quite challenging but it’s not impossible. Furthermore, with the right approach, it can be quite easy. But the first thing to understand is that motivation does not create action. Actually, it’s the other way around. Action is the driving force behind human motivation. So if you think that you need to find motivation before you start working on your to-do list that’s not true. Besides, motivation is not something you find but something you create through action. That’s why you need to take action.

When the weather is bad the best way to stay positive and keep your motivation going is to do something to brighten your mood. It can be anything but it has to be something that will put you in a positive headspace. I, for example, like to start my days with my positive and powerful morning rituals that boost my mood and energy levels almost immediately. So I drink my favourite coffee, listen to some short motivational video by Tony Robbins or Joe Dispenza, listen to positive „I Am” affirmations for success and self-worth, do a little stretch and set my daily intentions. And you know what? It always works, no matter how bad the weather is.