1 powerful phrase to remember if you always fail to quit alcohol

I generally try to remain an upbeat, positive person no matter what’s going on in my life.

But we all get low sometimes, don’t we?

It’s unavoidable, really.

We go through periods where everything seems to be going right and our mood reflects that.

We’re active, we’re motivated, we’re excited for the future.

And then there are the times when the problems and pressures of life — which are manageable in small doses — start to stack on top of each other and weigh heavily on our shoulders.

I’ve been a bit down in the dumps lately, probably because we’re nearing the end of what always feels like an endless Canadian winter.

Whenever I get this way, I turn to a simple solution that typically pulls me out of the snow-filled ditch and puts me back on the road.

Sometimes it feels like nothing can stop us. But what do we do when we hit the doldrums? (Licensed by the author under the Unsplash+ License)

Break glass in case of motivation emergency

There are two motivational gurus who always get me fired up when I’m having a poopy-pants pity party.

The first is David Goggins, the former Navy SEAL, ultramarathoner, and author of the books Can’t Hurt Me and Never Finished (affiliate links there if you need a boost too).