Trying to summon the motivation

Kern Dog said
Do any of you remember the drive and force that you felt years ago when something needed to be done?
I do. I used to take things as a challenge and rise to meet it. I was motivated to do things.
Many times nowadays, it just isn't there. Part of me wants to but laziness creeps in. I want to get out of that rut.
I have car projects out back. I have stuff to do on the house too.
Years back when I had gained a bit of weight, the wife and I decided to get in shape. We ate better, joined a gym and in a few months, I was down 30 lbs and looked much better. Once I got to the goal, I actually liked the journey getting there and in some weird way, thought it would be fun to do again some day.
Winters are the worst for me in terms of kick starting my motivation. Is it the same for you? The gold and gloomy skies make me want to stay inside despite several tasks that need attention. It doesn't even snow here so I can only imagine what it is like for those guys that live in it.
I've read that some people just get out and casually start doing things in the hopes that it will inspire them to keep moving. That does work but sometimes I'll still just turn around and come back inside. I spend too much time online already...I need to ignite my fire and I don't know what it i

Boy. You're singing my tune! I'm mostly retired, and the side gig has been super slow, so I have more time available than ever. Yet some days I get to the end of the day and look back at..........nothing in the progress department. I'm not lazy, but I've been working steady since I was twelve and that was a looooooong time ago. Slowing down some isn't unexpected, but I think it's gone too far. Part of the problem is that I have too many projects going. I got started on three different cars but they are all half done. The shop is a cluttered up disaster that makes it hard to work due to all the parts for all the projects. I finally decided to pick a project and focus on that till it's done. It doesn't sound like much, but I just did a major overhaul on the shop sound system and added a pretty nice 48" flat screen TV a friend gave me. Now I can watch sports or listen to music as much as I like while I'm out there. It's really nice to wrap something up. Next up is to finish the truck project so I can get the Red Sled in for some work prior to cruising season in a few months.

Something helpful has been to STOP BUYING CARS, STUPID. Even if it's a good deal or a smoking deal. Enough is enough. Time to get what I have running and enjoy driving them, instead acquiring them and letting them sit.

Having a wrenching buddy would be a really nice help. It's easier to get motivated when you know someone is coming over to work on something, or I'm going to their place for the same thing. Being a one man army certainly contributes to lack of progress, at least in my world. Ah well, time to stop whining and put on the big boy pants and go get something done. Spring is coming.