Motivation is a Bloodsucking Leech

I can honestly say I think this is the longest I think I've stuck with anything. Having Borderline Personality Disorder and being Bi-Polar, I tend to start things and give them up fairly easily. Today I almost gave up this blog. Here it is already 6:30 in the evening and I just now am firing this thing up.

Typically I lose interest when I either find out I'm not good at something, or I find out that it isn't as exciting as people make it out to be. Either way, I lose that high that you get when you're satisfied. What got me on here tonight is knowing that I'd be disappointed in myself if I didn't make an entry today.

Today I brought my sister in to apply for assistance from the county. While we were there, the case worker told my sister about a pretty amazing program that is offered through a few of the local area nursing homes. It's basically a seminar that once you take it you can become a certified CNA. Faster, and less expensive than college but still allows you to start working in that field.

That got me to thinking. I've wanted to become a dietitian for a long time; ever since I had to work with one after my heart attack. I got a Food and Nutrition certification, but I really want to be a Registered Dietitian. It was another thing that I started and gave up on. So this afternoon in my down time between calls for work I started to look into going to school to complete this dream. I found a few places and put in applications. I'll need to still fill out my FAFSA and so on, but it's one step closer to my goal than I was yesterday.

What goal did you give up on that you can begin to strive for again?