This one stuck in my head a few weeks ago when I was feeling a bit down-in-the-mouth about coronavirus and isolation. It was becoming a struggle to get into action and this was the push I needed at the time.

Once the dark clouds start to form in my head about anything, trivial or important, they can take some clearing and I do what I can to use phrases and quotes such as this one to hit the ‘let’s go’ button.

A bit of music can also add the motivation required to re-tune my brain to making progress in a positive way.

But at the end of the day, all it really takes is a straightforward decision. Stay put, fed up and feeling low and negative… or get up, move, take action and some new steps.

Working out that it’s simply a yes/no choice when it comes to your attitude and activity levels made a big difference to me. Those two little words have such power. It takes the action to go with the words to make a change but the first step is the decision.

And, eventually, your brain will start to follow the path you’ve decided to take and you’re moving on again.