Keep the excitement level up

I was a junior in High school, my dad came into my room and said my grandparents had something important to tell me. I get on the phone, thinking something bad will be told to me, I prepared for the worst. But, my grandparents did not have bad news, they had great news. They had invited the whole family to Disney World with them. Talk about a turn of events! The excitement level rose so high that it could have lifted the roof off.

The trip was going to take place in 3 months, just in time for the summer rush. There were so much to do, what was I going to take, what exercises would I continue while away from a gym, what rides where I going to ride more than once?

I could not sleep for the next three days. I was excited!

Well after about a week the excitement level started to subside. I was still excited to go, but I was not as excited as the first three days after the announcement.

I wanted to look into this more, as I have experienced this with other activities and events. I have noticed, for me at least, that I get really excited planning a trip, an activity, or a task. But once the planning process is over and I have to start the doing. My excitement level tends to reduce. It goes down even further when I hit an obstacles or a setback.

A lot of the reduction is due to my personality, I am a planner, which is what gets me excited and moving. I also like to do, but planning is my top pick. Other people may not get as excited planning as I do, but they may have a higher level of excitement on the doing phase. This is a great opportunity to reach out and find someone that has these complementary strengths, you both may be able to push each other during the phases where you are the weakest or less motivated.

How can I keep my excitement level high throughout the entire process?

I found that if I break up the planning processes into steps, where I can plan step 1 and then I must act, do and almost complete it before moving on to step 2. This gives the ability to recharge my batteries and excitement level. If I cannot separate the tasks into smaller planning steps, then I have found if I revisit the plan on a regular basis, especially while I am in the act of doing. My levels of motivation stays high. In some case I am able to make adjustments to my plan, which enables me to complete the doing part sooner!

What type of person are you? When do you get excited?

How do you regain your excitement or how to you keep the excitement level high?