Yawn…it’s one of those days that just seems to creep by and there isn’t enough caffeine on the planet to get you energized. You keep checking the clock but it seems to be standing still and the pile of work in front of you doesn’t seem to be shrinking. You’re tired, bored and completely unenthused.

Sound familiar? If so, don’t panic–this listless feeling is one that we all encounter from time to time but that doesn’t mean that we have to tolerate it nor does it mean that we can’t take proactive steps to turn things around.

The next time you find yourself in desperate need of a little enthusiasm and inspiration, try a few of the suggestions below to add a quick shot of FabYOUlousness to your day.

10 FabYOUlous Tips for Staying Inspired

Ugh…physics. As a student who much preferred classes centered on writing, literature and philosophy, I tended to avoid science classes as much as possible. Still…you can’t graduate high school or college without at least some exposure to the sciences; so I reluctantly took the absolute minimum number of science course requirements that I needed to graduate.

As much as I disliked science, I did come to really like a fella that I met in one of my high school science classes. His name was Isaac and I thought that he was amazing. His ideas regarding motion, momentum, force and resistance fascinated me and I found myself thinking about his theories even outside of the classroom. I discovered that his scientific ideas applied themselves to my life in ways that had nothing to do with scientific study and for that I thought that he was brilliant–despite the fact that he had some ridiculous looking hair.