Going Through the Motions

First of all some people may not know what "going through the motions" means so I'll start by explaining that. It's basically when you do things just to do them and don't have any real passion, energy, or focus being put into the action. I've heard it said by coaches over the years, to go through each drill with a purpose instead of going through the motions. Sometimes in life you go through a period of time where you just go through the motions.
This usually isn't fun. I'm kinda doing this now, but not fully. When it happens in life it is usually because you don't have much to look forward to in the near future or you don't understand what reason you have to be happy or excited. You get your schoolwork done but not to the best of your ability, or maybe you go to practice but don't work as hard as you can. Whatever you are doing, it isn't as fully satisfying as it could be. When this happens people are more so waiting for something to come along in their life than anything else.
Instead of waiting for something great to just come along, work hard to make other things improve. This may lead to that something great occurring as a result of your work. At the least it will keep you busy and make this period of time worth it.
Always remember at least that eventually something will come along and make your world exciting again. Soon enough an amazing person will walk into your life, or an exciting event will occur and change things, killing the apathy and making things exciting again.