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This may be obvious, but I want to add that you should skip if you are injured. Noting that being sore from a previous workout is not the same as an injury. Also, if you are significantly sleep deprived it may be worth skipping, since you won't be adequately recovered and that could also lead to injury. You will miss more days if you make an injury worse than if you play it safe and take time to heal. A day or two missed won't ruin all your progress. Just don't make up excuses.
The rule I try (and lately - fail) to stick to is to just go to the gym. I don't hold myself accountable to actually work out, just that I physically get into the gym.
Of course, once I'm there, I'd feel silly if I didn't at least do a small workout. And once I do that, I'll usually have the motivation to do more.
But I always tell myself that I've succeeded 100% even if all I do is exist within the gym that day.
Yup, I've walked into the gym dead tired after work telling myself I don't wanna be here, I should go home. Then I hop on the bike for 10m get into it and it turns into 40m.
Over time the consistency just builds into momentum and habit.