How to Motivate Yourself Forever
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It
is helpful to have visual goals. whatsoever that is you are working
towards, make it visual. It maybe something material like a car, or a
vacation you have been looking forward to for the longest time.
Take
or cut out a picture of it and post it at a conspicuous place at work
or at home where you can see it often. So that when you feel
discouraged, this will remind you of your goal and will help you keep
your spotlight.
Make
a contract with oneself. According to motivational researches, people
who write down to-do-lists are far more triumphant in achieving their
intended goals than those people who just keep mental lists instead.
Putting
something in writing somehow makes it more powerful psychologically
speaking. This may also be the basis why most cultures have such a
high regard in honoring contracts. In the contract, you may also
include a certain reward that you will give yourself once you have
accomplished the task.
After
all, everyone likes to be rewarded for completing a good job. Even a
simple pat on the back, “good job”, or “thank you” may do the
trick to give the person the additional push to carry on, but
unfortunately, these may not always be readily available. Considering
that these are also essential in keeping oneself motivated, you must
learn to find a way to get that encouragement on your own through
pleasing yourself.
Abusive
people lower your self-esteem and bring you down. Get these negative
people out of your life. Surround yourself with positive people.
Imitate their example. Smile amply and think happy thoughts.
These
will give you a brighter outlook and lets you see a clearer picture
of what you really want and a fresh mind to know what steps to take
to get there. Rather than wait for things to happen, try to be
proactive and MAKE THINGS HAPPEN. Inactivity idles the brain and
stagnates your potential to reach your goals.
Read
inspirational books and literature. These will help you improve your
attitude and heal your mind. A book of success stories also proves to
be encouraging. You will not only learn from others' experiences and
derive confidence boosting insights from them but the story will be
instrumental in motivating you to go for your goal and move ahead
with your plans. If this still seems to falter, get training or
education.
Oftentimes,
not knowing how or where to start is frustrating. Knowledge is power.
Having a clear understanding of how and where to start is empowering
and it will provide the extra drive needed to hit the mark you are
aiming at and follow it through.
Having
enumerated all these tips and tricks to attain self-motivation, but
still you seem to feel lacking that much needed drive, there is one
last thing that you must try.
Whatever
it is that you have been meaning to do, or wanting to achieve, JUST
DO IT! Keep on aiming high and go for it! Actually getting your hands
dirty best solves the problem of motivation. By “forcing”
yourself to just do it, your momentum will pick up gradually as you
go along and before you know it you have finished the task or have
finally achieved your goal. Divide and conquer is the key.
Break
down the apparently unattainable activity to small doable steps. Not
only does it become less overwhelming, but seeing the "in the
meantime" results will further your confidence that it can
indeed be done.
Lack
of motivation happens to us all, but if you do not encourage yourself
to accept opportunities and be challenged, no one else will. It is
most important to keep your eye on the goal, find ways to keep going,
and in no time, you shall reap its benefits.
And
if at the beginning you were just doing it for the material reward,
you will also learn to realize that the fulfillment, satisfaction and
self-achievement you derive from reaching your goal is a much
enjoyable high that will keep the drive within constantly burning.
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