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How to Motivate Yourself
Zamri Nanyan
Just as willpower is an essential factor in achieving success,
at some point in time, discouragement and lack of motivation
may hinder you from reaching your goal. And it is up to you,
and you alone to devise techniques that will help you keep
that drive within ablaze.
It is helpful to have visual goals. Whatever 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 focus.
Make a contract with oneself. According to motivational researches,
people who write down to-do-lists are far more successful
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 reason 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 extra 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 rewarding
yourself.
Abusive people lower your self-esteem and bring you down.
Get these negative people out of your life. Surround yourself
with positive people. Emulate 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 achieve 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 attaining 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 slowly 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 seemingly insurmountable
undertaking 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 pleasurable high that will
keep the drive within continually burning.
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