Motivation can be defined as the
reason for people's actions, willingness and goals; it is the main psychological
component that gives your actions a flavorful taste and meaning.
As you have already noticed,
keeping yourself motivated is a crucial key to sustain all aspects of your
life, by contrast, if you are not motivated, you are more likely to waste your
energy, time and money, ignoring your personal and professional objectives.
Even the most motivated people can
lose the spark sometimes, to make it easier for you; here are some sure tips
for getting back on motivation road.
Keep your goals in your sight
When it comes to ignite your
motivation, nothing can beat the sweet fascinating goals that you are fighting
for, usually before dedicating effort and time to any specific venture, people
tend to precise short and long term objectives.
Keep your goals in your sight,
clear, realistic and feasible, that way your motivation spark could be inflamed
from time to time and you will not be saddened if you can’t reach them.
That doesn't mean in any way you cannot
make big jumps and challenge yourself, because it is not really a goal if it doesn't
challenge your life. When you start to lose sight of these goals, then your sparkly
motivation may be subsided than if you were always revising how much closer you
are getting to your goals.
Keeping always track of your objectives
and checking your progress helps maintain you motivated all the time.
You are a human being, make your
tasks accordingly
A lot of people -especially in the
starting days, carried out by the rush of adrenaline, think that they can
manage doing unfeasible goals; like revising 20 lessons per day or writing 10
articles day in and day out, after a while they find themselves drained off
energy and motivation for perusing their goals.
Remember that you are a human
being; if you are facing serious motivation or progress problems, break one
large task into many small ones, which makes it a lot much easier to approach
them psychologically and physically.
By completing each step of the
task, your motivation is boosted significantly. Sometimes, all what is needed
to regain the momentum to finish your goals is to beat the first small step.
Track your progress and establish
periodic checkpoints
Sometimes, even with an inflamed
motivation that could carry you to the moon, loosing track of what you are
doing will drain it off deeply and quickly without noticing.
People have to know how they are
keeping up with their fixed objectives if they want to stay motivated, if you
see that you are on the right path or even surpassing every time you verify
your progress, you will be happily motivated and enthusiastic to continue.
On the other hand, if you see that
you are straying from your own goals, it may be the jump start you needed to get
back on track.
Forgive yourself, don’t forget
your mistakes
The human nature implies that
mistakes and failures are always present. If you fail to achieve your weekly goals
for the week, don’t be too hard on yourself, take it as a lesson and extract
the morals.
Try to achieve your next objective
before time, so that you can spare some time to complete the “pending” task, his
method would allow you to stay right on plan even if you have taken a hit.
It's not about how hard you are
hit, but how well you can take a hard hit, learn the lessons and keep moving
on. Don't give up on failure, accept it as a “usual human event”, and continue
working towards your goals.
Reward yourself every single time
you achieve something considerable
Another point that people forget
about it is to cheer themselves up on achievements they made, you remember when
your phone game congratulates you for your game achievements and you feel so
happy about it, motivating you to continue playing or even paying for new features
or characters.
Now imagine that at the real
scale; this could be as easy as a bowl of ice cream after a long week of working
or as rewarding as a trip for all your hard work. Whatever rewards will keep
you going are the ones you should be giving yourself.
Seek motivation!
Seeking motivation is a classic
way to keep yourself motivated and focused on your goals, everyone deserves to
be part of a great pep talk every once in a while.
Stay motivated by watching really
touching motivation quotes on Pinterest, YouTube videos of inspirational
moments or read the story of people whose the life was an epic of struggle and
perseverance, thus you can suddenly feel a new sense of motivation to keep
striving.
Keep your working place tidy and
organized
An organized work space has a lot
do with your psychological state; no one wants to work or seek his own goals in
a messy, dark and smelly place, the environmental circumstances alone can drag
your motivation down when you need it the most.
Maintain your desk, room or
wherever you work in order and clean, make everything accessible without piles
of papers and hidden drawer, colorful wallpaper and some art pieces can refresh
your sight and relieve your mentality.
Beat your worst enemy:
Procrastination
Remember to identify anything
that's causing you to procrastinate, then eliminate it, simply move away from
it.
You cannot become or stay fully
motivated if you procrastinate all of your time, here is an example: If you are
spending too much time aimlessly browsing the internet or the social media, consider
using a timer that reminds you of your daily tasks, thus it becomes easier to
keep tracking the time and feeling how much you waste on net.
Move that lazy body!
“Mens sana in corpora sano” which could be translated as “a healthy
mind in a healthy body”, keep your body healthy to sustain the vitality of your
mind. Physical exercise has been shown to prevent depression, anxiety and low
self esteem, all which limit your personal motivation.
Go from time to time for a short
run or cycling, do some jumping jacks or shadowbox, even light physical
exercise has an important effect on your mood, making you feel more motivated,
active and dynamic.
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