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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, ėgood
jobî, or ėthank youî 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 ėforcingî 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 unsurmountable 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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