Personal motivation is the key to sustaining all aspects of life. If we are not motivated, we will waste time and neglect our personal and professional goals. Even the most determined of people can lose heart at times. Keep reading for sure-fire tips on how to re-motivate yourself.
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Part 1 of 2: Keeping the Spirit High
Step 1. Remind yourself of your goal or goals
Usually before devoting time to a particular endeavor, we tend to make short-term and long-term goals. When your goals start to fall out of sight, you may become less motivated than if you were constantly checking how close you were to your goals throughout the process of achieving them. Keeping track of your goals and checking your progress or progress will keep you motivated every day.
Step 2. Create weekly checkpoints to monitor your progress
Everyone needs to see how far they are progressing towards their goals if they are to stay motivated. When you see that you are positioning yourself even further ahead each time you check your progress, you will feel more motivated and happier because you are getting closer to your goal. If you see that you are experiencing a bottleneck, it may be the encouragement you need to stay on track to your goals.
Step 3. Make sure you reward yourself every time you hit your weekly goal
The reward can be as simple as a bowl of ice cream after a week's hard workout. Or a great reward like going to the spa after a hard day's work. Any gift that will keep you on your toes is what you should give yourself.
Step 4. Give yourself a break or time to rest
Sometimes even the most determined of people can get overwhelmed, you may be pushing yourself too hard, and you may need some time off. If your goal is exercise or fitness, maybe take a break of 3 or 4 days instead of the usual 1 or 2 days. If your goal is achievement in school, don't try to do all of your work at once, but extend it to a day or a week, if possible.
Step 5. Don't push yourself too hard
Everyone experiences setbacks sometimes. If you fail to hit your goals this week, don't get too emotional. Allow yourself to take that as a lesson. It's not just how you achieve your goals that matters, but how successful the results are and how you move forward towards your main goals. Don't dwell on failure, accept it as a human thing, and continue working towards your ultimate goal.
Step 6. Watch a speech and read a motivating story
Everyone deserves some good advice from time to time. Keep your spirits high by watching YouTube videos of inspiring events and you'll suddenly feel motivated to keep moving forward. Here are some examples of inspirational media that are easy to find:
- Baz Luhrmann's famous speech Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen).
- Almost all Hollywood movies are sports-themed.
- A lot of rap music, the common lyrics are rags to riches.
- Historical stories of bravery or heroism (see: Jack Churchill, Audie Murphy, etc.)
Part 2 of 2: Beating Procrastination
Step 1. Get rid of your distractions
Identify the things that cause you to procrastinate, then get rid of them. Sell or store in locked warehouse. Get away from him. Throw it away. You will not be motivated if you waste your time.
If you spend too much time wandering aimlessly on the internet, install the "productivity" extension on your browser. This free extension will block certain sites and/or time internet browsing which is done just for fun
Step 2. Raise the stakes against yourself
Establish that you are responsible before your own eyes and in the eyes of others. Set a personal penalty or penalty if you don't move forward - throw away the cake you saved or give for a donation. Tell friends and family about the things you have planned. If you don't, they'll know, and you'll be embarrassed - now you have a great reason to get started!
Step 3. Drink caffeine
Only you know the dose - one person's normal morning dose of caffeine may make another agitated and unfocused. The right dose will keep you alert, directed and focused.
- If you're already addicted to caffeine - you have to drink it every day for it to work - you may be out of luck!
- Stay away from other strong stimulants unless your doctor prescribes them for certain conditions. Stimulants consumed carelessly can produce dependence.
Step 4. Move your body
Jog for a while, jump rope, or punch (shadow - shadowbox). Even light physical exercise will affect our mood, making us feel more active and dynamic. Exercise has been shown to get rid of depression and lack of self-confidence - both of which are obstacles to self-motivation.
Step 5. Divide your task into workable parts
If you have a serious motivational problem, dividing one large task into many smaller tasks will make it easier psychologically. Since you feel like you're accomplishing something every time you complete a step in the task, this trick can increase your motivation quite a bit. Sometimes that's all we need to get the momentum to get the whole job done, which is to complete one simple initial step.
Step 6. Surprise yourself
Even the most determined people can become inert and unwilling to do anything when they have to do boring tasks over and over again for weeks or months. Change the monotonous activities with spontaneity and activities that are out of the ordinary. Try to create a sense of uncertainty in yourself - even if you don't know exactly what you're going to do tomorrow. This step will make it easier to do the "same day to day" work. Here are some ideas you can try:
- Lunch alfresco with a beautiful view.
- Have an impromptu soccer match with friends or coworkers.
- Surprise your coworkers with a dish you make at home.
- Bring a friend or someone special to spend some fun time, even if there's no special occasion or reason.
- Change your personal style. Make a drastic appearance change, then wait for your friends and coworkers to react.
Tips
- Stay positive. However, motivation goes hand in hand with a positive attitude. Even when things are not going well, you have to stay upright and move forward.
- Have a personal idol. Your favorite politician, athlete or businessman may have an inspiring speech or background story. Read and learn about their lives and the things they have to overcome in order to achieve their goals.
- Make your activities fun. At the fitness center, play your favorite music. At work, bring yourself gifts to enjoy after small accomplishments.
- You can motivate yourself by doing one job while enjoying a small reward. This step can make it easier for you to do the job.
