Why do you want to motivate yourself? Actually, just answering
that question fully can be one of the better ways to get your
daily motivation. Below are seven more ways that have been
provem to work for others. Chances are, some of them will work
for you too.
Seven Ways To Motivate Yourself
1. Explain your plans. Usually, by the time I tell my wife
about the newsletter I'm going to write, I'm out of my slump and
back at the keyboard. Find someone that listens well, and tell
them what you want to do. If it is something that you really
want, this will almost always get you motivated.
2. Stimulate desire. Imagine the rewards of your effort
clearly. Imagination motivates many to sign up for
get-rich-quick plans. Good salesmen can have you living in your
imagined dream home in minutes, and you'll feel motivated to do
anything to make it real. Just learn to be your own salesman.
3. Use pain. Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) teaches you to
link pain with not acting. If you imagine a scene of your kids
sitting in jail for drug use - that might motivate you to have
that talk you've been avoiding. Linking pleasure and rewards to
acting is only half of the formula. Remember to link pain to not
acting.
4. Develop a true interest. If you have no interest at all, it
might mean you need to do something else, but if it's just a
task you dislike, relate it clearly in your mind to the greater
goal. I don't like to drive, but when I remember those mountains
I'm going to, I get motivated to drive.
5. Create energy. Coffee can help for a while, but one way or
another, you need to have some energy to have motivate yourself.
Exercise, sleep well, and watch out for sugary foods - the
"sugar blues" will kill your motivation.
6. Have the proper mental state. It's rare to be depressed and
motivated. Resolve some of your negative feelings, and you'll
have more motivation. Another way is to do your important work
when you are in a better mood.
7. Make any small step. Commit to raking up one bag of leaves,
and soon you'll want to finish the yard. Any small step towards
your goals creates momentum.
You have seven ways now, but you have to actually use them, so
how do you get motivated to do that? You have to figure that one
out yourself. Humor, by the way, can be a good motivator.
Laughing often breaks up the feeling of being overwhelmed.
There's your eighth way to motivate yourself.
About the author:
Steve Gillman writes on many topics including brainpower, weight
loss, meditation, habits of mind, creative problem solving,
generating luck and anything related to self improvement. Learn
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