Staying Motivated

Here are 5 tips that you can use to stay motivated, and to achieve whatever goals that you’ve set out for yourself in your life. Make a plan to stay motivated. Write it down. Look at the different ways that keep you motivated and write those down too. There are endless possibilities for motivation that you can use, and there will be new ones that you might discover along the way. Take some time to read some books from inspirational power leaders such as Tony Robbins, or use spirituality to inspire you and give you hope. Take the time to write down every morning, or even the night before, short term lists for goals that you want to achieve that day or the next. By focusing on a few short term goals your long term ones will become closer and well defined. Take your long term goals and shorten them into easier to accomplish steps. Walk from room to room and post some brightly colored post-it notes listing all of the positive things that will happen in your life by achieving your goals. Taking a look at the goals you will accomplish will inspire you to reach for the goal and not to give up. Use time wisely by taking care of your body. Regular exercise and a healthy diet in conjunction with a steady sleep routine will keep you alert and focused on the goals ahead. Reward yourself when you reach a milestone toward your goal. Do this by taking some time for you, in other words take the time to smell the roses. Soak a little longer in the tub, buy a new outfit, and take a day off to spend with a loved one, or just nap the afternoon away. Do whatever it takes to make you feel good about what reaching out for your goal. As you go along with your plans always recognize that when the bad days hit, there will always be a tomorrow. However, if you notice that you just can’t get out of the unmotivated mood you’re in, then it could be signs of a physical problem that could be causing you experience depression. Imbalances in the body can really play havoc on your goals, and delay the time for you reaching your goals. By reaching for the stars and succeeding you’ll find things out about yourself that you never knew. The most important thing to remember is that you should never quit, even when the chips are down. Why? Because you understood and put into practice your own version of the 5 time management tips and beat the odds! The best thing is if you did it once you can do it all over agai

Types of Motivation

Positive Intrinsic Motivation: related to the will. “I want this” – Have you ever really wanted something and got it? Well this is the positive inner will. This is the main factor why people succeed and one of the most important drives. You really want it, but there are more factors to consider if you will succeed or not. Negative Intrinsic Motivation: This is where you will do it, but really don’t want to. It is a compliant mode where you kind of do what you are told because you are formed this way. It is not fun, but you will get the job done. Positive Extrinsic Motivation: This one is where you get paid or other benefits. This is a short termed motivational factor that is driven by a prize. It is good for the short run, but for the long run you need to move your motivation to positive intrinsic… There have been research on this topic, but we do not need a deep report to prove this point. Consider you are doing your job at 80 %, you suddenly get a $1000 extra to do your job 100 % per month for six months. And they remove the bonus you have been accustomed to, what do you think will be your effort percentage at work after the prize is gone? Negative Extrinsic Motivation: If there is no price, there will be punishment. This is the fear motivational factor. You are driven by fear of losing out somehow.

“I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me.” - Dudley Field Malone