5 Ways to increase your Motivation
It is very common that most people start to take action towards pursuing their goals during situations that are either very uncomfortable or very inspiring. One example would be a guy who starts weightlifting after he broke up with his girlfriend. In this particular case, he draw motivation from an uncomfortable situation and this is actually a very good starting point.
The acutal problem lies in the fact that most men and women will eventually loose their motivation, stop taking action and they will fall back into their old medicore daily routine. Therefore, I‘ll give you 5 ideas on how to keep being motivated and make proper progress even when you are not in the mood at all.
Set clear goals and write them down
By doing so, you will actually have your goals black on white in front of you. Cut them out and put them in some place where you are forced to see them every day. You should read them at least twice a day, one time in the morning before work and one time before going to bed. This should help you keeping them in mind.
Start small
You are much more likely to get momentum, if you start off by going for small goals in the beginning. Let’s take for example the goal to loose 15 punds of weight throughout the year. You should always keep that goal in mind and read it out loud about at least two times a day as I mentioned before, but you should also be able to give yourself probs in the beginning. Therefore, I suggest having simple goals in the beginning as well, like for instance doing 15 minutes of cardio each day for about a week. Then when you reached that goal you are proud, you built a littlebit more confindence, and know you can set bigger goals. This behavior will lead towards constant motivation plus even your little actions will add up over time.
Books
As I mentioned already in other articles, reading is key for improving yourself. Do yourself a favour and buy a book about success, self-help or anything else that helps you becoming the person who you would like to be. Think of a book as a form of high quality information, that one person had to develop over a lifetime and know you are able to read that persons most intellectual and intelligent life lessons within a few hours. Reading will constantly feed you with new inspiring ideas so that you are able to stay on track easily.
Motivational Videos
How about going on youtube right now ? Then search for motivation and watch five of the videos that pop up. Do you enjoy watching them ? Sure, you do.These videos on youtube are a mix of motivational movie scenes, inspirational music and famous speeches. Whenever you are feeling tired or scared you should watch these videos to boost your drive.
Your social circle
In order to succeed, you should probably consider to let go of negative people and build a new social circle with people who put you under pressure and who expect you to do well.The quote „You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with the most“ doesn‘t exist for no reason. Find people who are passionate about life. Make friends with people who are better than you in at least one area that you are trying to be successful in. Building a new social circle that supports your personal growth doesn‘t just mean making new friends, but also cutting out the ones who put you down and who suck out your energy. I know this might sound harsh but in some cases there is no other way out.
