Be self motivated.
All your motivation comes from within yourself.
If you do not have the motivation to do something then you will not do what it takes. You will not push yourself when it gets hard. You will quit at the first sign of adversity.
Motivation can be created and generated by you. There must be a reward for your hard work. There must be something good to focus on when its hard and difficult. When you’re depressed and in pain you must go through adversity to reach the heavens.
Psychology is the science of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, as well as feelings and thought. Also, understanding of the emergent properties of brains, linking the discipline to neuroscience
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To know yourself and understand why you do the things you do. When you know your psychology your behavior becomes more predictable and less random. You understand why you and people do certain things. In its simplest form there are only a few things that motivate people. Once you know what the motivator is you can dangle it like a carrot to make someone take action.
Start new things with the strongest belief that it is going to work. If you start with a strong belief and confidence then you will take the action required to make it work. The belief you have in yourself and/or your team is the fuel needed to drive the action. This belief is powerful and rare because there is so much doubt and fear that can creep up. This belief is powerful and infectious because people want to believe but you have to give them a reason. When you believe something is going to happen you will look for signs and continue to stay motivated to make it happen. Stay strong in your belief that it’s going to work!
What is causing you the most pain? Is it you health? Is it your financials? Is it you relationships? Is it your happiness?
This pain can be used as the greatest gift as motivation to help you change. Instead of ignoring the pain, use the pain as motivation to get what you want. When the pain is so great we will go to great lengths to make it stop. Think of the joy and relief of the pain being gone will bring you. It won’t be easy but it will be worth it.
I have fun and exciting things that I want to do with my life. I dream big dreams that give me so much excitement but they also give me fear. The fear of failure. The fear of not being good enough. The fear of lack. The fear of being judged. The fear of missing out. I have all these fears but the biggest fear I have is not living up to my full potential. This is what drives me and motivates me to be the best I can and to take risks. I know these fears have paralyzed me before but now they motivate me.
The actions you take always have a motivation behind them. It is your job to know yourself well enough to know why you do the things that you do.
Every little thing that you do has a reason behind it and too many times the reason is, “That’s the way it’s always been done.” or “That’s the way I was taught.”
Be curious in finding out your true motivations and you may take different actions and be more fulfilled.
The beauty of life is that meaning and purpose are not given to you. You have to find them.
It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
Epictetus
We can not always control the results of what happens but we can control our actions and our reactions to the results.
If you do not know why you are doing something then re-evaluate and find your motivation.
If you want to make progress in anything there has to be metrics.
Find a system that works for you that highlights what you with to make progress on.
You will never know if something is working or not unless you have data to back it up.
Give yourself a grade everyday to see how you did. How can you do better? What went right? What went wrong?
Seeing results will motivate you to stay focused and keep pushing.
Experiment with different systems and find out what works for you.
Sometimes if there is not an immediate result then people lose motivation and focus. We are easily bored and have a short attention span. Time is the most valuable asset everyone has so no one wants to waste their time. If you are trying to lose wait the people think the worst thing is to waste time on something that doesn’t work. They try everything and the pounds never come off. This is frustrating for anyone going through this struggle All they want is the feeling of being fit and sexy.
They want this feeling so bad they will look for solutions to get this result immediately. The pain of staying fat is a motivating thought. So motivating that it causes some people to try and cut corners or take a magic pill where there is no pain and only pleasure.
The pleasure is in the pain. You should not wait until you reach the destination to feel good. You should embrace the pain and do the hard-work. Pay the price and you will gain the reward.
Do whatever it takes to stay hungry and motivated. This is a tricky art and will require sacrifices. You will have to give up something, whether it be family, money, time, friends, or success. If you want to party every weekend you will have to give up time and money. If you want to be good at a skill then you will have to sacrifice friends and partying.
Motivation can come about in different ways. The people you work with can motivate you to do a better job. They can be entertaining and you enjoy coming into work everyday.
Competition can be motivating. You want to be better than the competition so you work hard and find ways to differentiate yourself.
Significance can be motivating. You want to be the best so you feel important so you find ways to stand out and deliver the best quality you can.
Learning and growth can be motivating. You want to be better than you are now so you do the work to make yourself better.
Love can be motivating. Love is driving you to be better to take care of yourself and your loved ones. It can never get old if you love what you do.
