The biggest bankrupt in this world is a man who has lost his enthusiasm for life.
From all sides, they keep telling us how important motivation is to achieve our goals. Of course, no one will argue with this. The question is, how to keep your motivation for a long time?
We are so keen on the new fashionable diet, but after a week we eat these delicious cakes again. We take up a new project with such enthusiasm, and after a while we give up, defeated by numerous difficulties. Every year we start a new healthy life, sign up for the gym and run in the morning, and now the exercise machines are quietly covered with dust, pushed to the far corner.
Motivation is a powerful force that can make us change ourselves or change the world around us. But, like any strong emotion, it can quickly leave us. Here are seven tips on how to prevent this from happening.
Yes, this is much easier said than done in practice. But it's still worth trying to focus your efforts on those activities that bring you pleasure. Think about the following:
At work. It may not be the time to switch to your dream job yet, but maybe it would be wise to pay more attention to the things that you like, and delegate others to colleagues?
Your goals. When setting a goal, it is very important to take care of the most pleasant way for you to achieve it. For example, if you want to become more athletic, then you need to choose the type of physical activity that brings you pleasure, and not what is advertised in glossy magazines.
Your obligations. Don't be afraid to say no to what weighs you down and pulls you back. Perhaps this is one of the main skills in life.
Most of the really important goals require quite significant efforts from you, which only after a long time can bring the desired result. You can strive for a secure and independent lifestyle, but for this you will have to bend your back for a long time.
Instead of focusing on the current difficult and unpleasant task, focus better on the reason for which you need to complete it. Hang a picture of your dream image above your workplace and pay attention to it more often.
If you have a hard, stressful day ahead of you or you are starting a new project, then try to do light, quick tasks at the beginning that bring quick results. This will boost your mood and help you gain self-confidence, which is so necessary at the beginning of important things. As a rule, these are tasks that can be completed in a few minutes, leaving you with a sense of accomplishment. It can be cleaning your desk, parsing an email or a phone call that you have been putting off for a long time, and so on.
After you have done a few simple quick things, while the battle fuse has not subsided, it is better to take up the most difficult task of the day. It may not be easy, but once you get through the main task of the day, everything else will seem like a mere trifle to you. In addition, if you postpone the most difficult thing until the end of the day, then most likely it will smoothly move to the next day, and then the next. So difficult tasks become impossible.
When you feel fresh and rested, it's very easy to be motivated. Taking breaks is a great way to increase your productivity. Instead of spending hours doing incomprehensible things, mixing work and rest in the embrace of procrastination, you will have a clear time for work and a certain time for rest. This brings organization to your day and helps you to do business without being distracted by extraneous things.
Most of us are too overwhelmed with various tasks and goals. We try to achieve a lot at once, and as a result we get nothing but chronic fatigue.
Let's not forget that there are only 24 hours in a day and we have time for rest, entertainment and pleasure. Striving to be smart, beautiful and successful at the same time is, of course, good, but it is better to have only one global goal at any given time and give it the maximum of your attention. This way you will have a much better chance of success.
Small prizes for each important step can be a good means of motivation, especially if you are engaged in a job that is not very interesting to you. An extraordinary break, a cup of coffee, a walk in the park or a favorite dish — choose what really pleases you and reward yourself, your beloved, for real success.
One of the most important factors that distinguish great people from their less successful competitors is an unyielding desire to achieve their goals. Maintaining, despite difficulties and defeats, their motivation at a high level for a long time gives them strength, perseverance and determination, which are the key to successfully achieving any goal. We hope that these tips will help you in this.
