On to the motivation....
Last week we covered more tips on how to either get motivated to accomplish a task or how to stay motivated to keep working towards a goal. This week we are going to continue to explore how to remain motivated as you work towards your goals.
Many of you work for a living, you go to a J.O.B. (Just Over Broke), trade your time for their money, come home and just collapse. Well, doing that day after day, year after year, will seriously wear you out. Do you remember the first day you landed your first job? You were MOTIVATED. You had PLANS. You were GOING PLACES and TAKING NO PRISONERS. Now, most likely, you are just grateful to have a job, but it takes so much out of you that you have no more to give once you get home.
This is where the motivational tips I have been offering come into play. No matter how tired you may be, in order to improve your circumstances or work towards financial freedom, you need to not only define your goals, but really believe in your goals. Defining goals is relatively simple, the critical point it to not only believe in those defined goals, but to EMBRACE those same goals. The goals you define should be what you wake up thinking about and should also be what you think about as you are falling asleep at night.
By embracing these goals, you will discover you are as motivated as you were when you got your first job. But even with clearly defined goals, and you celebrating milestones towards those same goals, you will find over time that your motivation does begin to flag. This does not mean that your goals are no longer worthy. All it means is that you may need to find additional methods of motivation. Every new idea creates excitement, but as you continue to work towards your long-term goals, you will find times where you are still lacking motivation. This is natural and not a bad thing, all you have to do is to devise some additional motivational methods to keep moving through your 'slow' time.
One thing that will help keep your motivation fresh is to be sure that you ALWAYS make time for yourself. If you do not take care of yourself, no matter how supportive your friends and family may be, nobody else will take care of you. Remember to take time out for YOU. Do not lose yourself in your goal, your goal may be a part of you, but you still need to take some time to rest. Your mind and body do need this rest, even if you believe that you have to push through and continue to work. Spend some quiet time each day with yourself. This does not need to be hours at a time, it could only be 15 minutes to an hour, but remember to take time for yourself and keep in touch with who you are and why you are working for these goals. You may not feel like you have to do this daily, and if so, at least make an effort once a week to take time out for you. You don't have to sit in a tub with candles all over, it just means that you should do what YOU want to do for a little period of time. It is amazing how rejuvenating it is to do something that YOU want instead of constantly working to do stuff for everyone else.
After you have rejuvenated, do not forget to spend time with your friends and family. After you have taken care of yourself, you may also find it is easier to help your friends and family with their desires. It is critical to maintain a balance between work, goals, family and friends. Without a good balance, you will lose motivation very quickly. Strive to remember that your friends and family may not always be around for you to spend time with. Hopefully your friends and family are also motivated and excited about the goals that you have set, and perhaps part of spending time with them includes you all working towards the same goal.
Time is that commodity that once spent, cannot be taken back, so spend your time wisely. Avoid those who may 'suck' time away from you, they don't have enough motivation of their own, and would rather use you and your energy to get them motivated. This is personally draining, and you will find yourself losing that motivational drive again. Try to align yourself with other motivated people, because their energy will help keep you going. Then, if they start losing motivation, you are there to help them continue on.
Again, it is always very motivating to see your goals clearly written and posted in a public place. That way, not only you, but your friends and family can continue to see what you are working towards. As your motivation periodically lags, all you need to do is to catch a glimpse of your plans, and you will find that your motivation is rekindled.
These are a few more tips to keep you driving toward your goals. These tips may help keep you motivated even after a 10 hour work day, with dinner yet to be made and kids that still need help with their homework. After getting all that done, you may still be able to keep that tiny little spark of motivation alive so that you can do one more thing that will bring you closer to your goals. You will be amazed about how quickly you can get motivated when you can take tiny little steps toward your goal. By doing just one little task before you call it a day, you can go to bed enthused because you are now one step closer to your goal. It is a wonderful feeling to know that no matter how rough your day may have been, you still took one more step toward your dream. That should always keep your spark of motivation alive.
Hopefully you found some of these tips and suggestions helpful to stay motivated. Perhaps it will allow you to get through this week a little easier too. Have a great Motivational Monday. Wednesday we will pick it up and have some fun with the weekly installment of Fun Facts and Trivial Tidbits.
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Until Wednesday...
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