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Top 10 Ways To Motivate Yourself

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By BabukumarPublished 2 years ago 5 min read
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Top 10 Ways To Motivate Yourself
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Top 10 Ways To Motivate Yourself

Motivation is a tough thing to tackle if you’re struggling to find it. There are plenty of ways to get motivated, but some take more effort than others. Here are the top 10 ways to motivate yourself.

Set big goals!

**Why Do You Need To Set Big Goals?**

Goals are a great way to motivate yourself. Having big goals will keep you motivated and help you achieve success in life.**

Ask yourself why you're not motivated.

It's easy to feel unmotivated. You may feel bored and uninspired. You may even ask yourself, "Why am I doing this? This is a waste of time."

Trying to motivate yourself can be a real challenge. We often blame our lack of motivation on other people, on how busy we are and on how we just don't feel like it. But the truth is that you can motivate yourself by asking the right questions, knowing what motivates you best and by keeping your goals in mind at all times.

Ask yourself these 10 important questions before you give up on motivation:

1) Am I getting enough sleep? If you're not getting enough sleep, your body will be in a state of exhaustion. You'll be more stressed out and more prone to feeling unmotivated. Make sure that you get enough sleep every night so that your body and mind are ready for anything!

2) Am I eating healthy? Make sure that you're eating as many fruits, vegetables and lean proteins as possible during the day so that your body has the most amount of energy possible!

3) Am I exercising regularly? Exercise is a natural mood booster! It increases your endorphins and helps to clear your mind. Make sure that you are

Don't say "I can't."

1. Look at yourself in the mirror

2. Make a list of all your reasons why you want to succeed

3. Get rid of distractions (TV, Internet, Phone)

4. Go to your room and try to visualize yourself achieving your goal

6. Create a vision board (Pinterest has great ones)

7. Buy a small motivational poster and put it where you can see it everyday

8. Make a promise to yourself that if you don't meet your goal, you will give yourself a punishment

9. Tell someone about your goal and get them to hold you accountable for it (someone who will ask how close you are to reaching your goal)

10. Get out of bed and do something active!

Be kind to yourself.

There are many ways to motivate ourselves, but all of them require us to take action and move in the direction we want to go. Here are some practical ideas that can help you be kind to yourself and stay motivated every day:

Be kind to yourself. When you fall, don't get frustrated. You're only human. Instead, give yourself a pat on the back for having the courage to try something new and failing at it.

Set a specific time frame.

Setting a specific time frame for your goal and then breaking it down into small achievable steps will help you accomplish more. For example, if you want to go to the gym three times a week and you don't feel motivated enough to do so, schedule one hour of gym time for each day of the week. If you can't make going to the gym work, try scheduling something else -- like a date with yourself or a friend.

Make a list!

Motivation is a fickle beast. Sometimes you feel like doing everything in your power to achieve your goals. Other times you don't care enough even to get out of bed. The question is, how do you motivate yourself when you're not feeling motivated?

How do you motivate yourself to achieve your goals? Here are some tips:

1. Make a list.

2. Set deadlines.

3. Keep the list where you can see it every day.

4. Reward yourself for each goal achieved (with something that's not food!).

5. Write down why achieving the goal is important to you and why it benefits others if you feel selfish about achieving it (because sometimes we just don't care enough about our own goals).

6. Ask others for help and support when needed and schedule times for check-ins with them.

7. Keep a journal of daily progress toward the goal, noting any roadblocks or successes along the way. Remember, it's not about the end goal but what happens along the way that will make getting there more fun and rewarding!

8. Find an accountability partner who will check in with you on how things are going regularly and support your efforts to achieve your goal while being careful not to nag or guilt

Hyper-focus on a single task.

Focus on a single task at a time. If you are doing several tasks at the same time, they will not be completed as fast, and you will feel overwhelmed. It's hard enough being productive, but when you try to do too many things at once it's almost impossible.

Treat this like a chess game – focus on one move and then make the next move.

Remind yourself of your motivation.

Motivation is a funny thing. Sometimes we feel totally driven to achieve a certain goal, and other times it seems impossible to get ourselves going.

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Get to the root of it.

Sometimes we lack motivation and focus. We continually procrastinate and put things off for later, but then later never comes because you keep putting things off for later. Here are 10 ways to motivate yourself to get things done!

Be proactive.

These are the 10 most common ways I motivate myself:

1. Visualize the result.

2. Have a strong reason why.

3. Break down the task into small pieces.

4. Set a deadline.

5. Use external forces to motivate you (TV, Internet, etc.).

6. Get a reward for doing your task (treat yourself).

7. Blame it on someone or something else to avoid taking responsibility.

8. Use positive self-talk to keep you going (see affirmations).

9. Do it for someone you care about (your significant other, children, parents, friends, etc.).

10. Do it for your future self (imagine yourself in the future and you're doing it now)

Motivation is a skill everyone can practice and improve upon.

The secret to motivation is simple: make it a practice. There are certain habits of highly motivated people, and you can easily adopt them into your life. Here are the top 10 ways to motivate yourself.

Self-motivation is essential to success in life, and we’re here to share some tips to help you get started. Our list is by no means exhaustive, but hopefully you’ll find at least one tip that works for you. And if not, simply remember your motivations!

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  • Cathy Deslippe4 months ago

    Very inspiring and well written, I love how you captured writing a list, it does work.

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