Six Self Motivation Techniques
Do you find that you have a lack of motivation at times? You
can learn a hundred ways to improve your life, but then hesitate
to act. Something less important catches your attention, or you
just don't feel like doing what you need to do. Even if you are
normally a motivated person, there may be times when you have
a hard time getting started on an important task.
There is a solution. Actually, there are probably dozens of
solutions. Here are six of the best. These are self-motivation
techniques that work for others. Try them, and if you find even
one or two here that work for you, you'll be on your way.
1. Find a true interest in what you are doing. If you have
no interest at all, it might mean you need to do something else.
On the other hand, if it's just a task you dislike, relate it
clearly in your mind to the greater goal. I don't particularly
like to drive, but I don't have a motivation problem when I am
driving to the mountains for a vacation.
2. Create energy. You need some energy for self motivation.
Caffeine may help for a while, if it doesn't create other problems
for you. You can also exercise and sleep well. Watch out for
sugary foods - the "sugar blues" will kill your motivation.
When you find energy boosters that work for you, make a list
and keep it handy for future use.
3. Talk your way to motivation. This is one of my favorite
ways to create energy and motivation. By the time I tell my wife
about the article I'm going to write, I'm out of my slump and
back at the keyboard. If the task itself is less inspiring, talk
about the larger goals it will help you achieve.
4. Stimulate desire. Imagining their potential future motivates
many to sign up for get-rich-quick plans. Good salesmen can put
you in your imagined dream home in minutes, and you'll feel motivated
to do anything to make it real. Why not learn to be your own
salesman?
5. Stimulate pain. An effective Neuro-Linguistic Programming
technique is to link pain with not acting. This is what happens
when you finally stop hitting that snooze button on the alarm
because you think you might lose your job. Imagine any bad consequences
that may occur if you don't do what you need to do.
6. Start with any small step. I have found that if I commit
to raking up one bag of leaves, I soon want to finish the yard
work. Training yourself to take any small step towards your goals
is a great self motivation technique. Breaking larger goals down
into small steps makes this even easier.
These techniques for getting motivated really work, but don't
ask me how to find the motivation to use them. Anyhow, you already
were motivated enough to read this far, so you'll be fine. Oh,
and humor is technique number seven. Laughing can overcome that
feeling of being overwhelmed that sucks away ones desire to take
action.
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