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| What is Motivation? How To Stay Motivated? |
In simple words, motivation is your need (or desire) that pushes you to take one extra step when you are death tired.
Therefore, motivation is something, which makes one stand out from others. The successful personas from not so successful. The happy ones from not so happy ones. When you push yourself to achieve something for any reason, the reason is motivation. Now the question arises how to stay motivated to achieve anything.
Be Yourself
Simply be yourself. Many of us are trying to mimic others, the people who have achieved something in their life. In actuality, it does not work in that way. Though mimicking others will take you to some distance, but for a long journey, you need to be yourself.
The foremost reason, why I am saying you to not to mimic others, because they are different set of people than you. They have a different kind of environment, different kind of struggle, so their motivation is also different.
I’m not saying you shouldn’t learn from their journeys. Learn from them, but don’t blindly follow. Be original. Be yourself.
Set Your Goals
Many of us do not have goals. If you are going to argue that, you have goals. Then, tell me why you have not achieved your goal, yet. It is simply because you do not have a goal. Instead, you have dreams.
So, what is the difference between a goal and a dream? The difference between a goal and a dream is simple as the difference between your idol and you. They have goals not dreams. However, they might have quoted, dreams instead of goals, but they have goals instead of dreams.
For your information, a goal is a dream with a plan and deadline. The motivated people, starts with a goal, and then after accomplishing that goal, they go for another. This is how, they keep achieving what they want.
For you, it is time to set a goal. Start with a small goal and then move on to bigger one. As smaller one will allow you to strategize for bigger one.
Build Anticipation
Build anticipation for yourself and publicly commit to your goals. When you make a commitment publicly, you’re more likely to work diligently to avoid the embarrassment of failure. Although there’s nothing wrong with failure, the public commitment can push you harder.
Accept Challenges
There is no denial in the fact that there will be challenges. Frankly admitting, there will be thousands of challenges but these challenges make the journey, somewhat memorable. Like they say, bigger the challenge, higher the reward. So enjoy the journey and its challenges.
Think and Then Act
First, think, then act—not the other way around. Analyze the problem, create an action plan, and then go all-in. Sometimes, you may need to improvise if things don’t go as planned, but having a detailed plan is still beneficial. When you’ve worked hard, you want it badly, and a plan ensures that every detail is covered.
Ask For Help
Even with all the planning, failure is still possible, and that’s okay—it’s the effort that matters, not winning or losing. Accept failure, then start again. But before starting over, seek a mentor who can help you understand your flaws and turn them into strengths. This person could be anyone—your parents, friends, partner, or colleagues. The goal is to avoid repeating the same mistakes.
Go For Glory
After working on your weaknesses, start again. Fail if you must, and then try once more, until you get it right. Remember, Edison didn’t invent the light bulb in a single attempt; it took him thousands of tries. It’s easy to give up after a failure, but harder to start again and reach for success. Always remember why you started and let your motivation guide you.
Ultimately, what matters most is you. There will be thousands of challenges, but as I mentioned earlier, the bigger the challenge, the higher the glory. You must overcome those challenges, and your next great story will be yours. Believe that you can, and enjoy every moment of the journey.
Image Credit: 1. Wikipedia/Boxing
Therefore, motivation is something, which makes one stand out from others. The successful personas from not so successful. The happy ones from not so happy ones. When you push yourself to achieve something for any reason, the reason is motivation. Now the question arises how to stay motivated to achieve anything.
Be Yourself
Simply be yourself. Many of us are trying to mimic others, the people who have achieved something in their life. In actuality, it does not work in that way. Though mimicking others will take you to some distance, but for a long journey, you need to be yourself.
The foremost reason, why I am saying you to not to mimic others, because they are different set of people than you. They have a different kind of environment, different kind of struggle, so their motivation is also different.
I’m not saying you shouldn’t learn from their journeys. Learn from them, but don’t blindly follow. Be original. Be yourself.
Set Your Goals
Many of us do not have goals. If you are going to argue that, you have goals. Then, tell me why you have not achieved your goal, yet. It is simply because you do not have a goal. Instead, you have dreams.
So, what is the difference between a goal and a dream? The difference between a goal and a dream is simple as the difference between your idol and you. They have goals not dreams. However, they might have quoted, dreams instead of goals, but they have goals instead of dreams.
For your information, a goal is a dream with a plan and deadline. The motivated people, starts with a goal, and then after accomplishing that goal, they go for another. This is how, they keep achieving what they want.
For you, it is time to set a goal. Start with a small goal and then move on to bigger one. As smaller one will allow you to strategize for bigger one.
Build Anticipation
Build anticipation for yourself and publicly commit to your goals. When you make a commitment publicly, you’re more likely to work diligently to avoid the embarrassment of failure. Although there’s nothing wrong with failure, the public commitment can push you harder.
Accept Challenges
There is no denial in the fact that there will be challenges. Frankly admitting, there will be thousands of challenges but these challenges make the journey, somewhat memorable. Like they say, bigger the challenge, higher the reward. So enjoy the journey and its challenges.
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| 1% Motivation Technique |
First, think, then act—not the other way around. Analyze the problem, create an action plan, and then go all-in. Sometimes, you may need to improvise if things don’t go as planned, but having a detailed plan is still beneficial. When you’ve worked hard, you want it badly, and a plan ensures that every detail is covered.
Ask For Help
Even with all the planning, failure is still possible, and that’s okay—it’s the effort that matters, not winning or losing. Accept failure, then start again. But before starting over, seek a mentor who can help you understand your flaws and turn them into strengths. This person could be anyone—your parents, friends, partner, or colleagues. The goal is to avoid repeating the same mistakes.
Go For Glory
After working on your weaknesses, start again. Fail if you must, and then try once more, until you get it right. Remember, Edison didn’t invent the light bulb in a single attempt; it took him thousands of tries. It’s easy to give up after a failure, but harder to start again and reach for success. Always remember why you started and let your motivation guide you.
Ultimately, what matters most is you. There will be thousands of challenges, but as I mentioned earlier, the bigger the challenge, the higher the glory. You must overcome those challenges, and your next great story will be yours. Believe that you can, and enjoy every moment of the journey.
Image Credit: 1. Wikipedia/Boxing