How To Motivate Yourself?

robie · 03-12-2009, 03:07 AM

Dream and then focus on your dream

Vincelog · 03-13-2009, 02:17 PM

I find that focusing on our dreams will help too. It makes me motivated to just get going.

Cheers
Vincent
Personal Development Blogger

Collegepro · 03-14-2009, 01:15 AM

Another approach to self motivation is :-

Set a specific goal and have the motivation of a commitment. Remember that once your goal is set, your subconscious mind will begin to accept that goal and start to figure out ways to achieve it. That is why is so important to write down your goals. You also need to physically monitor your progress.

Giving yourself a target, a goal, gives you direction. Having something to aim for, is going to help you reach it. Remember to always set yourself realistic goals. Aim at a comfortable level, achieve it and then aim for a more complex or difficult goal.

Be gentle with yourself - don't be too harsh. Lapses are inevitable and do occur. Concentrate on your success and not on failures.

rickymat · 03-14-2009, 08:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vincelog

Hi Warriors,

I am interested in ways you use to motivate yourself to do something even when you don't feel like it. Do share with us your technique.

Cheers
Vincent
Personal Development blogger

Hi Vincent,

I found a great video,which is about leadership and very much motivating.o and check it out:
Traits of Exceptional Leaders

dorothydot · 03-14-2009, 12:03 PM

I am lucky, I guess. I'm very deadline-oriented. Once we agree on a schedule or due-date, I move heaven and earth to keep my part of the pact.

And I also value greatly keeping my word... I'm old-fashioned that way. My word is my honor. Written agreements, emails - sure.

So I basically drown in a project until finished. Then it's on to the next.

Dot

herrick · 03-14-2009, 02:59 PM

Try to use a egg timer. When you have a task that has to be done and seems impossible to start. Set the timer for 50 min. when it rings you stop, take a break for ten minutes. Refresh then set the timer for 20 min. when it rings take another break for 10 min. You will get alot more work done in these blocks of time and look forward to the breaks. It will help keep you motivated.

herrick · 03-14-2009, 03:00 PM

Jim Rohn is also one to listen to.

nikmerchant · 03-15-2009, 05:05 AM

Read a lot of books and listen to business cd's.... Always help...

KatHudson · 03-15-2009, 09:06 AM

you know - different things motivate me at different times for different reasons. You need to find something that moves you emotionally - that can be a trigger - doing NLP is great - you can program your mind to have a trigger - ie - I had it done to motivate me to exercise- they programmed a technique - that when I pull on my ear lobe I am reminded of the reason.... it has seemed to work so far!

other than that I have a vision board and recite my goals first thing in the morning -

vencedor08 · 03-15-2009, 07:41 PM

Just think about your good health, See the beautiful creation that you can contemplate while others can not cuz they are blind. Think about your creator. how he loves you.

Vincelog · 03-16-2009, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KatHudson

you know - different things motivate me at different times for different reasons. You need to find something that moves you emotionally - that can be a trigger - doing NLP is great - you can program your mind to have a trigger - ie - I had it done to motivate me to exercise- they programmed a technique - that when I pull on my ear lobe I am reminded of the reason.... it has seemed to work so far!

other than that I have a vision board and recite my goals first thing in the morning -

Hi Kathudson,

A visual board does help and I have one too. NLP is a powerful technique that we can use to shift us into our motivated state in a second and we can definitely use it to our advantage.

Cheers
Vincent
Personal Development Blogger

Evelyn B. · 03-16-2009, 02:54 PM

Greetings, Warriors,

I am motivated by the idea that someone is waiting to hear (or read) what I have to say. Just as I have enjoyed the benefits of learning from those who came before me, so do I hope to make a difference in the lives of those who read my work.

It's pretty simple. Think about what kind of world you want to see, and then do whatever is in your power to make that become a reality.

Peace,

Evelyn

Vincelog · 03-18-2009, 02:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by herrick

Try to use a egg timer. When you have a task that has to be done and seems impossible to start. Set the timer for 50 min. when it rings you stop, take a break for ten minutes. Refresh then set the timer for 20 min. when it rings take another break for 10 min. You will get alot more work done in these blocks of time and look forward to the breaks. It will help keep you motivated.

This is a great idea. The egg timer keeps us moving at all times and can help to increase our productivity.

Cheers
Vincent
Personal Development Blogger

ankita · 03-18-2009, 03:45 AM

i get motivated by closing my eyes & think of my god & play with my kid & start working again.

sundown16 · 03-20-2009, 10:31 PM

I motivate myself by continueing to look for that magical, perfect opportunity out there, having success and passing the knowledge to others!

clever7 · 03-20-2009, 10:50 PM

Even though this is rare because I always have what to write about, when I need motivation and inspiration I read what other people wrote. I look for mistakes or missing points in their work, and then I try writing better than them about the same topic.

The results are always very good!

jyzackoh · 03-21-2009, 09:20 AM

Hey!

What you can do is that you think of what you want to achieve in the end. Like your final goal. Then you can set smaller goals so that you can feel good each time you complete something.

With the end in mind you know that what you're going to do will help you achieve that goal. And that goal will make you all excited and motivated to push on even though you're not in the mood to do something =)

Or just psycho yourself at how easy that task is going to be! It worked for mee! haha!

Warrior J · 03-21-2009, 12:57 PM

Visualization. When ever I don't feel like doing something, nine times out of ten it's something that is good for me and something that I will benefit from (Odd how we can do the things that do nothing for us all day). I just visualize the result and benefits that I'll no doubt reap. For sports, I hated working out. So I visualized my ocular success physically and visualized all of the great and awesome things I would and did do on the field. Of course this strategy applies to everything. For my business success, I visualize profitable transactions and my ideas for profit generation as pure gold. Basically, your mind is powerful and what you see in your mind can easily be duplicated in the real world. Visualization combined with praying and the help of God is a guaranteed way to success every single time.

Warrior J

solardave · 03-22-2009, 07:45 AM

I think making a list is important.It gives us a goal for the day.I've been doing this for a little while and find it much easier to stay focused. I also agree that some days you just need to take a little time and not do your homework. If I get really frustrated I'll walk away for an hour or so.

reynald2790 · 03-22-2009, 07:58 AM

I motivate myself by thinking of what good things will happen if i do this and that. I just start thinking positively so that I will never have to think about not wanting to do something.

James12C · 03-22-2009, 08:55 AM

I start off the day with Esther and Jerry Hicks.. Me time... Jot stuff down in the filo that I want to get done.... check sales... jog listening to upbeat stuff....

Joe's Market · 03-22-2009, 10:52 AM

I look at my children and how they look at me is all of my motivation to provide them with a life I was once only able to dream about.

Best to all
Joe

NikkiM · 03-22-2009, 11:24 AM

I keep myself motivated with a vision board/dream board. I strongly feel that you can change your life by changing how you perceive your life and your future.

Whenever I get unmotivated, or a little off track, I work on my dream house book. I spent one day going to Menards and gathering books on windows, paint, doors, fixtures, and etc...I cut out pictures of what I want and paste these images on paper. I have just about every room planned out, down to the minor details. Working on your goals is a great way to change your energy from unmotivated to motivated. So, Whenever I feel despaired, I look at my book and imagine myself in my new house, and I can conquer the world.

I found that focusing on what you want in life and making it real to you in your mind helps you keep motivated towards your goal. Goals can be large or small, but focus on what you want in life and it will give you all the motivation you need and then some.

Evasan · 03-22-2009, 11:28 AM

Many a people use enchanting music to motivae oneself. But in my sadly, it doesn't work.

Bukola · 03-22-2009, 07:42 PM

Great topic, I get motivated by taking inventory of what I am grateful for and focusing on the results I am getting day by day.

valjean · 03-22-2009, 11:47 PM

Imagine what your life would be like tomorrow if you don't take action. Imagine what your life would be like next week if you kept procrastinating. Do the same for a month, 6 months, a year, 5 years, and what your life would be like if you didn't take action for 20 years. Then do the same if you did.

That may seem like enough but take it a step further. Ask yourself what would make your success inevitable. That's right, I said "inevitable." What could you do to make your success inevitable. What write a check for $100 and give it to your neighbor and say, "log into this website. Everyday you don't see some new content for the next 90 days, go out and cash the check." That's just an example, but make a public consequence.

Lastly, just do one thing at a time. Chances for success go down considerably when you focus on more than one project at a time.

Don't expect to just have motivation once you learn the right trick or hear the right quote. Let your motivation be to always find motivation. If you set about to do task A that involves you completing subtask a, b, and c but you don't feel like starting with subtask a, change the list to subtasks a,b,c, and d. What's the new subtask a? Get motivated. Don't not do something when you don't feel like it, just add motivation to the list rather than expect to always be motivated and only act when you are. My favorite is journaling. I use macjournal. You can't beat the full screen mode with the black background and nothing else. All the answers are really inside of us. It's the best prozac ever. You feel crappy. Start writing. It's amazing, I can always journal myself out of a crappy mood. Works everytime.

Finally read this (and keep reading!) Tim Ferris's Blog post from Jan 7,2009

robertstr · 03-23-2009, 04:31 AM

Hi everyone!
There are 3 primary reasons we lose motivation:

Lack of confidence - If you don’t believe you can succeed, what’s the point in trying?
Lack of focus - If you don’t know what you want, do you really want anything?
Lack of direction - If you don’t know what to do, how can you be motivated to do it?

Once you know the reasons why you lose motivation, you will know how to escape from it.
- You should focus on gratitude. Set aside time to focus on everything positive in your life. Make a mental list of your strengths, past successes, and current advantages.By making an effort to feel grateful, you’ll realize how competent and successful you already are.
- you should define the goal. When know what you want, you become motivated to take action.
- A lack of direction kills motivation. The key to finding direction is identifying the activities that lead to success.

writer-ros · 03-23-2009, 06:09 AM

One of the most important things we need to do to be motivated is to constantly feel in touch with the WHY of what we are doing. What was the reason you started? What do you want to achieve? Start thinking about what your dreams were that got you taking action in the first place and really get in touch with them.

I have an article on my website about motivation (look down on the left menu for "articles").

Ros

kenboss · 03-23-2009, 10:58 AM

This is a great thread, and it's about time I put my two pence worth in (I live in England!)

Make that three pence -- I have three things that help me tremendously:

1. Early to bed, early to rise. YEAH this is old fashioned, and it may not work for everybody, but for me it makes a HUGE difference to my energy if I am up before 7. If I sleep in til 10 or later, I have to kick myself in the behind all day just to stay focused. If I can get out for a brisk walk before breakfast that works wonders too, because I automatically use the time to figure out what to aim to achieve during the first two hours of the day - by the time I get back in I am raring to go, with a supercharged feeling of already being ahead of the game... adrenalin is a great drug!!!

2. Learn through teaching. I find one of the fastest ways to accumulate knowledge, and I mean good, precise targeted knowledge about a specific subject, is to find a way of teaching it to others. Take something you are trying to learn about, and challenge yourself to write an ebook, create an instructional video or even hold a semninar about it, as if you were setting yourself up as an "obvious expert" and in the process you'll find yourself automatically doing laser targeted research just fill in all the specific gaps in your knowledge. And it will force you to organze that knowledge into easily comprehensible form. BONUS: once you've got it done, SELL IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

3. Most people probably know this one, but I have to include it - if any task seems too daunting because of its sheer scale, break it down into bite size chunks and tick them off one by one as they get done. For added spice, I often try to challenge myself to do it fast. For example: I can be a bit untidy, to say the least, and my computer room often gets into a complete mess, to the point where cleaning it up looks like a nightmare best avoided. But if I say: "OK - I am setting the timer for 5 minutes (or whatever) and I am going to pick up 37 objects and put them in their proper place" BY gosh, and by golly, she gets done real quick and I was having fun the whole time. This works for just about everything, subject to adjustment!

Of course there are loads of people with natural work-ethic who think we're all pathetic for having to think this way, but probably they are too busy getting on with life to be reading this thread!! Hopefully, using some of these techniques can help the rest of us to join them!!!

stevebetsworth · 03-29-2009, 11:37 AM

Hi the way I stay Motivated is to create a "Goal" and then Plan how I am going to achieve it on a daily basis, creating MindMovies to help me stay positive and have the mind set to achieve the end result!!

Cheers,

Steve

DanGTD · 04-11-2009, 10:30 AM

I would recommend checking out http://www.Gtdagenda.com for an online project manager + motivation tool. Set up your Goals and Projects, and use the Vision Wall feature to create a vision board with pictures linked to your goals. The Vision Wall can be sent automatically to you by e-mail every morning, and looking at it for 30 seconds will surely motivate you.

Kim Thomas · 04-11-2009, 11:09 PM

for my personally my son is my inspiration he really keeps me going. when i look into his eyes i know he deserves so much better than what we have now.

FrontLineMentor · 04-12-2009, 12:31 AM

I motivate myself by reading
stories from other people or businessman
that are already successful.

ulteriiormotive · 04-12-2009, 12:53 AM

I think about the words of Jack Lalanne......."if I lie to me, I'd lie to you" ......Knowing that I am fooling myself not living up to my own expectatios burns me up inside. That's all the motivation I need!

Kim Thomas · 04-12-2009, 12:58 AM

theres no way to motivate yourself other than to just take tha bull by the horns and make it happen, because if you dont nobody else will!

Stevecyr · 04-12-2009, 11:51 PM

I motivate myself by imagining the worst of the conditions and then coming out of it by flying colors. It may sound weird, but thats the way I m.!

Vincelog · 04-17-2009, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stevecyr

I motivate myself by imagining the worst of the conditions and then coming out of it by flying colors. It may sound weird, but thats the way I m.!

Hi Stevecyr,

That is a great way. By focusing on what you want and what you fear, you are pushing yourself in one direction. This is a great point. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers
Vincent
Personal Development Blogger

VIPfactor · 04-17-2009, 12:32 PM

Whenever i need some motivation, i take a quick look at success depicting collage i have made. It's very effective.

Basically, you depict the abstract word success with images that you associate with success. For example, nice car, house, etc...

superstylefactor · 04-17-2009, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by honestbizpro

I love coming to this section of the Forum....it has Success in the title!

It gets a little mystical and mushy sometimes but sometimes we all need to get centered and get another layer of invinciblity from the doom and gloom we see on the news.

I was just reading Frank Kerns email about his latest Launch of Mass Control....so far he has only sold about 1914 copies. Yea there is a recession you know.

Now how much is he selling it for? $2000!

He made about 4 Million Dollars in a day!!!!!!!! On a Monday...On a Holiday..In a Recession.

I just happen to live in the same city...literally minutes from Frank and just knowing that pumps me up most days.

Motivation is all around us.

Unfortunately I can't even tell my neighbors about Frank...cus quite simply...they won't believe it. (nah...I tell them anyway!)

This is the best business in the world. Just never give up and learn all you can. Then apply it.

and that's one of the things that motivates me

Vincelog · 04-18-2009, 12:51 PM

Thinking of providing for our love ones seems to help. This is one of the way that I am going to use to help motivate myself. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers
Vincent
Personal Development Blogger

Rich Williams · 04-18-2009, 02:00 PM

I set myself a list of goals for the day and make sure I take a break every couple of hours or I tend to lose momentum.

DirectoryKing · 04-20-2009, 08:09 AM

This works. If you can spend 10 minutes looking at yourself in the mirror. I guarantee you that you will stay motivated.

Tristan Lee · 04-20-2009, 09:57 AM

One of the things that helps me stay motivated is visualize what it is that I'm working towards whenever I'm stuck. That always gives me a sudden boost of energy.

Balanced · 04-20-2009, 10:18 PM

Strategy

1.Predefine Goals and Tasks to be completed

2.Apply your thoughts and Images,It will give you extra energy in advance and prepare for the coming task.

3.Dont do anything untill you feel smt to do

4.Its time to act,It would be an auto response if u have passed the above two steps.

5.All this stuff Thoughts Images Action results will keep you Motivated................

Diver's · 04-21-2009, 04:26 AM

i would spend my time with kids and read new material just to free my minds..after a while..i'll start back with where i stopped.

read new materials does help.

Styleearn.com · 04-21-2009, 05:32 AM

When I want anything , I make a strategy and my will , my eagerment, will make me to motivate myself.
I motivate myself for my needs , because I know only I have to do something to fulfill my needs.

juzanobo · 04-21-2009, 06:19 AM

I motivate myself by thinking "what will be the outcome in the future what i am doing today". Just think of the ants, they store as many foods as they can during summer, and when rainy days come, they would still have foods to eat even without working.

doomain · 04-21-2009, 07:01 AM

For me, just go to the room , quiet room, and make a list of your problems (or business target), after you put some words in the paper, and think how to solve it 1 by 1, decide which one is important, ask somebody if needed, just relax while doing it. You'll feel much better.

Maybe its because you write in paper, you feel you're BIGGER than the problem, so its much easier to solve it

Simontherrien · 04-21-2009, 11:06 AM

read this Book THINK AND GROW RICH by nappoleon hills

its really good. I'm just at the third chapter in 3 days I'm already more motivated

Stevecyr · 04-21-2009, 12:35 PM

To motivate urself..their should always be a motivation like a person...a movie...a song or a character..one should be focussed towards good things...

03-12-2009, 03:07 AM	#51
robie Active Warrior Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 57 Thanks: 13 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: How To Motivate Yourself? Dream and then focus on your dream

03-13-2009, 02:17 PM	#52
Vincelog HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Singapore Posts: 258 Thanks: 8 Thanked 44 Times in 25 Posts Social Networking	Re: How To Motivate Yourself? I find that focusing on our dreams will help too. It makes me motivated to just get going. Cheers Vincent Personal Development Blogger
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03-14-2009, 01:15 AM	#53
Collegepro Active Warrior Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 37 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: How To Motivate Yourself? Another approach to self motivation is :- Set a specific goal and have the motivation of a commitment. Remember that once your goal is set, your subconscious mind will begin to accept that goal and start to figure out ways to achieve it. That is why is so important to write down your goals. You also need to physically monitor your progress. Giving yourself a target, a goal, gives you direction. Having something to aim for, is going to help you reach it. Remember to always set yourself realistic goals. Aim at a comfortable level, achieve it and then aim for a more complex or difficult goal. Be gentle with yourself - don't be too harsh. Lapses are inevitable and do occur. Concentrate on your success and not on failures.

03-14-2009, 12:03 PM	#55
dorothydot Selling with Stories War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 497 Thanks: 289 Thanked 120 Times in 102 Posts	Re: How To Motivate Yourself? I am lucky, I guess. I'm very deadline-oriented. Once we agree on a schedule or due-date, I move heaven and earth to keep my part of the pact. And I also value greatly keeping my word... I'm old-fashioned that way. My word is my honor. Written agreements, emails - sure. So I basically drown in a project until finished. Then it's on to the next. Dot
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03-14-2009, 02:59 PM	#56
herrick HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: new york Posts: 130 Thanks: 26 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts	Re: How To Motivate Yourself? Try to use a egg timer. When you have a task that has to be done and seems impossible to start. Set the timer for 50 min. when it rings you stop, take a break for ten minutes. Refresh then set the timer for 20 min. when it rings take another break for 10 min. You will get alot more work done in these blocks of time and look forward to the breaks. It will help keep you motivated.

03-14-2009, 03:00 PM	#57
herrick HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: new york Posts: 130 Thanks: 26 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts	Re: How To Motivate Yourself? Jim Rohn is also one to listen to.

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03-15-2009, 09:06 AM	#59
KatHudson Warrior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How To Motivate Yourself? you know - different things motivate me at different times for different reasons. You need to find something that moves you emotionally - that can be a trigger - doing NLP is great - you can program your mind to have a trigger - ie - I had it done to motivate me to exercise- they programmed a technique - that when I pull on my ear lobe I am reminded of the reason.... it has seemed to work so far! other than that I have a vision board and recite my goals first thing in the morning -

03-15-2009, 07:41 PM	#60
vencedor08 HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 106 Thanks: 1 Thanked 14 Times in 14 Posts	Re: How To Motivate Yourself? Just think about your good health, See the beautiful creation that you can contemplate while others can not cuz they are blind. Think about your creator. how he loves you.

03-16-2009, 02:54 PM	#62
Evelyn B. Active Warrior Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Washington, DC Metro area Posts: 56 Thanks: 26 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: How To Motivate Yourself? Greetings, Warriors, I am motivated by the idea that someone is waiting to hear (or read) what I have to say. Just as I have enjoyed the benefits of learning from those who came before me, so do I hope to make a difference in the lives of those who read my work. It's pretty simple. Think about what kind of world you want to see, and then do whatever is in your power to make that become a reality. Peace, Evelyn

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03-20-2009, 10:31 PM	#65
sundown16 Active Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: toronto,ontario,canada Posts: 52 Thanks: 18 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	Re: How To Motivate Yourself? I motivate myself by continueing to look for that magical, perfect opportunity out there, having success and passing the knowledge to others!

03-20-2009, 10:50 PM	#66
clever7 clever7 War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 668 Thanks: 32 Thanked 70 Times in 62 Posts	Re: How To Motivate Yourself? Even though this is rare because I always have what to write about, when I need motivation and inspiration I read what other people wrote. I look for mistakes or missing points in their work, and then I try writing better than them about the same topic. The results are always very good!

03-21-2009, 09:20 AM	#67
jyzackoh Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 53 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 5 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: How To Motivate Yourself? Hey! What you can do is that you think of what you want to achieve in the end. Like your final goal. Then you can set smaller goals so that you can feel good each time you complete something. With the end in mind you know that what you're going to do will help you achieve that goal. And that goal will make you all excited and motivated to push on even though you're not in the mood to do something =) Or just psycho yourself at how easy that task is going to be! It worked for mee! haha!

03-21-2009, 12:57 PM	#68
Warrior J Warrior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 6 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Contact Info	Re: How To Motivate Yourself? Visualization. When ever I don't feel like doing something, nine times out of ten it's something that is good for me and something that I will benefit from (Odd how we can do the things that do nothing for us all day). I just visualize the result and benefits that I'll no doubt reap. For sports, I hated working out. So I visualized my ocular success physically and visualized all of the great and awesome things I would and did do on the field. Of course this strategy applies to everything. For my business success, I visualize profitable transactions and my ideas for profit generation as pure gold. Basically, your mind is powerful and what you see in your mind can easily be duplicated in the real world. Visualization combined with praying and the help of God is a guaranteed way to success every single time. Warrior J

03-22-2009, 07:45 AM	#69
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03-22-2009, 07:58 AM	#70
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03-22-2009, 08:55 AM	#71
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03-22-2009, 10:52 AM	#72
Joe's Market Active Warrior Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 35 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: How To Motivate Yourself? I look at my children and how they look at me is all of my motivation to provide them with a life I was once only able to dream about. Best to all Joe

03-22-2009, 11:24 AM	#73
NikkiM Writer & Dream Creator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bourbonnais, Illinois Posts: 41 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 12 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Contact Info	Re: How To Motivate Yourself? I keep myself motivated with a vision board/dream board. I strongly feel that you can change your life by changing how you perceive your life and your future. Whenever I get unmotivated, or a little off track, I work on my dream house book. I spent one day going to Menards and gathering books on windows, paint, doors, fixtures, and etc...I cut out pictures of what I want and paste these images on paper. I have just about every room planned out, down to the minor details. Working on your goals is a great way to change your energy from unmotivated to motivated. So, Whenever I feel despaired, I look at my book and imagine myself in my new house, and I can conquer the world. I found that focusing on what you want in life and making it real to you in your mind helps you keep motivated towards your goal. Goals can be large or small, but focus on what you want in life and it will give you all the motivation you need and then some.

03-22-2009, 11:28 AM	#74
Evasan Warrior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How To Motivate Yourself? Many a people use enchanting music to motivae oneself. But in my sadly, it doesn't work.

03-22-2009, 07:42 PM	#75
Bukola Active Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 31 Thanks: 2 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: How To Motivate Yourself? Great topic, I get motivated by taking inventory of what I am grateful for and focusing on the results I am getting day by day.

03-22-2009, 11:47 PM	#76
valjean Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Contact Info	Re: How To Motivate Yourself? Imagine what your life would be like tomorrow if you don't take action. Imagine what your life would be like next week if you kept procrastinating. Do the same for a month, 6 months, a year, 5 years, and what your life would be like if you didn't take action for 20 years. Then do the same if you did. That may seem like enough but take it a step further. Ask yourself what would make your success inevitable. That's right, I said "inevitable." What could you do to make your success inevitable. What write a check for $100 and give it to your neighbor and say, "log into this website. Everyday you don't see some new content for the next 90 days, go out and cash the check." That's just an example, but make a public consequence. Lastly, just do one thing at a time. Chances for success go down considerably when you focus on more than one project at a time. Don't expect to just have motivation once you learn the right trick or hear the right quote. Let your motivation be to always find motivation. If you set about to do task A that involves you completing subtask a, b, and c but you don't feel like starting with subtask a, change the list to subtasks a,b,c, and d. What's the new subtask a? Get motivated. Don't not do something when you don't feel like it, just add motivation to the list rather than expect to always be motivated and only act when you are. My favorite is journaling. I use macjournal. You can't beat the full screen mode with the black background and nothing else. All the answers are really inside of us. It's the best prozac ever. You feel crappy. Start writing. It's amazing, I can always journal myself out of a crappy mood. Works everytime. Finally read this (and keep reading!) Tim Ferris's Blog post from Jan 7,2009

03-23-2009, 04:31 AM	#77
robertstr HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Isla de Margarita VE Posts: 124 Thanks: 2 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	Re: How To Motivate Yourself? Hi everyone! There are 3 primary reasons we lose motivation: Lack of confidence - If you don’t believe you can succeed, what’s the point in trying? Lack of focus - If you don’t know what you want, do you really want anything? Lack of direction - If you don’t know what to do, how can you be motivated to do it? Once you know the reasons why you lose motivation, you will know how to escape from it. - You should focus on gratitude. Set aside time to focus on everything positive in your life. Make a mental list of your strengths, past successes, and current advantages.By making an effort to feel grateful, you’ll realize how competent and successful you already are. - you should define the goal. When know what you want, you become motivated to take action. - A lack of direction kills motivation. The key to finding direction is identifying the activities that lead to success.

03-23-2009, 06:09 AM	#78
writer-ros HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom. Posts: 210 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: How To Motivate Yourself? One of the most important things we need to do to be motivated is to constantly feel in touch with the WHY of what we are doing. What was the reason you started? What do you want to achieve? Start thinking about what your dreams were that got you taking action in the first place and really get in touch with them. I have an article on my website about motivation (look down on the left menu for "articles"). Ros
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03-23-2009, 10:58 AM	#79
kenboss Ken Williams War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: London, England Posts: 154 Thanks: 96 Thanked 75 Times in 47 Posts Social Networking	Re: How To Motivate Yourself? This is a great thread, and it's about time I put my two pence worth in (I live in England!) Make that three pence -- I have three things that help me tremendously: 1. Early to bed, early to rise. YEAH this is old fashioned, and it may not work for everybody, but for me it makes a HUGE difference to my energy if I am up before 7. If I sleep in til 10 or later, I have to kick myself in the behind all day just to stay focused. If I can get out for a brisk walk before breakfast that works wonders too, because I automatically use the time to figure out what to aim to achieve during the first two hours of the day - by the time I get back in I am raring to go, with a supercharged feeling of already being ahead of the game... adrenalin is a great drug!!! 2. Learn through teaching. I find one of the fastest ways to accumulate knowledge, and I mean good, precise targeted knowledge about a specific subject, is to find a way of teaching it to others. Take something you are trying to learn about, and challenge yourself to write an ebook, create an instructional video or even hold a semninar about it, as if you were setting yourself up as an "obvious expert" and in the process you'll find yourself automatically doing laser targeted research just fill in all the specific gaps in your knowledge. And it will force you to organze that knowledge into easily comprehensible form. BONUS: once you've got it done, SELL IT!!!!!!!!!!!! 3. Most people probably know this one, but I have to include it - if any task seems too daunting because of its sheer scale, break it down into bite size chunks and tick them off one by one as they get done. For added spice, I often try to challenge myself to do it fast. For example: I can be a bit untidy, to say the least, and my computer room often gets into a complete mess, to the point where cleaning it up looks like a nightmare best avoided. But if I say: "OK - I am setting the timer for 5 minutes (or whatever) and I am going to pick up 37 objects and put them in their proper place" BY gosh, and by golly, she gets done real quick and I was having fun the whole time. This works for just about everything, subject to adjustment! Of course there are loads of people with natural work-ethic who think we're all pathetic for having to think this way, but probably they are too busy getting on with life to be reading this thread!! Hopefully, using some of these techniques can help the rest of us to join them!!!

03-29-2009, 11:37 AM	#80
stevebetsworth stevebetsworth Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Eastbourne Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Social Networking	Re: How To Motivate Yourself? Hi the way I stay Motivated is to create a "Goal" and then Plan how I am going to achieve it on a daily basis, creating MindMovies to help me stay positive and have the mind set to achieve the end result!! Cheers, Steve
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04-11-2009, 10:30 AM	#81
DanGTD Active Warrior Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 82 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	Re: How To Motivate Yourself? I would recommend checking out http://www.Gtdagenda.com for an online project manager + motivation tool. Set up your Goals and Projects, and use the Vision Wall feature to create a vision board with pictures linked to your goals. The Vision Wall can be sent automatically to you by e-mail every morning, and looking at it for 30 seconds will surely motivate you.

04-11-2009, 11:09 PM	#82
Kim Thomas Active Warrior Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 30 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How To Motivate Yourself? for my personally my son is my inspiration he really keeps me going. when i look into his eyes i know he deserves so much better than what we have now.

04-12-2009, 12:31 AM	#83
FrontLineMentor HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 366 Thanks: 21 Thanked 31 Times in 25 Posts Social Networking	Re: How To Motivate Yourself? I motivate myself by reading stories from other people or businessman that are already successful.

04-12-2009, 12:53 AM	#84
ulteriiormotive Warrior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 15 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: How To Motivate Yourself? I think about the words of Jack Lalanne......."if I lie to me, I'd lie to you" ......Knowing that I am fooling myself not living up to my own expectatios burns me up inside. That's all the motivation I need!

04-12-2009, 12:58 AM	#85
Kim Thomas Active Warrior Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 30 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How To Motivate Yourself? theres no way to motivate yourself other than to just take tha bull by the horns and make it happen, because if you dont nobody else will!

04-12-2009, 11:51 PM	#86
Stevecyr HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 104 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: How To Motivate Yourself? I motivate myself by imagining the worst of the conditions and then coming out of it by flying colors. It may sound weird, but thats the way I m.!

04-17-2009, 12:32 PM	#88
VIPfactor VIP member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Illyria Posts: 17 Thanks: 18 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Contact Info	Re: How To Motivate Yourself? Whenever i need some motivation, i take a quick look at success depicting collage i have made. It's very effective. Basically, you depict the abstract word success with images that you associate with success. For example, nice car, house, etc...

04-18-2009, 12:51 PM	#90
Vincelog HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Singapore Posts: 258 Thanks: 8 Thanked 44 Times in 25 Posts Social Networking	Re: How To Motivate Yourself? Thinking of providing for our love ones seems to help. This is one of the way that I am going to use to help motivate myself. Thanks for sharing. Cheers Vincent Personal Development Blogger
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