How Do You Motivate Yourself?

Well i have a firefox extension called leechblock that blocks facebook,forums and many other time leeching sites from 9am to 7:30pm. If you install that and have the self control to not watch tv then you are pretty much going to work.

The disadvantage we have is we need to be on the internet all day which can also be a major distraction. That is where leechblock helps.

Personally I preferred Forex and some other forums. You'll get lots of tips from there.

I remind myself what it was like to wake up and go work for someone else. That always gets me going.

My fiance just rescued a Parrot, so my new idea, train it to become my manager and sit on my shoulder while I work. It can tell me not to be lazy and "don't quit until the project is done".

Just an idea....lol.

Benjamin Ehinger

I listen to OLD Dan Kennedy and Jeff Paul marketing tapes. Evergreen information still gets me going till this day.

I take a good look at my dream board where I place all my goals complete with photos of my dream house, dream car, and cash, lol! That works and am back on my feet again.

Counting my money usually does it for me

Seriously, I login to my various accounts first thing, every morning, add up the total for the previous day and that, genuinely, is all the motivation I need to get cracking again.

Will

Initially it was about having the freedom to work remotely and autonomously.

Then I achieved those goals and fell back to relying on money to motivate me. Didn't work - money is just a poor motivator for me for some reason.

I had to sit down and consider what really motivated me all over again. Now it's all about mastery and purpose.

1) Having goals that are bigger than myself (for me this is for parents and future family
2) Being as close to a master in my field as possible knowing that I'll never reach it

I rediscovered these motivations largely thanks to a book called Drive by Dan Pink. Here's an interesting little talk he did on TED about this:-


The most successful people in the world tend to be motivated intrinsically rather than extrinsically. As an example, the best software developers are usually motivated by the challenge of programming (or something similar) rather than the money they'll earn from selling the software.

For anyone struggling with motivation, get the book - it's a fascinating read.

I'm sick and tired of being poor. That's what motivates me everyday.

Sounds a helluva lot like me a few years ago! First thing to do, set a destination. You HAVE to know where you're going for that diary entry to be effective. If you know where you're going, you'll know exactly how much it will cost, work out a plan and start getting things in motion. Good luck man!

Try to work as team. when you feel lazy , your team will encourage you.

I visualize in my mind the potential fruits of success. That motivates me to try and work hard and smart.

I just only have three things on my to do list at any one time. In the three hours of productive time I have per day all I do is that list. In order to do that I eliminate all distraction.
Once those three things done I then add another three things and so on. By having a short list you do not feel overwhelmed and confused

I usually watch seminars and read a lot of self development/motivation books. And of course my family and local charity events are very important (truly powerful motivator).

But I'm gonna get real here; checking out fancy villas, hot girls, exotic beaches and vintage cars does the job for me most of the time.

Regards,
Dan

..Not eating for two days is a pretty big motivator. I'll work like a dog to never experience this again.

I pursue my dreams, I am living a life on purposes so I don't need any motivation to work but yes when I am down or depress I do need some motivation which I get from music or some random movie but if nothing works. I watch pursuit of happyness of Will Smith

I listen to inspirational and motivational songs while I work, and I also have really big goals that make me want to succeed. Motivation is the key to success, that's something I know for certain after all these years

install a good organizer like any organizer and work with that....also install some addons like leech block .... im very new to warrior forum...but i have been accessing since 2009 and i always took the action...... acess forums share ...seed ....do everything after night or in leisure time .... stop download free stuffs and take action what you already know hope this help

I don't believe anyone is LAZY!

It is that they haven't found what it is that moves them, gets them excited and cannot wait to jump out of bed in the morning.

Find what moves you and go for that 100%!!!

We all have circles of people around us whether it be family, relatives etc that tell us the only way to live is to work for someone else 10 hours a day and then barely manage to pay the bills until you retire then live off nothing after that.

You must design your life the way you want to live it!!!

All the best everyone and hope you decide to live your lives the way YOU Want to live them!



Whether they believe you can't but you believe you can; you're right!

I use YouTube and find motivational personality, believe me you can be motivated if you use YouTube search and type there motivation and hit search result!

Great suggestions guys! I feel more motivated already. Music can be quite helpful as well. I usually listen to progressive trance - it really helps me focus.

Do something you love doing and you won't need external motivation, it will come from within.

Necessity is my biggest motivator. I live in San Diego and the job market here sucks. My experience is in a super specific field with only one company in the entire state offering that kind of job. So writing (and soon marketing) is what keeps me fed and paying the bills.

As far as motivation for getting past that point and really earning good money, picturing the type of life I want is what motivates me. I have a "secret" Pinterest board with images that motivate me.

I do two things for motivation

1. Pray first thing in the morning.
2. Watch an Eric Thomas Motivational Video on YouTube.

I find that if I don't do those two things, I'm not as productive as I want to be

I saw this post and had to make a comment. Now keeping motivated, can be very difficult sometimes, my attention span was not the best before, sitting in one place, staring at a monitor for hours, and snacking whilst you gain weight, maybe that just me

Ok, when it comes to motivation, so important i believe to get your mindset right, what are my objective for the day, Like to have a list of aims which i wish to do or achieve by the end of the day.

Every so often i like to take a break. If you do every want motivation, Tony Robbins, that's the way, watch some videos of him and you'll want to carry on like a steam train.

I guess you need to train yourself and keep a positive attitude and remember, you can create anything, just manifest a thought and drive towards it and you will get.

You mentioned you wanted to go away on holiday. Take a picture from the internet of an ideal destination and print it out, Place it in front of you on the wall and look at it every day, whether directly or via your peripheral vision, the more you do this, the more sub conscious your mind will re-enforce the thought, and Laws of attraction and so on, You will acquire what you seek....

Create yourself a wish list, before you know it, you will get it all

P.s let me know when it all comes true, thank me then.....

There are three (3) things I do when I feel that my motivation level subsides a bit.

1. Remember
   First, I need to remind myself why am I doing what I am doing. Sometimes, I lose track before I almost forgot the important reason or reasons why I am doing what I am doing. It's simple. I will only have to remember the reason(s).
2. Take Action
   After reminding myself the reason(s) why I am doing something, I continue working on it. If it's about fixing all the details of the orders of our clients and sending it all to our Operations Team, then I go back to it and work on it. Nothing special but simply work on it.
3. Focus
   Follow One Course Until Successful. I have this tendency of jumping into another task without completing what I am currently doing. When that happens, I remind myself of the term FOCUS.

For motivation I visit and read the motivational section of the Warrior Forum. Some of you are missing out.

1) Being able to be self employeed and never have to worry wheather my boss is going to fire me or not.

2) Have the freedom to work when and where I want. How awesome would it be to go to that beach with crystal blue waters and work outside on your i pad or laptop. That is something you cant do with normal 9-5 job.

3) Being able to support my future wife and family Even if the internet makes me some extra income not full time - it can still help like paying my car bill

Another one: read over the posts in this thread.

In my case, I always have a hard time getting started. If I get distracted for too long I close everything on my computer that I am not using for work and just tell myself "ENOUGH! time to work". In my case getting started is the most difficult part of working online.

I go to realtor .com and look for million dollar homes

Get a big diary to use as a journal. Daily write your top goals. Add what you need to do today as a to do list. And do them. If you dont get to all of them, put them on your list again tommorow.

Get your hands on Brian Tracy - Swallow that frog. It helped me.

Getting small wins from time to time can greatly help to validate what you've been doing, and push you to greater heights.

Desire, plain and simple how bad do you want it?

Failure believe it or not, I have tried many out of the box ideas that have failed but it motivates me to try again and again until one day I will get it right.

I want to do better today than I did yesterday (writing).

I want to find new ways to work smarter, not harder (marketing).

I want to be in the best shape possible, and look younger than my contemporaries (physical fitness).

I want to learn something new everyday (knowledge).

I want to make a positive difference in the world (life).

I plan my day in advance. Before going to bed, I make list of things I need to do the next day. Then the next day I work in 60 minute sessions and take a 10 minute break in between.

While making my list of things-to-do, I always alternate between creative and mechanical tasks. For example, if my first task is to write an article (creative task), I will follow it up by mechanical task like updating my sites etc. This way I am able to focus better without getting bored or mentally exhausted by doing the same task.

How I use to motivate myself last year:
Look at empty bank account...
Look at date rent is due...
Have a Sh!+ fit.

That's how you motivate yourself to do what you need to get done.

What really helps motivation in general, for starters at least, is to first create a schedule, then compile a list of task that have to be done.
So get started in doing so good guy.

I think of the consequences of both working on my online business and not working on my online business and for me that motivates me all the time

I want a brand new Audi but the one I want has a huge price tag. I browsed Google, found the biggest picture of it I could and made a desktop background out of it in Photoshop. Everytime I turn on my computer its there, and if I ever get distracted the car is always there to motivate me. Its worked wonders for keeping me focused because I'm having that car next year! You could try this with anything your aiming for, like a picture of a beach, a new house or a car like me. If your in debt you could scan your demand notices and use them as your desktop. Or maybe a picture of your office or boss might give you the motivation to work harder!

think also about the value of your time.
How much is your time worth?
How much would it cost if you DIDNT invest your time trying to build a respectable business.
Its like operating from the future to the present, and thats where you should start establishing the responsibility of creating a business.

embracing responsibility will thus allow you to get more motivated.
What is very motivating is when you become your own boss and thus take responsibility and and embrace the fact that every decision you made was done by no one else but you.

it'll take time but you'll get there.

What really helps is understanding that "getting rich" is a SCIENCE, not lady luck's fortune. You need only implement the science and the riches will come.
Part of that science is being self-disciplined and taking responsibility of everything you do and decide.
So keep hanging in there, if you haven't failed then you haven't lived yet.
you can do it.

I keep a tight schedule, plan and work specific hours a day. This allows time to get the work done plus have a life.

How do you see yourself making the money to take your trip?

I motivate myself by listening to music, thinking about my life, just thinking and sitting here watching the hours pass by on my future, in the end I know that I have God where he won't leave me. He never got tired when he served thousands upon of thousands of people. Working out can help you out as well too. In the end, you have to think about what you want to do, you have a choice.

try watching videos like this

I find that an accountability partner works best. I have coached a few Dr's in my time, had a Chiropractor call me in despair, he had 5 appointments for the entire week. He was spending a ton on yellow pages, etc. Had no idea what to do, he needed my help but couldn't pay me. It was sad (mostly pathetic) I told him to get off his butt and go knock on doors until he had talked to 50 people, and do that everyday for a week. He started to tell me every reason in the world why he could not do something like that. So I asked him for his home phone number, he gave it to me, then I asked him his wife's name, very tentatively he gave it to me. I told him that I was going to call his wife and tell her one of two things 1. your husband is hiding in his office waiting for bankruptcy or 2. Your awesome husband is doing everything in his power to turn your business around.

He knocked on over 300 doors in the first week.

Dave has been a paying client now for better than two years.

If you can't afford a coach, get a friend or spouse to hold your feet to the fire

Staying focus is the key*. If my mind is set on something I try not to tell this to anyone until I achieve it. I read self growth articles and try to give my best at work.

Inherently we are all lazy.

I try to do things that are fun. For example, I blog about things that I LOVE talking about and thinking about.

Also, I hate teaching in Korea these days, so that motivates me to get the hell out!

This is a very good kind of discussion before working with my client tonight. You know I am working offline as an account, and I am doing some freelance work online at the same time, I also maintain a blog. But sometimes, I guess that's natural that I am less motivated. So I need something to fuel me up - and that's through thinking about my plan and dream in the future. The number one thing that always motivate me is my dream to live my offline paperwork and concentrate on my online career - and I believe that it will happen in the near future, and that's always make me kicking everyday!

I have a dream to buy a dream flat in a posh London area....................so that dream kicks me to work harder and harder.

Money motivates me.

Doing the things I like doing and outsourcing the things I don't helps my productivity.

I posted the pic of the truck I wanted F250 RED on my mirror and the things I want in life so that motivates me to keep going. I also have a buddy who's starting his own business as well so we motivate each other.