Daily Motivation
How do you create daily motivation? Isn't this one of the
biggest stumbling blocks in your path to a better life and self
improvement? You often know what you have to do to accomplish
something - at least the first few steps. But you hesitate, something
else catches your attention, or you just don't feel like doing
what you need to do.
Six Secrets of Daily Motivation
1. Fear. Hey, we all have it, so why not use it? Some hit
that snooze on the alarm clock until fear of losing their job
finally motivates them to get up. Fear works. In NLP (Neuro-Linguistic
Programming) they teach you to link pain with not acting. An
imaginary scene of your wife walking out the door with another
man, as you sit there silently - that might motivate you to have
that talk you've been avoiding.
2. Desire. Seeing the rewards of your effort clearly in your
mind - that works well for some. That's what motivates many people
to sign up for get-rich-quick plans. The good closers will have
you driving that imaginary sports car within thirty minutes,
and then you'll do anything to make it real. If they can motivate
you, you sure can learn how, right?
3. Health. Caffeine is a decent substitute for health for
a while, but one way or another, you have to have some energy
to have daily motivation. Exercise, sleep well, and watch out
or those sugary foods - they'll drag you down quick.
4. True Interest. If you really have no interest at all in
what you are doing, maybe you need to do something else. If it
is just a task you dislike, however, but it will help you get
where you want to be, then you need to remember that, and relate
it clearly in your mind to the greater goal. I don't like to
drive, but when I remember those mountains I'm going to, I get
motivated to drive.
5. Mental State. No matter how great the goal or rich the
rewards, it's tough to be depressed and motivated at the same
time. Happier means more motivated, so at least resolve some
of your negative feelings.
6. Start. Just commit to raking up one bag of leaves, and
soon you'll want to finish the yard. Start in any small way towards
your goals, and it feeds your daily motivation. Even just talking
about the process can be enough. By the time I tell my wife about
the newsletter I'm going to write, I'm out of my slump and back
at the keyboard.
Okay, now that you have six ways to have daily motivation,
you have to actually put them into practice. How do you get motivated
to do that? You'll just have to figure that one out yourself.
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