Motivate Yourself

Motivate yourself because you are the architect of your fortunes. The earlier you know this the better for you. You should not be under any illusion at all. Whatever you are now are results of the choices you made in the past. If you do not like your present circumstances, change your decisions and your actions immediately. So, if the above claims are true, how then can you motivate yourself to pursue your goals and achieve them?

Follow this guide and join the few, who can create the kind of life that once was a dream. 

Motivate Yourself

Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation

Motivation can either be due to intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Intrinsic is internal while extrinsic are external factors. So, ask yourself this, are you driven by external influence or internal guidance?

Examine your life and check the decisions you had made about your life. Consider those decisions and confirm, whether you reached most of those decisions through the influence of other people. If yes, it means that external influences motivate you more. 

Please note, that I am not condemning external motivation. However, it is better when you blend it with internal motivation.

What I wish to stress is that when you are motivated by internal factors such as a strong desire to achieve your goals, dedication, and focus, being goal-oriented, having success habits, determination, and belief in yourself, you will have unlimited possibilities to reach any goals you set for yourself. 

Whereas external motivating influences will take you just far but not far enough. Why is this so? Because external influences usually lose their power to fascinate you for a long time. Therefore, to create a lasting change, you must have an inner conviction to build the new life you desire.

If you accept the above explanations, then personal motivation is vital for reaching any goals you may set for yourself. Learn to motivate yourself to increase your effectiveness and achievements in every area of your life. Evaluate yourself and take a stand for your life. To do that ...

Do the following

1. Have a worthwhile goal.
2. Build up passion for the goals you have set to fire you up.
3. Roll up your sleeves and pursue your goals diligently.
4. Stimulate your mind by visualizing the result before you achieve your goals.
5. To motivate yourself, maintain a childlike expectancy that you will reach your goals.
6. Believe in yourself completely because no one will believe in you if you do not believe in yourself.
7. Set SMART goals (i.e. specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, time-bound).
8. Believe you can conquer obstacles blocking you from reaching your goals.
9. Despite limiting factors against you, keep working and moving in the direction of your goals.
10. Refuse to quit because quitters are losers and you are not one. 

Some Truths About Personal Motivation 

Review these thoughts about how to motivate yourself and let them stir you to pursue and conquer any goals you set for yourself. Hold on to them because they are facts of life.

• No one can motivate you continuously.
• Personal motivation is a personal thing.
• Motivation is not permanent. Everyone including the most motivated people suffers ups and downs.
• All of us fear something. But the courageous act despite their fears.
• Realize that there are no guarantees in life. You win some and lose some.
• Know that pursuit is proof of desire.
• Finally, you must realize that power is determined by your ability to move towards your desire and bring it to pass.

Final Words

In this post, I explained how to motivate yourself. So, whenever you feel down, lift yourself and try again. It is only when you fall and stay down that people may call you a failure. Now that you know that internal motivation will help you reach more goals, let that be the source of your motivation henceforth. Also, if you follow that simple suggestion, you will become more successful.