Why do we do the things we do? Human beings are strange. we need a jolt before we start to want to climb uphill on the ladder of self improvement.
Pain may sometimes be the reason why people change. Getting flunked grades make us realize that we need to study.
Debts remind us of our inability to look for a source of income.
Being humiliated gives us the 'push' to speak up and fight for ourselves to save our face from the next embarrassments.
It may be a bitter experience, a friend's tragic story, a great movie, or an inspiring book that will help us get up and get just the right amount of motivation we need in order to improve ourselves.
With the countless negativities the world brings about, how do we keep motivated? Here are some tips on keeping yourself motivated from A to Z…
A - Achieve your dreams. Avoid negative people, things and places. Eleanor Roosevelt once said, "the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
B - Believe in your self, and in what you can do.
C – Consider things on every angle and aspect. Motivation comes from determination. To be able to understand life, you should feel the sun from both sides.
D – Don't give up and don't give in. Thomas Edison failed once, twice, more than thrice before he came up with his invention and perfected the incandescent light bulb. Make motivation as your steering wheel.
E – Enjoy. Work as if you don't need money. Dance as if nobody's watching. Love as if you never cried. Learn as if you'll live forever. Motivation takes place when people are happy.
Goal setting is important, but the fundamentals need to be settled first. Unexamined goals are dangerous, as was mentioned in the previous post.
"Why was I not told, that in my brain I hold, in one tiny ivory cell, both God's heaven and God's hell?" Oscar Wilde
Voices are crying, pulling in many directions. Almost magnetically, we are drawn toward those goals which seem attractive, and promise us things we think we want. That new car, that girlfriend, that promotion, that image of yourself that makes others think you are smart, cool, slick and popular, wanted.
We slog and plod. We live, breathe, work, sleep, eat and play. We live lives that are revolved around our routines. We are creatures of habit. We live automatically. Are we growing, renewing being renewed? Sharpening the saw, renewal, self renewal, revival, restoration, revitalization.. name it what you will. There must be latency before growth, dullness before vision, reaching within before reaching without. It is the prerequisite to flashes of inspirations, ideas and changes, motivation, persistence and ultimately reaching your dreams.
"All human systems require continuous renewal. They rigidify the get stiff in the joints.
How to improve self confidence is both a skill and a habit that is cultivated and developed, whether consciously or unconsciously. For some, increasing self confidence comes more easily than others. There are, however, quick start ways to boost your self confidence if you need a quick boost for certain situations in a short period of time.
Here's an article by Mark Tyrell on increasing self confidence with positive thoughts and hypnosis. It is simply applying techniques that affirm yourself and targeting your subconscious mind to work for you rather than against you. When everything is in alignment, ie, thoughts, intentions and emotions, self confidence then comes naturally. Note especially the last portion where he gives 3 simple but effective tips to increase self confidence quickly. Enjoy.
"I used to be frighteningly under confident in social situations.
Are you comfortable? Are you snugly curled up in your comfort zone in your personal life and comfortably doing what you've always been doing? Are you reluctant to move out of your situation even though you know there is something better?
Your comfort zone denotes the personal space, or way of doing things, in which you get comfortable, whether it's good or bad. You may not want to change because you are afraid of disrupting things as they are, for fear that things may turn out worse. You may feel it is too big a step to take, too much to suffer.
Motivation – it is the backburner of all human endeavors. Nothing great or small is accomplished without this. Without motivation to, all life and endeavor comes to a halt. It is the stickiness that brings dreams to their fulfillment.
Ah, great it is believe the dream As we stand in youth by the starry stream. But a great thing is to live life through, And say at the end, the dream came through
Beyond the daily grind of habit, and familiar automatism, discovering how to keep your self motivated to perform a task, see a project through or even achieve a long term dream is important. It is crucial to success and worthwhile accomplishment. Amongst many factors that motivate, having a strong reason has been cited as the most significant.
Burnout – whether it be from job, work or by being a caregiver to someone, or being a work and home mom- is common among most of us. In fact, more common than we think it is.
The definition of burnout according to the Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary is "exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation usually as a result of prolonged stress or frustration." Burnout can creep upon insidiously. One day you may wake up and find yourself not feeling like going to work anymore. There is no joy, no excitement, no anticipation. If it happens long enough, it may lead to a state of negative attitude and self concept towards work and life.
Signs of burnout are common and here are some signs that may indicate that you may be suffering from job, career or carer burnout. You may find yourself identifying with one or more of the following symptoms of burnout.
Think and grow rich. Think and achieve. Attract what you want by thinking of what you want. The film The Secret and the Law of Attraction has highlighted the concept that anything is within the field of our possibility if we desire it strongly enough, believe in it and take action towards getting or achieving what we want or dream about. It has shown innumerable instances where people have achieved what they wanted by thinking believing hard enough. Why is it then that millions are not having what they want or achieving the happiness they desire? That they are treading in poverty, unhappiness, unease? The secret lies in another secret. This secret is that a lot of people do not even know what they really want.
Stumble it!
Goal setting is important, but the fundamentals need to be settled first. Unexamined goals are dangerous, as was mentioned in the previous post.
We slog and plod. We live, breathe, work, sleep, eat and play. We live lives that are revolved around our routines. We are creatures of habit. We live automatically. Are we growing, renewing being renewed? Sharpening the saw, renewal, self renewal, revival, restoration, revitalization.. name it what you will. There must be latency before growth, dullness before vision, reaching within before reaching without. It is the prerequisite to flashes of inspirations, ideas and changes, motivation, persistence and ultimately reaching your dreams.
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Are you comfortable? Are you snugly curled up in your comfort zone in your personal life and comfortably doing what you've always been doing? Are you reluctant to move out of your situation even though you know there is something better? 
Motivation – it is the backburner of all human endeavors. Nothing great or small is accomplished without this. Without motivation to, all life and endeavor comes to a halt. It is the stickiness that brings dreams to their fulfillment. 
Burnout – whether it be from job, work or by being a caregiver to someone, or being a work and home mom- is common among most of us. In fact, more common than we think it is. 
" Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writing so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for" 
