Stay Motivated No Matter What

Losing motivation? It happens to the best of us. But there are tricks to staying motivated, many of which involve taking a hard look at your goals. With a little preparation and solid planning, there’s no reason why you can’t stay motivated all the way through whatever project you’ve set out for yourself.

Here are five ways to stay motivated no matter what:

Start with the big picture.

What is it you’re trying to accomplish? Having an idea of the eventual goal will help you to stay on track. The clearer the vision, the more likely you are to keep going, even when times get tough. Ask yourself what it is you’re trying to achieve – and then picture yourself achieving it. The visualisation step is the most important one here. We tend to perform in the way we expect to. So, if we expect to fail, we do. By seeing success, you’re more likely to attain success.

Now that you have the big picture make sure this is your goal.

At first glance that statement seems ridiculous – why would you make a goal that isn’t your own? This answer can be found by asking yourself why you want to accomplish this goal. If the word ‘should’ comes up, then chances are you might want to re-evaluate what you’re doing. We often set goals because we feel like they’re something we’re supposed to do and not because they’re something we want to do. You’re less likely to stay motivated when you’re on the path of ‘should’.

Break tasks down into something manageable.

Now that you have a goal and are sure it’s something you want to do, you might feel a little overwhelmed about how you’re going to accomplish that goal. By breaking it up into smaller pieces, you regain the feeling that you’re doing something that you can achieve. Celebrate the small successes as you go. This will help keep your motivation levels high.

If you’re still a little overwhelmed, get organised.

It may be that you don’t feel prepared to work on this project because you lack the research or resources. Figure out what you need to do and then go about making things happen in whatever way works for you. You don’t need things to be perfect to make a start. Use whatever you have available to you now, get organised and go for it.

If all else fails, remember why you set the goal in the first place.

It could be you only need a little reminder of your previous motivation to find more motivation to keep going. You might not be where you want to be but you’re further along than you were, so keep going.

Motivation isn’t something you have to lose as you work on a project. You can keep your motivation levels high with a little forethought and planning. By keeping on track with your goals, you’ll find that motivation will increase as you see progress, guiding you all the way through the job until completion and that in itself is reason enough to stay motivated no matter what.

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