Self Motivation - When you really want to do something, why is it difficult?

Self Motivation - When you really, really want to do something why is it difficult?
Author: Kay Drummond
Do you find it difficult to get self motivated? Do you love the
idea of being self motivated, but lack the drive to get started?
It might help if you set yourself a goal to work towards.

Want some help? OK!

The first thing to do is grab a pen and paper, put on your
thinking cap, and start thinking! What is it you would like to
achieve? Now, before you do anything else, write those goals
down. The mere act of writing your goal down will help keep your
motivation strong. Make you more determined to achieve.

With me so far? Good!

Try not to make your goal one that you hope to achieve within a
short period of time. Plan to make it become a reality sometime
in the future. Then take this main 'big goal' and break it down
into small parts. Make sure each part is achievable. If you have
any doubts about this, break that small part down to be even
smaller.

Have you put them down on paper? Good! Hold on don't rush off!

It's no good writing them down if you are going to stick them
inside a book, or tuck them away in a drawer! Pin them up where
you can see them! Read through the list every day and cross each
goal off as you complete it - wow I bet that feels good! The
list is shrinking!

Don't only read through the list, visualise how your life will
be when you reach the final piece of your goal. Now hold that
vision in your mind. Any time you feel your motivation begin to
sag, call up that vision. Think strongly about it. Really
concentrate hard on it. Imagine the sense of achievement you
will feel knowing that you stayed motivated and on target with
your dream.

If you have a friend who you know will help encourage your
motivation, why not share your plan and ask if he/she will help
you any time you feel that you want to give up?

It's not always easy to stay self-motivated, even when there is
something you really want to do. Other challenges may crop up in
your daily life that seem to overtake any plans you had on
working towards your goal. Try to stay centered on what it is
you hope to achieve.

Don't take the easy way out by saying you haven't got time to
get motivated. If you do this, you may feel good about your
decision to give up initially, but when there is something you
really, really want to achieve, it wont belong before regret
sets in and you wish you hadn't dropped your plans. Sometimes to
give in seems the easiest thing to do, but that could be because
you aren't feeling in the mood and have lost your self
motivation. If this happens don't forget to visualise the final
successful outcome. This should give you the courage and
determination to keep going.

Achieve one small goal at a time. No need to rush. Slow and easy will

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