Having no motivation can bruise your confidence and break your momentum to success. When you’re motivated, you remain driven, which makes it easier to achieve your goals and succeed in your business.
Lets help you get motivated.
1. Commit to a goal
Having a goal helps you to stay motivated. Using the well-known SMART goal setting technique is one way to create a practical action action plan, with clear objectives and clarity on the importance of your goal. Breaking down your long-term goal into frequent actions steps (Daily or weekly), the progress you make can help build momentum and keep you motivated to keep the process moving.
2.Remind yourself of past success Remember how it felt when you made a breakthrough, not matter how small, that sweet feeling of success? Take yourself back and think of the steps you took, the time, blood sweat and tears you put in, and finally the taste of victory. Reminding yourself of your past success can help you over speed bumps along the way.
3.Find Role models
Find someone who’s succeeded in what you’re trying to achieve. Take time to appreciate the resolve of others and how they overcame challenges they faced or experienced. Reading through such content is motivating and can help you get ideas for overcoming your own challenges.
4.Change plans
In Tony Robbins words, “if something doesn’t work, change it”. Are you getting tired of your routine, causing a slowdown in your progress? This is the best time to shake things up. Change the way you do things, try a new approach, whether it’s the order of the way you do things, the place you do them in. Think of new ways of getting past complacency, to light up your motivation.
5.Accountability Partners
These aren’t just for gym or working out, they’re important in business too. Find someone who can be in your corner, to encourage you and keep you accountable for the actions you need to take to reach your goals. You need to do the same, this is one way to keep you committed to your success. This way, you just disappoint yourself if you do not take action.
Bonus 6. Watch your thoughts They say motivation comes from within. So the best way is figure out what psyches you up. Is music, exercise or affirmations? Once you’ve figured an activity that gets you up and going, you have officially found your own personal secret to get you over any hurdles.
These are just some ideas, to help you keep your head up and motivated to achieve success. What other points or ideas can you think of? Remember there are many ways to “skin a cat” as they say, the key is to find what works for you. Keep your list short, and focus on a few action steps at a time.
Stay committed to your success.
