Posts Tagged ‘Self-Motivation’

January25

How to Develop Killer Motivation Skills

By: RirianProject

There is one sure fire way to not get the results you are looking for when you are trying to motivate others, and that’s by using threats. Now consequences on the other hand seem to work wonders. If you can make someone aware of the negative consequences involved with a choice or decision that has to be made, you can have a huge impact on their decision making process.

If you are looking for some techniques to motivate others – and this can work from anything from your spouse and kids to your coworkers and employees – here are some of my personal favourites.

Pleasure: providing some type of pleasurable reward or outcome will go far in motivating people to get things done. This could also include giving performance incentives. Think for a moment how much more you may try at work if you were told you were going to win a nice prize for coming out on top.

Kindness: this is actually something that is very powerful. I’m sure you have heard your mother say that you can catch more bees with honey than with vinegar. The same is true when it comes to motivating people. If you are trying to get your husband to help more around the house, do you think you are likely to get the help you desire if you are barking orders at him? But, if you tell him how much you appreciate all he does around the house to help out, you may find him in a much more agreeable mood if you ask for a little extra help.

Recognition and respect: When you recognize someone for their efforts (see the point about) you are able to raise that person to a much higher level. In a work setting, it’s important to recognize people both one-on-one and in a group setting. Did you know that more people leave their jobs because they feel unappreciated and under valued by their bosses and the company’s they work for? At home, what do you think would happen if, at the next family gathering or night with friends, you just happened to mention to everyone how great a cook your wife was; or you told everyone how great your child did at school?

So I bet now you’re thinking – okay, great. I can motivate my spouse, my kids, and everyone around me. But who is going to motivate ME? Here are some guidelines to help you keep your motivation in line especially with those things that are not necessarily your favourite activities.

Start by doing less. Don’t bite off more than you can possibly chew because when you do, and you realize you are in too far, you may lose the motivation you have to keep moving forward. Things that are done in bite sized chunks are much easier to keep on track.

Not surprisingly, the company that you keep plays a big role as well. If you surround yourself by people who are always discouraged, they will start to rub off on you.

Don’t over analyze your situation. Sometimes I put so much into preparing for something, that I lack the motivation to actually DO what I’ve been planning on doing. Think like Nike does: Just do it!

Keep a tracking chart of your progress. Once you start seeing visual results of your project, you’ll want to keep on trucking to get to the end.

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September29

Steps to Long-Term Self-Motivation

By: RirianProject

At some point in time there will always be a motivational slump in your life and you need to work on avoiding these at all costs. You should work every single day on remaining motivated in your daily life, in this article you’ll learn steps to self-motivating yourself for the long-term.

Motivation is almost like a cycle, sometimes you’ll be motivated and others you’ll won’t. It’s like you fall out of the cycle and need to put yourself back into the cycle which can take some work on your behalf. While you develop the skills necessary to self-motivate you’ll learn how to remain motivated on your own. We’ll now take a look at some steps you can use to remain self-motivated for the long-term.

• Start simple and small and work onto bigger things.

• Always be in good company preferably with highly motivated individuals.

• Never stop learning, the more you learn the more confident you’ll become.

• Work on remaining positive even during the most difficult of obstacles.

• Don’t out-think yourself and just work on accomplishing the task at hand.

• Understanding yourself is a big part of being able to self-motivate yourself.

• Try to keep constant tracking of your development and accomplishments.

• Last but not least you should try to help friends and family when they face obstacles and difficulties in their lives.

When you’re around self-motivated individuals you’ll find it a lot easier to stay motivated yourself throughout the most difficult of times. They will be there to help you out and assist you in getting motivated when you’re having trouble which can help out a lot during certain difficult situations.

You need to do your hardest to remain motivated in your life so try working on the simple steps above to help you in your life. Don’t become overwhelmed with the steps and take them one at a time if you need too just make sure you do work on achieving the steps to becoming self-motivated.

I find the most important step to work on is #5 on the list, once you begin getting down to business you’ll usually build up a head of steam and start building your motivation to complete the task. When you start over-thinking you’ll lose motivation in yourself to get the work done and it could put you into a slump which you need to avoid.

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September22

Five Ways to Stay Motivated

By: RirianProject

Staying motivated is one of the hardest things people deal with on a regular basis and it’s something that I feel needs to be addressed. If you can’t stay motivated in your daily life then you’re going to have a lot of difficulty completing your goals. We’ll now look at five of the top ways you can remain motivated throughout your daily life so that you can complete your goals.

Motivate yourself daily

If you want to remain motivated for the long-term then you need to be able to be motivated everyday. You will need to renew your motivation each and every day in order to make your motivation last, because we all now that motivation doesn’t last. You’ve probably been motivated on occasions and then it’s gone which is what happens to most people, the problem people have is staying motivated for the long-term.

Create a Vision

You need to have a vision of where you want to be in life and if you don’t then it will be hard to become motivated. For instance if you’re making $500 weekly then to have a vision of making $600 a week isn’t enough and you won’t be motivated to do that. You should make bigger visions like owning a home or making $50,000+ annually as this will help you keep motivated for the long-term until you reach your vision.

Get Emotional

Emotions are what drive all of us and if you put emotion into your motivation then you’ll be able to stay motivated longer. You need to fuel your motivation with raw emotions in order to make it last over the long-term so make sure you work on getting emotional for the right reasons.

Achieve Results

Work on your vision and goals constantly and as you progress through them make sure you reward yourself. Motivation can be strengthened by achieving results as most of you know. For instance if you want to make $1000 a week and you make $500 then once you start making $750 you’ll be really motivated to reach your final vision of $1000 weekly.

Ride the Wave

When your motivation is high you need to ride the wave and make it last as long as possible. Always renew your motivation when you need to, but when you’re on a high make sure you ride the wave as long as possible.

These are five great ways to remain motivated over the long-term and you should try implementing these tips into your daily life. Don’t spend time reflecting on the negatives and work on spending time renewing your motivation each and every day.

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