Getting and staying motivated can be a full time job. Here are ten simple,
workable ideas to make motivation more comfortable as you reach your goal
with less fuss and muss:
1. Define your goal. Is it doable, or is your goal really more of a dream? Be very clear and be realistic when you set your goal. Otherwise, you may begin to feel discouraged and give up in defeat.
2. Be accountable. Garner the support of your closest confidant or small group of peers. If you opt to become a part of an established support group, be open and honest about your goals and the actions you take to achieve them. Your peers will hold you to account.
3. Stay in a positive frame of mind! NO WHINING!
4. Record your progress by journaling. On those days when you wonder about your progress, you can actually look over your journal notes and realize you are making progress toward your ultimate goal.
5. Keep your eye on the prize. Use sticky notes all over your house to remind you of your goals. Create a larger-than-life collage of pictures that represent your goals and place it where you see it often. If you have not met your goal within the first month, move the collage so your brain does not take the goal for granted. This can hold great power.
6. As you take small steps to the larger goal, reward yourself. If you have set a weight loss goal, you might like to spring for a new pair of shoes. If you have set your sights on better employment, you might go to a movie or take tour of a museum. When you reach your ultimate weight loss goal, you might like to choose a new outfit. When you get the prize plum job, you might organize a movie party!
7. Choose a mentor. Find someone you admire and respect who also has expertise you wish to emulate. Ask them to sponsor you as you make your way to your goal. You may be pleasantly surprised to have a rich, long lasting relationship with someone who can teach you many things. Be sure to reciprocate by offering to them the special gifts that make up who you are.
8. Reinforce your goal from time to time. Pay attention to how you feel about your goal: Does your goal excite you? Does reaching your goal leave you feeling satisfied? How does it feel to acquire new habits with positive results? Take note of them and jot these feelings into your journal.
9. HAVE FUN with your goal work! If it isnt fun, you wont put out the effort to make it happen! Dont take yourself too seriously. Laugh about your mistakes; if you step off your path, shrug your shoulders and get back on track ASAP! Be patient and kind to yourself. These goals are yours; make sure they are more fun than a barrel of monkeys!
10. Avoid failure. If you have set a goal to save money, then dont go on shopping sprees-keep your credit card in a chunk of ice in your freezer. If your goal has to do with weight loss, avoid the cookie aisle in the grocery store.
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