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Article Series: Motivation
What Will It Take To Motivate Me?
How
To Motivate Yourself to Achieve a Dream
Everyone sets goals for themselves. Every
person has dreams to lose weight, make more money, spend more
time with the family, and go on a big vacation. Dreams
and goals are a part of every person’s life. Without them, we would
have nothing to work towards and have no motivation. There
are ways to help keep yourself motivated to accomplish your
dreams, no matter how big or small it may be.
Motivation
is the reason we do what we do. It is what drives
us to accomplish a task or goal and it is what keeps us working
towards that destination. Every person is motivated for different
reasons, even if they are working towards the same goal. For
people who are intrinsically motivated, they have the power
from within to make changes and work towards their goals. They
do not need outside forces to help them achieve their dreams.
Some people are motivated by extrinsic reasons. These are those
that need other forces to make them achieve their goals. It
may be money, praise or other rewards. Most people are motivated
by a combination of the two. The way to accomplish your goals
is to find what motivates you and work towards those goals.
The first technique in achieving your dreams is to make
goals for yourself. If you write down the steps you need to achieve
to reach the end result, it will be easier for you to take
those steps one by one. Visualize your goal through writing
or by pictures. If you want to lose weight, use a journal to
write down each step you will take every day to accomplish
that goal. Find a picture of a dress or a bathing suit you
want to be able to wear and visualize yourself in it. This
technique can even work for smaller goals such as cleaning
out a closet. Write down the steps you will take and tackle
one or two small steps each day. Find a picture of they way
your want your closet to look when you are finished and hang
it where you can see it. Visualizing your goal will help you
see what you want to accomplish and will help keep you motivated
without bogging you down.
Next, you can use
support to accomplish your dreams. Tell
everyone around you what you want to achieve and surround yourself
with positive people that can encourage you each day to reach
your goal. If you want to stop smoking, talk to others that
have gone through that process and they can help you through
your toughest times. Stay away from those that may encourage
you back into your old thought patterns.
Another technique you can use when you want to accomplish
you goals is to reward yourself. Rewards can make almost anyone
motivated to work on a task. After you have finished cleaning
out that closet, reward yourself by buying a nice storage system
for the closet. You can also help others as a reward. When
you lose weight, donate those old clothes to a shelter. Or,
if you stop smoking, use the money you would have used for
cigarettes and start a savings account for your kids. You will
feel motivated by rewarding yourself and others and know that
you have helped yourself and those around you in the process.
You can also help yourself achieve your goals by setting
up a timetable and work within that period. For long-term goals,
you may not be able to accomplish them in a few days. Some
achievements take weeks or months. Have a reasonable time frame
in mind and work a little every day to get to the end result.
When you accomplish one step towards your final goal, mark
each day off your calendar
Last of all, when you are working hard to accomplish your
dreams, you can stay motivated by having realistic
expectations. Understand that you might have setbacks and try to not stress
yourself over these bumps in the road. Achieving your goals
will not be easy and if you get frustrated with setbacks, you
are more likely to give up. Keep working on your goals and
do not beat yourself up if you have one bad day. Stay motivated
and just vow to pick up the pieces and continue the next day.
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