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Article Series: Motivation
What
Will It Take To Motivate Me?
Does
Your Lack Of Motivation Leave You Uninspired?
Have you ever noticed that a lack of motivation
leaves you feeling sluggish and uninspired? One great way to
turn that mind-set around is by consciously getting joyful!
Joyful about what, exactly? Well, anything will do, but here
are a few good ideas to get you started.
Probably one of the best things to get joyful about are the
end results you’re trying to create. If you’re working toward
your goals and feeling unmotivated about taking action, start
by thinking about how good you’ll feel to achieve the goal.
Imagine the feelings of excitement and satisfaction you’ll
experience when you can finally shout, “I did it!” It’s important
to not just think about these things, but really allow yourself
to experience the feelings too!
You can also take it step further and consider how achieving
that goal will contribute to your life and the lives of others.
What do you stand to gain from it? How will it help others?
How do you feel about those benefits? Imagine that you and
others are enjoying those benefits right now. How does that
make you feel?
Still not feeling the joy?
Time to up the ante. Start focusing on something wonderful
you want to happen in your future, even if you’re not working
on it yet. Make this “something” really BIG and AMAZING. Something
that would change your whole life and make you whoop and holler
with joy. Some examples: Imagine that you won the lottery and
you get to call all your friends and relatives to share the
good news. Or imagine that you’ve just won your dream home
in a contest and you’re going to see it in person for the first
time. Or imagine that you met the love of your life and it’s
your wedding day!
Whatever you choose to focus on, pretend that it’s happening
NOW and allow yourself to get into those feelings of intense
excitement and awe. Stay with these images for as long as necessary
to pump yourself up with joy.
Once you’re feeling joyful and excited, get moving immediately
on your other tasks or goals – the ones you were avoiding a
little while ago. Don’t give yourself time to form any more
excuses; just do it!
Allow your feelings of joy and enthusiasm to flow into your
current activities and keep your motivation strong. You’ll
probably find that your energy stays high for a longer period
of time and you’ll end up accomplishing more than you would
have otherwise. Even better, joy can make any action seem almost
effortless - which can be a big help when you’re pursuing goals
or facing a difficult task.
Once you get used to using joy as a motivator, you’ll likely
come to enjoy the process so much that it will take less and
less effort to employ - and you’ll have no trouble at all keeping
your motivation consistently strong!
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