Motivation

1. Find the ‘One Thing’ that motivates you:

It can be your family, Kids, promotion, business, etc. It varies from each one of us.

For example: For Artists, to put their artwork in a particular art-museum could be the ‘One Thing’ that motivates them. To Parents, their Kid’s education could be that ‘One Thing’. For Travellers, there could be one specific place in the world. Everyone will have that one specific thing. It drives and motivates them. Find that ‘One thing’. It automatically motivates you to work on it.

2. End-Results are Good Motivators:

Look at the end result. Imagine how things will be when you finish what you started amidst all challenges. Knowing the reasons why you are doing things will help you stay motivated in the long-life run.

3. Demotivation Motivates People:

We can see people who have achieved great things after met with humiliations, disrespect, and embarrassments. Demotivating people and their speeches have made people realize their potential. People will be determined to prove them wrong. Disrespect, Demotivation, and humiliation are life’s biggest driving factors for people to stay motivated and achieve their goals.

4. Remind yourself about ‘Why You Have Started’:

Every time you feel down, think of why you have started doing things. The wonderful reason that made you start your work will again motivate you to continue further. Whenever met with failures and difficulties don’t forget to remember why you started. Kindle the inner strength and spirit through self-motivation.

5. Self-Respect is a way of Self-Motivation:

Self motivations take many forms. One such exceptional way of self-motivation is having self-respect. It’s an essential life requirement. People go astray in crossing the line of self-respect often leading the way to arrogance. Respect yourself. At the same time, be watchful in never crossing the line to arrogance.

1. Don’t Spread Hatred:

Maintain a boundary when it comes to social media. It’s what the people take as a stage to spread all things negative these days. It impacts and influences many people adversely. Don’t be the person spreading hatred in it. “Stop Spreading Negativity”, this is an excellent form of self-motivation you need in life.

Be the person who doesn’t spread negativity in any way. It can be in any way like demotivating people, bad-mouthing or gossiping, spreading rumors, wishing to people bad things, criticizing, putting them in embarrassing situations, being irresponsible, etc. Don’t spread hatred. It makes you a highly motivated individual that people look up to.

2. Retrospection:

To retrospect, yourself is a great way to stay motivated to your own self. Retrospection paves way for understanding your good and bad qualities, past mistakes, past successes & failures, and personal improvement.

Retrospection triggers happy memories in the brain especially when it is about childhood or other happy times you had. Retrospect yourself. It is essential to keep yourself driven and motivated.

3. Take Breaks:

We need short breaks to refresh and rejuvenate ourselves. Take short breaks while you are working in the office. Same way, take a short break and spend it for family amidst all other busy things in life.

Taking short breaks whenever possible helps to stay motivated in their life. We can see many people who do things they like by taking short breaks from their careers even.

4. Follow you Passion:

There’s no better Self-Motivation than following your passion. The things you are passionate about bring a high level of self-motivation.

Follow your passion at some point in life. The idea you are passionate about can bring all the motivation you need.

We both know how hard it is to deal with a lazy co-worker or a lazy person in general. Getting things done by them could rock our tolerance to the core.

We will be torn between ‘whether to leave them out’ or ‘to make them work’. The visible truth is, dealing with a lazy person is kind of a mixed bag.

It ‘can be’ possible, and we ‘can make it’s possible. At the same time, it really could be impossible. There’s nothing much left for us to do.

1. Could be Personal problems

2. Met with Unreachable targets

3. Struggling with some parts of the job/work they have

4. If it’s too easy, People become lazy

5. If people are not-valued

6. If there’s a Lack & Difficulty

7. Too much time on Hand

8. Not enough self-esteem, Self-Efficacy

9. No sufficient moral support

10. Monotonous/Same tone of work

11. Failure of Rejection

12. Lack of Interest

13. Procrastination Habit

14. If they don’t know what to do

15. The Attitude of ‘Why Bother

16. They are just lazy.

Two things become clear here. There are people who are lazy. There are people who need some extra push to stay away from laziness.

I hope that the possible reasons we shared here would be relatable to us every day.

Despite different factors, we still can give some push to motivate lazy people in life.

1. You need to Live and Let Live

I got my life to battle. You got your own life to battle. It’s an everyday event. Let it be as such. Live and let live.

2. Take the next small step that you can

It’s a life lesson that’s right in front of us but we learn it late. Been through so much in life? Don’t know what to do? Take the next step that you can. Calling your friend, eating your favorite food, going out for a walk, stepping out, working out and everything is a small step. Take it! And, with the small steps slowly walk.

3. Realizing the importance of people around you

You and I often tend to forget how important the people around us are. They make our life run smoother every day. Your friends and family take care of you. It’s neither money nor anything else. Let’s start realizing how important they are to us. Let’s appreciate little things people do for us. It’s right in front of us. We have to see it sooner and cherish it.

4. Regrets and Guilt’s are blocking you

It becomes hard to see the right thing when you are filled with guilt and regret. They both hinder your emotional wellness. Take care of it. Move past your life’s regrets and guilt’s but don’t forget the lessons it gave. Come out of your regrets and guilts as soon as you can.

5. Little things you do impact your tomorrow

Including healthy food choices, little things you do today has a big impact on your tomorrow. Starting your exercises today impacts a healthier tomorrow. Saving a little amount of money can help tomorrow. Little things you start today in faith will help you tomorrow.

The reality here is life always caught us off-guard. It throws unexpected twists and turns in every turn-over. It becomes difficult to anticipate what’s going to happen. Which is why we tend to learn lessons late.

Furthermore, there are reasons and lessons we learn from the people around us too. The dos and don’ts of life can be learned easily from someone who’s going astray. You don’t need a separate lesson here. Constructive life lessons can be learned early. But practical and self-realizing life lessons are often too late when we learn. That’s how you make yourself stronger. What’s important is that we should learn our life lessons. It doesn’t matter if it’s late.

Quote 1:

“Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing.” – Dennis Waitley

The lesson taught by Life: We can hear people saying, "Life is inherently risky. We should avoid risks at all costs. Play it safe". Don't listen to them. Siting in sidelines is not life. To achieve your goals, cross your sidelines, and that is a willing risk you have to take. Also, don't be afraid when people demotivate you saying, "Life is one big risk." Don't settle your goals and dreams for them. Your rewards are in your risks.

Quote 2:

“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can where you are and change the ending.” – C. S. Lewis

The lesson taught by Life: Take care of your Present and future becomes bright.

Quote 3:

“In the Long Run, we shape our lives and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our responsibility.” – Eleanor Roosevelt.

The lesson taught by life: Life is a Journey. You grow as you travel.

Quote 4:

“Life is serious of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them – that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” – Lao Tzu.

The lesson taught by life: Sometime, you can't control life. Let go of the control and live the life's flow.

Quote 5:

“Make Mistakes. That’s how you grow. Pain nourishes courage. You have to fail to practice being brave.” – Mary Tyler Moore

The lesson taught by life: Failures and Pains are the foundation for building courage and powerful will. Don't give up, and don't be afraid when you fail.

1. Truth can never be hidden

One of the best lessons taught by life is, you can never hide the truth. And, you can never escape from the face of truth. The truth eventually comes out in life.

2. No one can Handle your Life than yourself

What happens when life gives you tough situations to face? Only ‘you’ can do it. Of course, your friends and family can help even to a greater extent. You have to handle your life.

3. Don’t Waste your time pleasing others

Life is short. Live your life. Don’t live your life by other’s definitions and expectations.

4. Be Yourself:

By accepting yourself and being yourself you develop self-confidence. You will make yourself happy. A flawed “you” is better than a “perfect lie about yourself”. it’s a wonderful lesson taught by life.

5. You get more by Giving:

Extend your help. Give what you can to those who are less fortunate than yourself. Offer your support to people when they need the most. Be there for people around you.

6. Problems are Temporary:

Problems are temporary. Our life is bigger than that. Your Goal is bigger than that.

7. Money:

Money is not the ultimate. But, you need money to sustain yourself and the people around you.

8. “Feel Good” then Look Good

How you feel is more important than how you look in life. Adopt and reflect a positive mind and heart. That’s what matters. Your look is all secondary.

9. Work Hard:

Be it your education, career, job, life, etc. without hard work success never sustains for a lengthy period of time.

10. Be Good

You don’t have to take a loft effort to be good in life. A random act of kindness is enough. A small help can make people happy.

1. Have Goals in Life:

One of the best feelings in life comes when we achieve what we strived so far in life. That is why you need goals. Your Goals are the best self-motivators. That too, when you have Intriguing and challenging goals in life, you don’t need a better motivation.

Want to wake up early? It’s a goal. Want to major in genetics? It’s a goal. Are you interested in opening a restaurant instead of studying abroad? It’s a goal too. The list can go one. Starting from “what you want to do today” to “How you want your life to be,” everything is a combination of short and long goals.

Set Goals to self-motivate.

2. Pursue a Hobby:

I agree that one cannot always stay positive. Some days are positive, while others can test our patience. How to bring self-motivation here? DO what makes you happy here! Start with your Hobby.

Even if it is a short period, dwell in your hobby when you need some self-motivation.

3. Pursue what makes you happy:

Self-Motivation comes when you have things to achieve out of personal interest. You become highly motivated when you pursue what makes you happy. Imagine your favorite food, favorite subject, dream job, dream career, favorite travel-destination, etc. What happens to your brain? It comes to a self-motivating state. It automatically goes into “how can I achieve" this mode.

4. Gather Positive People in Life:

You need good people in life to motivate yourself to stay on track. Also, inspiring and successful people in life are good self-motivators for us.

5. Learn New Things:

Learning new things, exploring different fields, and gathering more knowledge never goes out of style. Seeking new things in life has been a wonderful self-motivating factor for many people.

1. Limited Distractions for you

Self-motivated people concentrate on positives and don’t spend much time on negative distractions. They don’t tend to encourage distractions.

They focus on what’s important right now, at the moment, and work on it.

Often times, they try to distract themselves from things that are letting them down.

Once they identify what demotivates and distracts them, they will stay away from them. in short, distractions are less for them.

Self-motivated will stay away from distractions in life that bring negative outcomes.

2. Self-Motivated Individuals are Originals

Self-motivated individuals are comfortable with who they are. They inspire people but not imitate people.

They don’t change their goals to please or get validation. They do what feels right to them. At the same time, they do it because it is the right thing to do.

Self-motivation makes you do things that you like and follow the dreams that you have.

1. You don’t need external Supervision

If you are determined from within, there is no need for external factors to guide and motivate you.

External motivation cannot stay permanent. There’s no guarantee that it motivates till the end. To some extent, external factors could work. In due course, they tend to stop their impacts. You will need true self-inspiration to take things forward.

Self-motivation is unique. Self-motivation sustains itself without any external necessities or motivations for long and even till the last.

The innate inspiration will never run out. It will keep taking you forward in your endeavors.

2. Self-Drive lets you accomplish more in a Day

Let’s consider your daily routines. You have your to-do lists and other tasks. You make up your mind to finish the tasks by motivating yourself to do it. It’s a little self-motivation you give to yourself.

For instance, you think about ‘I want to accomplish certain tasks today with no excuses or procrastination’. It’s a little pep talk. Little self-motivation and affirmations like this will help you accomplish so much in a day.

1. Self-Motivation improves Self-Esteem

Self-motivation will keep doubts and insecurities away.

A strong drive from within will be even stronger when it comes to facing difficulties and other negativities. Eventually, your confidence and self-trust get sharpened every time. As a result, you can see incredible confidence and self-esteem.

Self-motivation will help you in looking for the right direction in life. You can see your self-esteem increasing in this process.

Self-motivation will help us in overcoming difficulties, facing negativities, and finally come out successfully. It increases our self-confidence, and in turn, we gain self-esteem.

Knowing that we are working towards our goals, putting our best of effort also is a way of increased self-esteem.

Self-motivation, in a way, is self-discipline too. It helps us in bettering ourselves and structuring ourselves towards good things and positive behaviors. In turn, our self-esteem grows.

You can keep gathering a list like this.

What it shows is, Self-motivation can make all such good things happen to lead to high self-esteem.

2. You will know what you really ‘Want.’

What you need and what you want is different. The ones who are clear and know what they want can tap into the success route easily. Goals become clear, and hence the travel towards it becomes focused.

Self-motivated people will be clear in what they want and where they want to go in their life. Things become easy when you know what you want in life. You can steer clear.

That is why they seem to be focused and driven. Same time, there will be no rush and stress regarding life with them. They could be fun, casual, and, at the same time, stay aware of what is happening in life.

You will know what you want when you are self-motivated and inspired from within.

1. Makes you utilize every opportunity

When you are determined and self-motivated you cannot be stopped. You will look for every opportunity you could get and see what it has in the store for you.

You will leave no stone unturned and turn every rock that you find and look for any good waiting for you.

It seems to be a common thing among all people who are inspired and motivated from the inside. Their curiosity to find and seek opportunities will make them turn every chance they get into something fruitful.

2. You get clarity with Decision Making

Making the right decisions at the right time is essential. You need to consider all the odds and make a decision that gives a fruitful result. Self-motivation can help you with that.

Want to know how?

Self-motivation gives more power and control to you regarding the outcomes. Since no one or nothing is directing you or compelling you, everything depends solely on you.

In a sense, you will be responsible for what you are doing and the aftermath of what’s going to happen. This responsibility will make you and train you to look for the right decisions and the right conclusions. You will consider all variables and won't leave anything behind. Finally, when there’s a need to decide, you tend to do it rightly.

In short, a self-motivation will help you take positive, good decisions at the right times. The uncertainty and doubts will not take place where there is a strong determination from within.

1. Self-Motivation keeps you going

It’s easy to quit. It’s easy to give up. Desperate times, challenges and difficulties can force us to quit.

But, our one burning desire will keep us going amidst whatever life throws at us. Even a simple reason has the ability to push us and keep us going. A spark of hope and confidence through self-motivation is all it takes to get back on track.

We don’t have to look anywhere. Look around and see people who keep going every day in the middle of life’s hustle and bustle. Inner hope and motivation are what keeps them going.

Look little up now. You can see people who have gone to the brink of collapse and yet here they are achieving in life. Self-motivation keeps kept them going.

To do something in life and to come out of trouble is what makes people good. This inner positive drive is what makes people overcome, to perform, to achieve, and stay on top.

You won’t quit. You won’t stop. You keep going when you have a pat in the back through self-motivation!

That’s how impactful self-motivation is.

2. It brings Positive Outcomes

Self-motivation brings a positive pattern towards how you perceive things, how you handle things and how good you are becoming.

The reason behind it is simple logic. When you are self-motivated, it means that in a way you are being in control of yourself. It means you are directing yourself. Responsibility comes to your shoulders here in handling and controlling your outcomes. Eventually, it makes you become self-aware and take care of your actions and behaviors.

Ultimately, it leads to more positive outcomes from you because you are becoming self-aware.

1. Self-Motivation helps in solving Hurdles confidently

Your problems get solved if you are confident and driven towards solving it.

People can help you, guide you, and support you. In the end, if you are not motivated from within to come out of the problem, things get difficult for you.

Self-motivation is a major tonic that people need to cure life’s problems! Without it, we are pretty much succumbing to troubles, difficulties, and aftermaths over and over again even.

Your inner drive should make you do the next best thing that could be done instead of worrying.

Similarly, Success and Dreams are not an easy catch. You will be faced with hurdles, difficulties, negativities, and challenges. That is when you keep motivating yourself to go forward. That’s what all the successful people today did. The same inner drive is what’s making the Up and coming people stay on track and chase their dreams.

In short, facing hurdles becomes easy for self-driven people. They don’t need an external push unless they want to.

2. Your Stay Focused

When I am driven by external factors and motivators, I tend to lose focus easily.

Meanwhile, if I am self-motivated and determined by my inner passion or aspiration, I tend to stay focused until the end. I won’t give in to distractions on a large scale.

The specialty of being self-motivated is that you stay focused.

Focus doesn’t mean always staying and looking after.

Focus is also regarding clarity in your goals, dreams, where you want to go, and what you want to do with your life. Distractions that make you lose focus could be demotivation, lack of resources, quitting, negativities, etc. But, self-motivation will help you overcome it easily and go chase dreams.

1. Makes you Stay Humble

Self-motivation keeps people positive and happier.

In the face of differences, self-motivated individuals will often look at the silver lining. They give more importance to ‘what’s the good’ here. Instead, they don’t worry about what would have happened. And, they don’t create problems over what has happened.

Self-motivated people give importance to the present and make it as positive as they can.

Knowing themselves, knowing their good and bad makes them humbler day by day.

Self-motivated people will accept that they don’t know everything.

It all brings humbleness, the main key to sustain success and make it happen again.

2. Personal Drive keeps you Organized

When you are self-motivated, you tend to become organized. You save time. It becomes clear for you to understand what’s important and what you want to do.

Being organized comes when there is clarity in your vision, goals and end results.

Knowing your ‘needs’ and ‘wants’ becomes clear when you get things organized together. All the prerequisites, tasks, goals-for-the-day and to-do lists become easy for you.

You need to be organized to get the results. It’s possible when people are self-driven in achieving what they want.

Moreover, everything we do regarding the organizing, planning, scheduling, and executing come from a personal drive within.

The final point is, if you are clear and confident with what you want and how you want, all things fall in line. For that, you need to be organized in all possible ways that you could.

1. Self-Motivation will Drive you to Learn the Answers to Questions

Self-motivation will make you stop at nothing until you have all the variables and answers you need.

You need to know all the answers to questions that you have. Being stranded all alone is not an option for them. That is why self-driven people are curious to get answers to all questions that’ in front of them.

They will be driven by motivating questions like:

Why it can’t be done

What is hindering progress

What happens when I try it

What do I need to make this happen

How can I make things work

Where do I learn, and gather

How can I do it the right way

The ‘Why’s’ and ‘How’s’ will be predominant for people who are motivated from within.

Doubts, dilemmas, and uncertainties will not be on their agenda.

Basically, the self-motivated individuals will be determined to find answers to all problems and questions in life.

Self-motivation brings a determination and a strong-mind to resolve things that life throws at you.

2. You will have the confidence to Take Bigger Risks and Challenges

Highly self-driven people don’t hesitate to take bigger risks and challenges.

Maybe it’s their self-trust, skills, and other reasons. The main reason is, by being strongly motivated from within, they gain positivity, enthusiasm, confidence, and strength. It helps them in tackling challenges, tests, and trials in life and with their dreams.

They are willing to take big risks as well be ready to face whatever comes post.

Confidence to try new things, take risks, and courage to face life’s encounters comes from an encouragement within.

All it takes is a few minutes of courage and confidence to begin new things. It all happens when you are self-motivated.