Have you wondered why most people who began a task with great enthusiasm got discouraged and gave up on their goals shortly after they started? Well, the reason could depend on different situations. However, this article provides some salient points that demand your attention. The problem is, many people always wait for motivation when they feel discouraged. And the truth is motivation is not what you need to achieve your goal. Keep reading and I’ll show you the reason.
Get me right, motivation is as crucial as willpower for attaining success. But you will not always feel motivated because, in the long run, discouragement and a lack of drive may set in and will prevent you from achieving your goal. The simple reason is motivation is like feelings, and human emotions are unstable; they change like the weather. Therefore, it would be excellent if you devised a means of keeping your zeal aflame. So, I will say that you’ll need more than motivation to attain your goals. Hence, how do you keep moving when you do not feel like it? Here are my suggestions:
Substitute Motivation
The first way to go beyond motivation is to ensure you have a valuable purpose for doing what you’re doing. The reason is, your driven purpose will keep you going when you’re tired or feel less motivated. Next, define your goal from the beginning and break the goal into milestones. Then, mark it as you achieve your milestones, and remember to make a checklist for necessary corrections.
Do Something To Your Vision
A Purposeful mind is the driving force of a vision, not a motivated mind, but a dream is a waste without planning and corresponding actions. Therefore, it is essential to visualize your goals. Then write them down and display them in a prominent place at work and at home, where you will see them frequently. So that when you are feeling dispirited, this will remind you of your aim and sustain you in maintaining your spotlight. According to motivational research, people who write to-do lists can achieve their designed goals faster than those who merely keep mental lists. Therefore, putting something in writing somehow makes it more powerful psychologically.
Apply Self-Encouragement Technique
A reward is a powerful influence in any task you want to carry out, and everyone likes it when the job is completed. A simple pat on the back, “excellent work,” or “thank you” may be enough to motivate someone to keep going, but it is not always available. Hence, learn to encourage yourself by rewarding yourself. But do not wait till the end; compensate yourself at the end of every milestone. The reward will give you a sense of fulfillment and fuel you to keep going.
Be Careful Of Some People
Keep yourself away from toxic people because they will lower your self-esteem and bring you down. Instead, surround yourself with positive and like-minded people. Imitate their good examples. Then cultivate a positive mindset and always make yourself happy. These will give you a brave and optimistic outlook and let you see a clearer picture of what you want and a fresh mind to know what steps to take to achieve it.
Keep Learning
Reading inspiring books and literature is a good idea. They will help you in improving your attitude and correcting your wrong mindset. Not only will you benefit from other people’s experiences and gain confidence-boosting ideas, but also the narrative will encourage you to go for your goal and move ahead with your plans. Therefore, don’t stop training yourself because when you stop learning, you start dying.
You Need To Be Vulnerable
Vulnerability is essential when setting out to achieve a dream. Therefore, be vulnerable by being open to those who can help you. Ask questions from well-experienced people about what you’re doing. The task becomes more effortless and fun when you open up to experienced people because most of them will help you. So, you need to network with the pro in your career for mentoring. If you’re humble enough to listen to them, they will guide you and give you invaluable information from their wealth of experience. And if you continue to listen to them, the journey to your destination will be smoother and faster.
Perfect Time Will Never Come
Usually, it is not easy to know where or how to begin. But if you have enough information, a prepared mind, and a reliable strategy to set out, you need to start. Those who never start get nowhere, and if you’re waiting for a perfect time when everything is alright, I’m afraid to disappoint you that such time will never come. The ideal time to start is now! In other words, you don’t need a perfect start-up. A Chinese proverb says, “Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still.” Waiting for a perfect time to start could waste your precious time. Therefore, start anyhow; experience will help reorganize things later on.
Conclusion
In conclusion, I will say the strongest motivation anyone can have is the power of God. It has never failed; hence you need Him to keep going when you don’t feel like it. You need Him when you’re weak and when you’re strong, and the earlier you acknowledge this, the better it will be for you, dear reader. “He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might, He increases strength. Therefore, even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall. But those who wait (or hope in) on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint. (Isaiah 4:29-31)
Thanks for reading. God bless You.
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