In today’s society, it’s easy to become overwhelmed by stress.
Whether you’ve been affected by a job loss, suffering from career dissatisfaction or are just bothered by a sense that you aren’t living your life to its fullest potential, you may be struggling to find your equilibrium.
Our stresses often come in many forms. . .financial, physical, emotional, and psychological. Sometimes despite your best efforts to stay positive, you lose your way.
10 Strategies to Get Motivated NOW
To help get you started on your pathway back to your best life, here’s a list of 10 techniques you can use to get the inspiration and motivation you seek:
1. How Did You Get There?
Whenever you’re feeling discouraged or disappointed, take a moment to focus on your original purpose.
Reminding yourself of the reasons you made the decisions that led you to your current “place” can help center and refocus your thoughts.
If your reasons are no longer valid, it may be time to embrace a change.
2. Try Goal-Setting
Let’s face it; most people spend more time planning where to eat dinner than important life goals.
Taking the time to analyze where you want to go and then identifying the steps you need to take to get there is a powerful exercise. You will be amazed at how much you can accomplish once you’ve clearly identified where you’re headed, why you’re going and how you’ll get there.
Laying out a visual timeline of your mission will help you focus on taking one step at a time to reach your goals.
3. Forgive Yourself
Hey! You’re human.
You’re going to have ups and downs. Sometimes you might even mess up. Luckily, you can still make positive choices to move forward in the right direction.
Setbacks are simply opportunities to re-direct your course of action by thinking positively, clearly, and innovatively.
Acceptance of what hasn’t worked in the past helps you gain a better knowledge of what will work in the future.
4. Reward Yourself
When your motivation starts to wean, it’s important to give reward yourself for the progress you’ve made.
By giving yourself a taste of what you’re working for – whether it’s financial freedom, career responsibility, or your dream lifestyle – you won’t feel like you’re working so hard for nothing.
This refreshes your mind and helps you work more productively.
5. Choose to Be Healthy
You know what this entails: moderate exercise, a healthy diet, and 7-8 hours of sleep per night.
Spending hours sitting on the couch, eating junk food and staying up late will not get you where you need to go. Feeling worn-down will make it almost impossible to pursue your goals and vision with the same clarity and vigor you had when you first set out.
Take care of your basic needs first, and you’ll be strong enough to pursue your dreams.
6. Embrace Motivational Resources
There’s nothing like hearing a good story about someone who persevered against the odds.
Whether it’s Tony Robbins, John Maxwell, or Brian Tracy, there are so many industry experts to learn from. Spend some time researching motivational books, CDs, and seminars to find ones that speak to you.
Find a resource or two that touches you in some way and keep them close for those moments when you feel discouraged.
After all, we all get discouraged at one time or another.
7. Get it Together
Ever feel depressed and worn out, and then you clean your surroundings and instantly feel more focused and motivated?
Eliminating clutter and distractions can be amazingly freeing.
Organizing yourself gives you a fresh start and a feeling of clarity. In doing so, you’ll be able to attack your short and long-term goals more vigorously and effectively.
8. Take a Break
Sometimes it helps to refresh your plan with something new. It could be a different tactic, setting, or career. Whatever it is, break out of the pattern you’re in and try something new.
Even if this new tactic doesn’t yield positive results immediately, at the very least it will make you aware of the availability of your options.
9. You Need People
Connect with people in your industry or those who share common goals.
You can do this a number of ways: join local clubs, connect with people online, join a group at your place of worship or talk to existing contacts that may have already succeeded in your goal.
Having someone to voice your struggles, questions, and experience to will invigorate you to keep moving forward.
10. Time For Action
Taking consistent action, despite doubts and setbacks, will further your progress.
Action begets action. You will motivate yourself by the sheer momentum of doing something proactive to change your circumstances.
Conclusion
So now you have some tools to get you on track.
Don’t delay!
If you feel like your progress has stalled and you need some quick inspiration, read over these 10 powerful strategies. You’re sure to find something to get you back on track toward success!
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Thank you so much Souhaib. Well done and really exhaustive!.
All the best