Do you always have new goals and ideas but never stay motivated long enough to accomplish them? If it rings true just follow my tips and I can assure you that next time you will make it to the end.
There are people who have dreams and great ideas. There are also those who make their dreams come true, execute their ideas and accomplish just anything. How do they manage to stay motivated and driven to finally make their aims come to fruition?
Long term vision
If you want to achieve your goals you need to remember that they are usually big projects so you have to think long term and be aware that there might be a myriad of sacrifices on the way as well as unexpected problems that you’ll have to face up to. In other words, it will probably require some effort and you might need to devote plenty of time to reach your objective. Against all odds, you should have a positive attitude and not lose you focus. Imagine how things will look like or where you’ll be when you have accomplished your project. It can help you to stick with the plan.
Get inspired
Inspire yourself to be self-motivated. Make yourself feel empowered. When you believe in yourself, magic happens so you need to be certain that achieving your goal is within your time and your knowledge. If it isn’t, then be prepared to take up some courses and give up on things that aren’t your current priority to make time for pursuing your goal. Sometimes it’s necessary to gain new knowledge or temporarily stop attending certain actvities and focus on the main thing that you wish to accomplish. Convince yourself that it’s worth it. When you work for a pleasant consequence it feels good even if you need to make an effort.
Little by little
Break your big goal down into smaller ones and make a plan how you will work towards them on a regular basis. If your milestone is to learn a foreign language, you need to plan on how you want to achieve it. It’s a common knowledge that a plan backed by action becomes a reality. Why not take up private lessons or attend a course in a language school and, additionally, study on your own? On the other hand, if you solely wish to perfect a foreign language you may choose to watch films and read articles or even books in that language. Obviously, the details of your learning plan will depend on your current level of the target language. So, make sure that your end goal is clear and that you reach your destination by taking small steps.
Celebrate your progress
Reward yourself each time you manage to accomplish one of the steps. Do something enjoyable, buy yourself something nice or just treat yourself to a pice of chocolate cake. Even if it’s a small achievement it’s always worth celebrating as it brings you closer to accomplishing the big task.
Get people to support you
Social support is vital so inform people who are important to you about your goal and ask them to support you. It will help you stay motivated and positive during the process. Also, surround yourself with like-minded people who know what you’re going through and will be a good influence.
Healthy body, healthy mind
Take care of your body and mind to have power to continue your journey towards your goal. When you have a healthy lifestyle you’re able to overcome challanges and obstacles more easily and effectively. Make sure you eat properly, get enough sleep and do some physical activities.
Stay positive
There might be some setbacks on the way which you can find demotivating. Understand that they are temporary so stay focused and don’t give up! Also, don’t let anyone put you down you and steer away of negativity.
Don’t worry if you aren’t seeing results immediately. Be patient and persistent bearing in mind that the last thing to grow on a fruit free is the fruit.
Joanna Borzym | March 19 2019