PowerPoint PresentationMotivation
Overview
More often than not, we look to create positive momentum in our lives by identifying one massive item
that we can adjust to create change and generate daily motivation. The realistic approach is to take a
bite-sized strategy to achieve newfound motivation.
To become motivated in life, you must consistently do things that will boost your motivation and
discipline. Does this sound too simple? Well, it’s not – sort of. Of course, the intricacies are a little more
complex… so read the article to find out more!
Identify and Establish a Long-Term Goal
Motivation can feel as fickle as daily weather
predictions, but there are numerous ways to boost
your daily motivation and ensure that you are on a
track of success in your life pursuits.
When working to achieve that required boost, the
first step has to be for you to create a long-term,
overarching goal that you will start to work
towards.
The easy part is activating that boost in your daily
motivation.
Many people can trace their dreams back to a single
moment in their lives – one experience that puts
them on their current path. Well, maybe you took a
trip that shifted your perspective on the world.
A number of young doctors, for example, were
inspired to pursue medicine after seeing the
suffering of people in other countries. That
experience ignited a newfound passion in their
hearts but like any fire, their motivation will run out
of fuel sooner or later.
Remember Why You’re Doing It
Sometimes we get caught into our routine and
minor mistakes, delays, and other unfortunate
events. Instead of focusing on what is going in the
right direction, we concentrate on the bad things.
So, it becomes more challenging to work towards
our goals because we remember all the set-backs
and slip-ups. Nonetheless, if you wish to accomplish
your objective, take a moment each day to
remember why you’re trying to reach it. If it really
is what you want, that should help you ease into it.
Ask For Help And Support
There’s a lot of pressure that people, including
yourself, put on you to thrive in your journey.
However, it’s a challenging process that takes time.
So, don’t forget to reach out to your partner, family,
and friends. If you need assistance with actual tasks
or you need some affection and understanding,
your close ones will be happy to help you.
Spending quality time with your spouse, kids,
parents, pets, and more can help you re-center and
energize for your work. Thus, your motivation is
improved.
Keeping your long-term goal in mind, the next step
in this journey of keeping your motivation levels
sky high is to create bite-sized goals within the
larger goal for you to pursue.
You won’t have any luck losing 50 pounds if you
are trying to do so in the span of a week. But if
you create target milestones within the long-term
pursuit of being more fit, then you will experience
the joys of the smaller victories.
Firm up Your Foundation
time considering the purpose behind your pursuit?
Having a true understanding of why you are
pursuing a goal will help you to keep after it in the
long-term.
reminder that allows you to keep those
motivational levels boosted and in a place that will
lead to continued success as you move forward.
Publicly Commit
pressure to not fail starts to accumulate. While
pressure can sometimes be detrimental to a
pursuit, a little social pressure can be a healthy
thing to keep you focused on the task at hand.
While it is a simple gesture, opening yourself up to
the “public” and making a pronouncement of your
intentions can serve as a strong motivating tool for
you to keep on keeping on.
Meet Motivated People
You should strive to seek out people both in your
professional career and in your personal life that
are more successful than you are.
If you are lacking motivation in life, try to be in
regular contact with friends or peers in the
workplace who have the levels of motivation that
you desire. What empowers them day in and day
out to maintain high levels of motivation and
accomplish their goals?
quotes around your workspace.
Aside from family and friends, a helpful way to get
motivated is to be surrounded by inspiring people.
There’s nothing better than to have a dialogue about
your struggles and successes with someone who can
understand you and relate to your work.
Whether it’s colleagues or people online, having
someone to take advice from is key.
Consider talking to people who are going through
the same thing as you. For example, if you’re a young
entrepreneur, think about talking to other
entrepreneurs.
create a well-structured routine to stick to even
when you feel unmotivated.
You should make sure that you eat the right way.
Try to limit anxiety-inducing foods and beverages
such as simple sugars, coffee, and tea. Try to eat
mostly vegetables and fruits, as they provide carbs
for energy and vitamins for regulating bodily
functions.
you will need to be prepared for?
Without considering what challenges are to come,
you will smash into some road blocks that stop you
in your tracks.
If you take the time to consider the trajectory of
your path through life and mentally set aside the
energy and time to consider what pitfalls may come,
you will be more prepared to handle them.
Fuel Your Success
Your physical body and how you care for it has a
direct and immense impact on your mental state,
motivation levels, and energy to get after life in a
positive way!
Take a look at what you eat on a daily basis. Ask
yourself if you should make some subtle changes in
what you consume to better maintain energy levels
and keep your daily motivation high.
Energize Your Pursuit
Coffee and/or tea is such a fantastic way to get your
body in a routine of fully waking up, activating your
awareness, and starting the day off on the right foot.
That same study did warn that the way you drink
your coffee will play a part in whether it is good for
you. Sugar-loaded coffees will end up hurting you
more than they help you.
Over consumption of caffeine can be just as bad,
especially if it interrupts your normal sleep cycle, so
be careful!
Sleep gives our body and mind the time to reset,
recharge, and repair the damage that we do in our
day-to-day movements, which is why it is so crucial
to get proper rest.
As previously mentioned, the brain loves to settle on
negative things. The result is feeling unmotivated and
a failure.
To avoid this, you can start to get ready mentally for
failures. Mistakes are fundamental lessons that push
us to have a different perspective. Thus, errors can
help us to find solutions to our issues.
Moreover, if you are mentally ready for failures, you
can digest them easier and move on with your work.
Make sure you appreciate all the lessons you get
from mistakes and all your victories.
Create Your Own Motivational Plan
What works for you may not be great for others and vice versa. So, you might want to get to know
yourself better.
Observe where you tend to crack easily and find the reasons behind that.
For example, let’s assume you try to run every day. Maybe you don’t have any motivation because you wake
up too late when it’s already too hot outside.
Or perhaps it’s because you eat dinner late or too much and you wake up with a heavy stomach.
The solution might be eating dinner earlier and waking up sooner, too.
Try to find your weaknesses and develop a plan to turn them into strengths.
Also, it might help to set a motivational reminder, for example:
• You can follow online people who are inspiring.
• You can watch videos of people doing what you wish to do (this especially works for physical exercise).
• You can set up a motivational wallpaper on your phone or a poster on your fridge with all the reasons
not to give up.
A lack of motivation isn’t always coming from
laziness. Sometimes it’s about insecurities and fears.
If you know that something’s hard to do and you
don’t believe in yourself, you might feel unmotivated.
That’s why you should try to overcome those
doubts and fears. Here is a step-by-step mini-guide:
• Acknowledge that you’re afraid.
• Define what you’re afraid of.
• Find out why you’re afraid.
• If it’s an irrational fear that is based on your
insecurities, tell yourself that it’s not rational.
• Practice meditation to help you get over it or
talk to someone close who supports you.
Know Yourself
You know yourself best, and you will be most aware
of your internal weaknesses, patterns of behaviors,
and path to having a decrease in daily motivation
towards a specific goal.
Changing habits is hard, but if you can first control
your thoughts and responses, then those
conditioned responses will eventually convert into
new positive habits. Those willl eventually
recondition your personality and behavior.
All of this work and effort will go far in increasing
your daily motivation.
Celebrate Your Victories
Having little tasks to tackle every day also gives you
an opportunity to reward yourself. Allow yourself a
prize after achieving a milestone.
For example, if you got the raise you wanted, buy
yourself a new pair of shoes. Little rewards help
associate hard work with something positive,
therefore making it easier for you to get motivated.
Constructive feedback
It opens your eyes to new areas you can explore
while reinforcing all the improvements that you’ve
made over the years.
someone points out your failures, they’re also
showing you the places where you succeeded. So,
don’t be afraid to ask for feedback. But if you do,
make sure you’re not fishing for compliments. The
point of feedback is to help you improve not to
stroke your ego.
Motivate someone else
If you’re stuck in a rut, try taking the spotlight off
your own accomplishments and try shining it on
someone else. Motivating others actually has a major
impact on your own motivation.
You know exactly what you should be doing but
execution is a whole different story.
So, try using your knowledge to encourage someone
else. Help them make progress toward their goals
and you’ll realize just how accessible they really are.
By watching someone else succeed with your
knowledge, oh you’ll feel motivated to take your
own advice.
Conclusion
Daily motivation comes from defining your goals and learning to work toward them through specific
steps. Stay focused on what matters to you, look up some inspirational quotes, and watch how your
motivation increases day after day!