We all face times when we are feeling low in life when things are not going as we plan. In those times it feels as if I am good for nothing. Our well laid out plan for a successful career goes in doldrums, our relations falter, our friendships start breaking. We start feeling lonely. In those times we are in dire need of a spark, a motivation, a support to help us go through those times. And when we compare ourselves with our peer group who have become successful then the pain is all the more stinging. In such times it is necessary we keep our composure.
I will suggest the following ways to keep ourselves motivated during those low times.
Affirm yourself
Thought the cause of the feeling low may be outside but the effect is played out in our mind and body. In such situation gaining confidence in self is very important. We need to constantly affirm ourselves that I will get over it. Words like I believe in myself, I can do it, I will get over it, I am not a failure when constantly repeated in our mind will give a boost to our morale. Here your relations and friends can also play a big role in supporting and boosting you. I have noticed it to be working in my case.
Take failure as a lesson and not as a defeat
Failure is a great lesson in life. We fail not because we are not good enough but because we need to reorient ourselves to achieve something. It can open up new thought process and avenues to try for success. A failure will not only give you important lessons but will also make you stronger from inside. So you should not take it as the end of the road but just as a halt en route to your journey. I have seen many give up in this stage, but those who used it as a launch pad have reached new level of success.
Don’t hold back and don’t give up
Failure is not a failure unless you give up. The dream should be strong enough to take you over these waves of failure. Focus on the happiness you will get when you are successful in fulfilling your dream. For some it may take less time and for some it may take more, but the end result will be the same. We also tend to be cautious once we encounter failure and hold ourselves back to fully dive into the efforts required to start over again. It is because for a time being our confidence has been shaken. If we do case study of people who have become successful even after facing numerous odds, we will see that they did not hold back and they also did not give up.
Read inspirational quotes and inspirational books
This will greatly help you to give you the necessary push in harder times. When you will see that failures are not unique to you only but everyone has faced it then you will gain confidence. You will come to know that people have reached great success though they had faced even worse situation than you have. Now there are so many motivational videos on you tube also and some are really good. Though for me these have short term effect but it becomes necessary when it is required. It is a good habit any way to start the day with a few pages or a few minutes of such inspirational books and videos.
Lastly you have to accept the fact that luck and destiny plays a crucial role in your journey to success. There is not set formula to solve. Every person has to find his or her own magic formula. No lesson that life teaches us ever goes waste, it will come in handy at some point of life.
