Get pumped Up

The starting point of motivation is "motive" it means that what motivates you is you have to have a target to aim at whether it's a monumental milestone in your life or a small project and work. We all have goals that were working towards that help you to achieve whatever it is that you want to accomplish. But even if you have the perfect plan in place to achieve your goals, sometimes along the way we can lose them what our motivation to continue the journey. So today I want to share a few tips to help you regain your motivation and stay productive.

Remind yourself of the big picture goal. How is this small task or project going to get you to where you want to be in the long run? Remember break your goals down into bite-sized pieces. Take the overall goal and make a list of all the smaller parts of the goal and then just eat one bite at a time

Check in with how you're thinking and feeling. Most lack of motivation or demotivation is a side effect of feeling overwhelmed or stressed or burn up. It's trying to do too much in too little time and you just don't have enough energy.

Look for what are called intrinsic motivators. The things within the goal that motivates you automatically. Rather than just a deadline from your boss, find a personal reason why you want to achieve this goal. Sometimes a personal reason is to outperform somebody else in the office, to do something that makes you better, more respected, more healthful than anyone else, that's a real motivator.

Don't spend too much time thinking about it. When you think a task is too large or too difficult, we have a tendency to avoid it or to lose motivation altogether. Just take it one step at a time and see where it leads. Keep your eye on the target on the destination.

One of the best things I ever learned was that the starting point of motivation is motive it means that what motivates you is you have to have a target to aim at and what we find is that the key motivator is a feeling of forward motion step by step that's getting you closer and closer towards your goal. It's very simple to be motivated, take one step at a time, just simply be clear about your long-term goal, be clear about the steps that you have to take to achieve the goal and then take the first step in life.