Being Motivated

  Hey guys, just read this motivating articles. Hope it motivates you too. dont forget to comment below Thanks.

Motivation and enthusiasm manifest as desire
and interest, and as a driving force that pushes
to take action and pursue goals. Lack of
motivation and enthusiasm denotes absence or
deficiency in desire, interest and driving force.

Lack of motivation and lack of enthusiasm are
two of the main reasons for failure and of living
a mediocre life. People lacking in motivation
and enthusiasm are usually passive, blame
everything and everyone for their
circumstances, and often come up with many
excuses why they shouldn't or cannot do this or
that. On the other hand, a motivated person is
energetic and positive, takes action to improve
his or her life, and does not give up when there
are problems.

Lack of motivation and enthusiasm can show up
everywhere, at home, at work, in relationships,
in pursuing goals and in everything else. This
often brings indifference, unhappiness and
dissatisfaction.

Motivation and Goal Setting

When it comes to living a healthy and confident
life, real goal achievement involves much more
than good intentions. For example, it is not
enough to know you want to eat differently or
that you want to lose weight.

Motivation can be
defined as an impulse to channel energy and
action toward a specific goal. This means, you
have to know what you want and be passionate
about it, and, you have to know how to set a
goal. Goal setting is a powerful skill to learn
because you give yourself a specific direction
and you give your energy a precise focus.

Manage Agreements

In business management circles, there is a
saying that you cannot manage people you can
only manage agreements. Indeed, great leaders
are compassionate and attempt to understand
the feelings of their employees, but they do not
try to manage other people's emotions and
personalities. Instead, great leaders get great
results from their people by managing
agreements. This is also true for self-
motivation. Learn to make adult, respectful
decisions about the direction you are moving
toward. Make specific agreements about your
responsibility and commitment to precise
actions. Then ask yourself, "Can I count on
myself to follow through with this commitment,
with 100-percent compliance? Can I count on
myself for that?" If the answer is "Yes" then you
have an agreement. Now, as you move forward
and encounter inner resistance or emotional
obstacles, you can manage your agreements
without becoming trapped in sticky emotions.

Agreements maintain motivation and action.

Imagine Success

Instead of constantly worrying and stressing, set
aside time each day to envision a new life.
Imagine clearly, and with all your internal
senses, what it will be like to live your goal.

Relish the physical sensations of the
anticipation of your exciting dream. For
example, the idea of losing weight is not very
exciting; however, visualizing a new life of your
choosing is exciting. Imagine yourself in your
ideal life. Touch your body lovingly, breathe in
the love for yourself, and feel the safety and
comfort of living inside your body.

Imagine
your body as healthy and active. Whatever your
goal, every day, make the choice to bring your
dream front and center. Most of all, feel the
excitement your dream generates. Allow that
excitement to saturate your body to such an
extent that you feel more alive and ready to
take the next step of your journey.

Take Action Daily

Your goals need to move from the idea state
into the physical state and the only way this can
happen is when you take action. Action on a
daily basis is necessary to make your dream
come true. Your daily actions do not have to be
big; they just have to be consistent. Follow your
heart and choose the steps that you know in
advance are the right actions for the amount of
energy you have right now. Then follow
through. Motivation increases as you become
actively dedicated to the process of making your
dreams come true.

Repeated Success Leads to Increased Motivation!

Helen Keller wrote, "Nothing can be done
without hope and confidence." Every day, take a
couple of minutes to list all your
accomplishments for the day. Develop a
tracking system for every effort and success, no
matter how tiny. Each step toward your goal
deserves recognition or some type of reward
system. A checkmark on your calendar,
congratulations from your loved ones, a hug
from your partner, or money in your success jar
all count. Document and celebrate often as you
get in the habit of acknowledging what you
have done right. Feeling the satisfaction of
having achieved something has a snowball
effect. With each success your confidence shoots
up, you realize your limitless potential, and you
gain more energy to take your next step.
Repeated success in a particular activity
motivates you to want to do that activity often.

Practice Kindness

Replace self-criticism with encouragement and
motivating inspiration. You easily encourage
everyone else in your life with praise and
uplifting sentiments. Why not do the same for
yourself? Imagine seeing a child looking forlorn
because she cannot figure out the puzzle she is
working on. You are not going to go over and
verbally smack the frustration out of her, are
you? Instead, you will probably talk
compassionately to her, put an arm around her,
see what is so upsetting, and inspire her with
words that will keep her optimistic and
inspired. Instead of punishing yourself when
things do not work our right, begin cultivating
compassion for yourself. You must feel
deserving and worthy to sustain the motivation
needed to achieve your desired outcome.

Believe in Yourself

Being motivated is all about knowing what you
want and believing in your ability to achieve it.
Belief is a feeling of certainty. It is like knowing
the sun will rise tomorrow morning. You do not
question whether the sun will rise, spend time
worrying that it might not, or imagine the
worst-case outcome. Believing in yourself
requires that you focus energy and excitement
on what you want. You form a loving
partnership with your dream, even though the
dream does not exist yet in your physical
reality. You assume your desire will manifest,
just as surely as the sun will rise again
tomorrow. Believing in yourself requires
spending time with what is important to you,
and what feels good to you.

               Source: Wish Bowl