Don’t wear a bullet proof because am about to shoot 5 steps for how to motivate yourself.
1. Your Reality Stocktake
Grab a pen and paper. You’re about to get real with yourself!
Answer these questions:
- What price are you paying for doing nothing and staying where you are? There are costs involved! The clearer you are on that, the more uncomfortable you will be about it. The more uncomfortable you are, the more motivated you will be to do something to change it!
- What are you missing out on by not taking action and creating the outcomes you want? There is something great available to you if only you would go for it. The clearer you are about that, the more disappointed you will feel if you don’t get up and get after it. The more disappointed you are, the more motivated you will be to get in action!
The point is this – you want to feel a little pain here.
Pain is motivating.
There is NO VALUE in pretending that there is no price you’re paying and there is nothing you’re missing out on.
Getting real with yourself is a powerful starting point for powering up.
2. Time to Raise Your Standards
If you’re not motivated, chances are you are TOO comfortable where you stand.
If that is true, it means you are too accepting of your current situation and the price you’re paying. And, you’re okay to some extent with missing out on what else is available in your life.
This means your standards are too low. You unconsciously (or consciously!) expect less for yourself than you really deserve.
To have what you want, you need to raise your standards and get emotionally convicted about the fact you DON’T DESERVE to stay stuck and pay these prices. And, that you DO DESERVE better for yourself.
3. Draw a Line in the Sand
Getting motivated and staying motivated requires that you say, “Enough is enough.”
I like to call this – putting a line in the sand.
You draw a line, you step over it, and you say, “I’m never going back.”
One big problem people face with motivation is that it ebbs and flows, and they yo-yo in and out of it. This means you never really get lasting change or the results you want.
To get lasting change means being consistent. Consistently motivated. Consistently clear. Consistently in action.
If you don’t put a line in the sand and step over it permanently, then it means that in your mindset you are allowing yourself permission to yo-yo.
If you start out on a path of action or change with the intention that it’s okay to stop whenever you want, then guess what . . . you will!
Instead, create a mindset that says, “I’m not turning back. I’m motivated and I’m sticking with this. I’m never going back. I don’t deserve back there. I do deserve what’s ahead.”
No one can inject you with the sustainable motivation you need. They can amp you up for a short period of time. But hyped up energy taken from someone else never lasts!
The way to get lasting motivation, and motivation on the things that count, is to create it for yourself through a shift in your mind.
Learn how to use your mind and emotional system to your advantage, and you’ll finally feel like the master of your own destiny.
4. Your Mortality Reminder
You are not going to live forever. Fact.
You’ve used up some of your days already! Fact.
How many do you have left?
We don’t know. No one does.
This hopefully is a motivating factor for you!
When you remember that everyone ends up 6 feet under at some point, and you really dwell on the fact YOU will end up there too, it’s like having the electric shock paddles zapped on your heart. It jolts you to life!
The fact you’re reading this and thinking thoughts, and breathing, and working, and going about your daily life, DOES NOT MEAN YOU ARE ALIVE.
Being truly alive is when you are consciously in control of yourself and owning your life.
5. Set the Structure
Most people struggle with motivation because they don’t have structure in place to help them STAY motivated.
Anyone can hype you up given the right insights and approach.
You can hype yourself up given the right tips and tools.
But hype is NOT genuine motivation.
Hype is what feels great and then fizzles out like a firework on a rainy night.
I want you to have lasting motivation, which means…
You need structure in place to not only lift up your motivation levels but to KEEP THEM UP.
The problem is – life is busy, demanding and noisy. There are always things to distract you. You might forget.
If your mindset isn’t finely tuned already, then you likely have your own inner blocks that will get in the way too (excuses, limiting beliefs, negative self-talk and so forth). But try pushing yourself and beating these obstacles and sure you will overcome.
Feeling motivated? I’d love to hear from you so please do head to the comments section below. Let me know what’s happening in your life right now!
Credit to Bernadette Logue
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