Motivation is the source of energy that not only get things done, but also done with great success. If you can find it and sustain it, I am sure you are on your way to success! It is so powerful that nothing can stop in your way, what’s impossible has become possible with motivation. All you need to know is how to find it, and make full use of it.
Passion is the word
Yes. Doing things you love is a sure way to find motivation right? It creates excitement and the feeling to quickly get it done. Have you encounter an occasion where you just can’t fell asleep, knowing tomorrow you are off on an exciting holiday? Yes! You feel excited and your body has already started preparing even the night before!
If you are looking for motivation in your work, you will probably need to ask yourself if this is the job you love? Most successful workers are highly motivated at work. Why? Simply because they are doing what they love! Work is no longer work, it is their passion their play. They are so happy to spend their entire weekend and burn through their night to work. If you don’t feel that energy, even part of it, then probably you are not doing something you love.
So knowing what you love and how it motivates you is the first step to success. Donald Trump does not feel motivated over the heap of money coming in, it is the work he is into, his passion to close deals and create new incomes. The amount of money coming in is just an indicator of how successful he is now.
Your past successes can be fuel for your motivation
Have you heard about the circle of success? When someone has been successful in what he did, he will find the energy and motivation to do it again. Simply because he truly believe in it. These are proofs that you can be successful again. If you have successfully make $10 from selling an apple, do you believe that you can do it again and get the same result? Yes. You have done it and proved it!
Going further, you can even leverage on someone else’s success stories too! If they can do it, so can you! This create possibilities and believing you can create the same thing, you will find motivation! If Edmund Hillary can reach the top of Everest, so can many others, who have done it shortly after Edmund succeeded.
So find out more about others’ success stories, and you can find motivation there.
Set challenges for yourself
Setting challenges is another way to create motivation. Set yourself some easy to accomplish goals, and see for yourself. Goal after goal, you will unknowingly accomplished a difficult task! A good way is to write them out and display them at a prominent place and everyday remind yourself of these goals.
I think that one of the challenges is being able to maintain motivation throughout projects. It is easy, like you said, to start ideas which you enjoy, but following through seems to be where people fall short.
ReplyDeleteGreat post and a good read!