HOW TO BE MOTIVATED ALWAYS

Hi guys, welcoming you back here after many days, months (closing to a year I guess) though it’s due to unforseen circumstances. Thank God am back and better. :D:D:D

In this article, we are going to be talking about Motivation and asking ourselves few questions. What motivates me? How can I be motivated? why do I need to be motivated? 

People say motivation doesn’t last, well, neither does bathing, that’s why we recommend it daily.

– Zig Ziglar

First and foremost, what is motivation?  



Motivation is the inner zest or feeling that pushes you to do something you want or need to do.

Now, let me ask you this question! What motivates you? There would always be a factor that has the capacity to motivate you. You might be motivated to do your work well because of the pay you’ll get (extrinsic motivation) and you may be motivated to make a painting because you are simply a lover of art (intrinsic motivation). Intrinsic motivation comes naturally and doesn’t need to be triggered, however, extrinsic motivation is what we need when accomplishing tasks that we may not want to do but have to do because not doing them may have negative consequences (like not getting paid, getting bad grades, and ultimately, not fulfilling your life goals). So what do you do when you are unmotivated to carry out your assignment? You self motivate!

Most of the time, lack of motivation sets in when we know that we have vital things to do and inflexible deadlines to meet. We tend to feel overwhelmed by undone work and so we start to feel unmotivated. Another scenario that can make you feel unmotivated is when you are on the path to doing something really great with your life, and negative thoughts come in to tell you that you can never be as great as the next person, so you stop and are no longer inspired. 

What’s the point of starting what would not be successful? you ask. 

So you seat back and relax. Do you know what you’ve just done? You’ve begun to assist that voice to make your dreams unsuccessful. Please, don’t be your own worst enemy.

So what do you do when you begin feel this way?

Before I give you practical steps, it’s important to note that you must have a passionate vision that guides your life; a long term goal you would achieve when you decide to do a task. You must have a vision that allows you to understand the future importance of any task you undertake. If both don’t align, you can safely pass. Once there is a burning vision inside of you, the following will work faster:

• Pray– As long as you have not taken the word ‘pray’ to be just another cliché, this is the first and best thing to do. Also, if you remain open minded and you BELIEVE, it’ll definitely work for you.
• Eliminate all distractions: Girl, you can’t just pray and then pick up your phone to refresh your Instagram. You need to push out everything that will make you lose focus. When there’s no distraction, you have no choice than to do the actual work your flesh is running away from. Sometimes, you have to start the work and let the motivation come in after you. Motivation is everywhere in the air, those who need it pull it down.
• Don’t think of the workload: When you think of the huge amount of work you need to do, it usually has a way of expanding itself in your head; however when you write it down, you will not only make clear what you have in mind, you’ll also make your mind clear. This will shrink feeling overwhelmed.
• Call your mentor or someone who inspires you: this is often of big assistance when you’re trying to motivate yourself, call them and let out how you’re truly feeling. They will usually remind you of your vision and gingeryou to do the work.

Having heard all this, its time I let you know that the secret to staying motivated always is to self motivate always. You have to be willing to do the aforementioned EVERYDAY or at least every other day. Getting motivated is not a onetime thing. As you continue to do it daily, it’ll become a habit that will cling to you for the rest of your amazing life. That’s the secret of many people who you think are always on fire. You have to see motivation like oil in a generator. When it finishes, sitting and whining won’t work, only refueling will.

PS: You’d have to reduce the number of times you call your mentor though, they have lives too.

Hope you enjoyed reading this? Please remember that I am not only advocating knowledge, but ACTION. Do you have any ideas on how we can stay motivated? Share with me.

Cheers to staying motivated this week!

Your friend, 

Oluwatomisin