Self Motivation Self Motivation TechniquesTechniques

Self- Checklist:Self- Checklist:• Are you one of those often caught Are you one of those often caught

daydreaming at work? daydreaming at work? • Why is it that you have a number of ways Why is it that you have a number of ways

to improve, but hesitate to act on? to improve, but hesitate to act on? • Do you find yourself subject to lack of self Do you find yourself subject to lack of self

motivation at times? motivation at times?

Although you are a motivated person in Although you are a motivated person in general, at times, you have a hard time general, at times, you have a hard time working on an important task. working on an important task.

This is where self motivation This is where self motivation techniques come to your rescue. techniques come to your rescue. Though there are numerous ways to Though there are numerous ways to improve your self motivation, only a improve your self motivation, only a few are highly useful. few are highly useful.

Self motivation is the most efficient Self motivation is the most efficient way of improving your confidence and way of improving your confidence and self-esteem. Apart from giving you self-esteem. Apart from giving you strength to achieve your goals, it brings strength to achieve your goals, it brings about a change in your personality and about a change in your personality and character as well.  character as well. 

Self motivation is required in every Self motivation is required in every aspect of life, be it career, social life, aspect of life, be it career, social life, relationship, health, spirituality or relationship, health, spirituality or personality development. Given here personality development. Given here are some secrets of self motivation are some secrets of self motivation that can help you accomplish your that can help you accomplish your goals and tasks in a more effective goals and tasks in a more effective manner. manner.

Secrets Of Self Secrets Of Self MotivationMotivation

Set GoalsSet Goals

A major mistake made by most people is that A major mistake made by most people is that they set their goals only in “mind”. And anything they set their goals only in “mind”. And anything out of mind turns out to be out of sight. Hence, out of mind turns out to be out of sight. Hence, make a note of all the goals that you intend to make a note of all the goals that you intend to achieve, before you sleep in a notepad and place achieve, before you sleep in a notepad and place it right in front of you. Every morning when you it right in front of you. Every morning when you wake up, a look at the notepad would remind you wake up, a look at the notepad would remind you of the targets. Moreover, make realistic goals that of the targets. Moreover, make realistic goals that can be achieved. Unset goal in life is like starting can be achieved. Unset goal in life is like starting a business without having a capital to invest.a business without having a capital to invest.

Stay FocusedStay Focused

Another problem with most people is that Another problem with most people is that they get influenced by other people easily. they get influenced by other people easily. Often, people try to divert you from your Often, people try to divert you from your goal, thereby creating bad feelings that are goal, thereby creating bad feelings that are worthless and rubbish. As the popular worthless and rubbish. As the popular saying goes, “Don’t get mad, get even”. saying goes, “Don’t get mad, get even”. Hence, take those bad feelings as a Hence, take those bad feelings as a challenge and make efforts to minimize challenge and make efforts to minimize them. Whenever you feel someone is trying them. Whenever you feel someone is trying to pull you back, work twice hard and prove to pull you back, work twice hard and prove them wrong. them wrong.

Do Not ProcrastinateDo Not Procrastinate

Once you have set goals for yourself, Once you have set goals for yourself, do not make excuses to delay them, do not make excuses to delay them, else you will never be able to achieve else you will never be able to achieve them. Never let procrastination come in them. Never let procrastination come in your way of accomplishing the tasks. your way of accomplishing the tasks. The best way of keeping it at bay is to The best way of keeping it at bay is to start working on the goals immediately. start working on the goals immediately. Break down the goals into small bits to Break down the goals into small bits to make them easily achievable. make them easily achievable.

Share Your GoalsShare Your Goals

Family and friends are the best Family and friends are the best motivators to look on. Thus, tell and motivators to look on. Thus, tell and discuss about your goals with these discuss about your goals with these people, as they help you to continuously people, as they help you to continuously stay inspired and dedicated. By sharing stay inspired and dedicated. By sharing your dreams and aspirations to your your dreams and aspirations to your near and dear ones, you will be near and dear ones, you will be motivating yourself to achieve the set motivating yourself to achieve the set goals since you would never want to let goals since you would never want to let down these people. down these people.

Stay PositiveStay Positive

In case you are finding it hard to stay In case you are finding it hard to stay focused on your goals, the best way is to focused on your goals, the best way is to stay optimistic and positive towards stay optimistic and positive towards reaching the final line. Confidence and reaching the final line. Confidence and optimism serve as your best friends in your optimism serve as your best friends in your tough and rough times. Spend adequate tough and rough times. Spend adequate time with family and friends who time with family and friends who themselves are positive and motivated. themselves are positive and motivated. People who are discouraging and People who are discouraging and pessimistic should be kept at distance. pessimistic should be kept at distance.

Reward YourselfReward Yourself

The best and perfect way to keep The best and perfect way to keep motivating yourself is by rewarding motivating yourself is by rewarding yourself on completing a particular yourself on completing a particular task. Conquering small battles is the task. Conquering small battles is the best motivation secret for moving on to best motivation secret for moving on to the next goal. Through rewarding and the next goal. Through rewarding and congratulating yourself, you are congratulating yourself, you are increasing your self-esteem. Hence, increasing your self-esteem. Hence, self motivation gets easier and self motivation gets easier and attainable. attainable.

When you think you are not When you think you are not capable, you truly will not be good capable, you truly will not be good enough and you won't really be enough and you won't really be able to do a certain task.able to do a certain task.

If you could only understand If you could only understand thoroughly how you can work thoroughly how you can work things out, you'll realize that it is things out, you'll realize that it is so much better if you fill the mind so much better if you fill the mind with positive ideas in order to with positive ideas in order to create positive reality.create positive reality.

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