What is the power that keeps you going? Is it an internal factor, a power that comes from inside you, something that you truly want, or is it an external factor like your mother telling you to get up and go to class, or that humongous credit card bill that is waiting to be paid?I truly hope it is the first one - an inner force, an inner power, an inner motivator that gives you the strength, that gives you the energy, that gives you the spirit that says "Hey, I can and I want to do this!"
But what happens when you lose that force? There are days when you just feel like giving up. When you don't feel like the effort is worth the results anymore. When you feel like you've given 100% of yourself, but the reality doesn't match with the expectations and you didn't achieve what you wanted.
I have struggled with these issues many times myself, and now that I feel like I'm in a good place and good, positive and successful things are finally happening in my life, I sat down and looked back at the times when I felt lost, helpless and tired, and tried to remember what pushed me to keep going. Here's what I came up with:
1.Visualize. Close your eyes and imagine how your life looks like once you've overcome your obstacles and achieved your goals. You might not feel the feeling of success right now, but imagine how it will feel like once you get there.2. Write it down. Write your goals down on a piece of paper, or if you're a technical wonderchild, on your device. Take a look at it every day and remind yourself what you want to achieve. Write down where you see yourself in 5 years, 10 years or even 20 years! If these times feel too far away and still slightly out of reach, you can even start with where you see yourself next month.
3. Boost your ego. There's something amazing about everyone, even when you don't quite feel like it. What's your talent? What are you good at? Remind yourself of all the good features about you and cherish your skills.
4.To do -lists. Write down your weekly tasks, no matter how big or small they are. Cross them out once they've completed and feel the powerful feeling of accomplishing things.
5. Talk to your friends and family and let them encourage and support you. Share your goals and make them public, that way it is easier to keep yourself on track.
6. Take your mind off things and reward yourself. Life can't be all hard work and no joy. Once you've overcome a hard task, reward yourself for it.
7.Don't let setbacks get to you. It's better to try and fail, rather than not trying at all and regretting it later. Failure is a bruise, not a tattoo.
8.Read motivational success stories. The world is full of successful people who are sharing their stories and want to help you to get there too!
9.Take small steps. Rome wasn't built in a day. Set yourself small short term goals that are relatively easy to achieve in order to build your confidence and prepare you for the bigger goals in the future. Set yourself enough time to actually keep your goals realistic and achievable and stick to your time frames, however don't give yourself too much time as then it is easy to lose the momentum and the spark.
10. Do something that you truly enjoy. Working in a job or studying a subject that you actually have interest in, makes your tasks so much more easier. While life is full of tasks that you might not quite enjoy, or you're not in the career path yet that you love doing, remember that this phase is only temporary and it is only there to prepare you to the right path.
These are very general ways to find your inner strength and motivation, and there are certainly dozens and dozens more. What works for me, might not work for you and vice versa - we are all different! But once you find your energy source, keep it! Cherish it, value it, keep it shining bright and don't let the setbacks throw you off the course.
We are all humans but we all, every single one of us, have the power to be the best version of ourselves.
What's your motivator?
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