Eps 78: we don't know the motive

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Whatever its causes, one thing we do know about being overloaded is that it drained your motivation, and big. The last reason why most people experience an ever-present motivation deficit is simply that, in the end, not all of us are capable of being motivated at all times.
For instance, if you are a perfectionist, then your lack of motivation might come from a fear of not being able to do a task perfectly. You might find your lack of motivation comes from other issues, such as the fear of what others think, or a desire to please everyone. When you cannot find your motivation that you need for success, maybe it is because the things that you want to get motivated about are too vague.
You probably have had some half-baked goals in the past, so maybe you convinced yourself that you were not motivated by yourself -- then made that come true. Like many people, perhaps you started off doing really well, but then lost a little bit of that motivation, and have had a hard time getting motivated again.
When you feel ready to give up on something, or you simply do not know how to get started, your self-motivation is what keeps you going. Finding the motivation just to get started can be hard. Finding motivation to take action is not necessarily easy, but it is always possible.
There are tools that have been effective at helping you to find and cultivate a feeling of motivation to begin living again. Then, you can choose the right tools and strategies that will help you get motivated again. It helps to know what motivates you, so that you can find your own ways of getting motivated.
When starting your own self-motivation plan, you might be inclined to lean on those outside factors a lot. As you become more comfortable and more confident in your self-motivation, you are likely to only use these when necessary, and only as a bit of additional assistance. These are the external factors: They will help motivate you from the outside, and that is different than the internal motivation that we discussed up until now.
In this context, improving your motivation for getting things done will help you feel better about yourself and do a better job. You might find that you would like to be more motivated on the inside; to be more motivated to put in that extra work that will lead to perfection or fulfillment.
With that refrain constantly playing in the back of your mind, it is difficult to be motivated to get a lot done. It seems like those feelings come up seemingly out of nowhere, then all of a sudden, you are left without any motivation to do anything. With all of the grief, fears, and feelings of loss going on during this stage, your motivation can be downright drained.
Your essential self hijacks your motivation for work, so you are going to step away from your job to spend time with someone else. If you are burned out and in need of sleep, your Essential Self might even suck motivation out of things that you are normally truly excited about -- just so that you can get back to meeting your basic needs. Your Essential Self will always be working on motivating you to get moving on the things that you need most.
When you are struggling for motivation, chances are, you have compiled a laundry list of reasons you should not act. Take everything that you are lacking the motivation to do, and break it down into one direct, actionable next step you can immediately do. You will find that the more actions you take, the more motivated you become to keep doing even more.
Act like you are feeling motivated, and your actions can shift your emotions. Then, map out a path for finding your sense of joy, motivation, and motivation. Take inspiration from others: be inspired to read a book, speak with a mentor, or friends or family members who have achieved goals similar to those you set.
You can keep motivated by writing down your goals, sticking to your schedule, and reminding yourself what led you to set the goal in the first place. Part of staying motivated is being realistic about what you can accomplish in the timeframe that you set for yourself. You can get to that focus part of being self-motivated by prioritizing and creating a schedule that helps you achieve success. You are making a conscious effort to remain self-motivated, you are spending a considerable amount of time and energy setting goals, and taking action toward achieving them.
Ask your trainer to help set manageable microgoals to add miles, as well as goals to increase performance, like doing exercises that increase strength and endurance, so that you remain motivated to race further. While some people will tell you setting impossible goals will kill motivation, and it is better to underpromise and overdeliver, that line of thinking is really silly. A lack of challenging, enticing goals can easily lead too many people down a path toward a level of motivation that is lacking. Whether you cannot find motivation to declutter your home, or just do not feel motivated to lose weight, lack of motivation may be the biggest barrier to reaching your goals.
You know, it might be that it is really just you need sleep, food, fun, and to be social, while why you cannot get motivated to work on an academic task is because you are competing needs are compelling. For instance, someone might struggle with a battle between wanting to be accepted for who they are and wanting to please a parent, meeting their lofty expectations, doing only the bare minimum necessary to succeed; but without being motivated from within. The solution is likely to not take a form so straightforward as forcing oneself somehow to become more motivated, but rather it might grow from exploring and understanding the sources of the problems, and attending to them with respect. It can take some serious work to convince yourself to stop thinking of yourself as a low-motivation individual, and to replace that with thinking like a high-motivation individual, but it is possible.
Having an environment of motivation Score of 0 Your last point is focusing on surrounding yourself with people and resources who remind you of your goals, and help with your motivation internally. You may even want to bring up a mental image when willpower and motivation are down.