Earlier, we talked about the three sources of motivation and how these sources can fuel your motivation. But the problem with these sources is that they are already present.
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For example, you have a need to sleep at night, so you probably are motivated to work hard at your job and keep getting a paycheck so you can pay your rent.
If you have an arousal need that promotes sexual desire, you might be more motivated to lose weight or get in shape.
Since these sources of motivation are already present, whether you want them or not, using them as your source is obviously not going to be effective, otherwise, you would have already achieved your goals. So, we have to find a new source of motivation that we can draw from.
The next chapter will give you some tips for staying motivated, like posting a picture of something you’re working for on your wall, but this isn’t what we’re talking about here. This is a deeper sort of thing, something that helps you get the motivation in the first place and get started. The way to best do this is by knowing yourself and what you want. Here are some exercises to help you.
Meditation:
Many people laugh at the idea of meditation as a way to know yourself, but let’s put all of your preconceived notions aside. Without the practice of meditation, you cannot be able to control your dreams in life.
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Without a stable mind, you cannot get success. Through meditation, you will be able to design your mental approach and have patience in any kind of work and achieve happiness in your life.
Write a Biography:
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Take your time and really think about it. Sometimes, the act of writing about ourselves as if we were biographing someone else is not only cathartic, it can open us up to truths that we weren’t aware of before – at least consciously.
Study Religions:
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You don’t have to be a religious person to study religion. In fact, extremely religious people often have trouble studying other religions and especially looking at them objectively.
What’s unique?
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- Decide what it is this is unique approximately you. this might assist you to see what its miles you virtually and deeply want. one of the side results of discovering what is specific about us is that we will see what we can offer the sector and what the world can supply us in return.
Love listing:
Make a list of the matters in lifestyles that you certainly love. matters that make you excited and glad, that get you feeling like you're really alive.  |
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It doesn’t matter what those things are. you have the liberty to write something you need including cooking, playing sports, coaching, learning, anything. Hidden on this love listing, you will find a few deeper truths about what you want out of lifestyles.
A Billionaire:  |
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What could you do if you had a thousand million money inside the bank? You don't have to be worried, and your payments would all be paid, plus you would have sufficient cash to do anything you wanted to, finance something you wanted, from beginning a business of some kind to creating a massive-budget film or developing your business.
So, what might you do, in which might you pass and what would you care about in case you had one thousand million greenbacks?
Your Admiration:
Who are the 5 human beings in the world you maximum respect:
Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, Swami Vivekananda, Gautam Buddha
Write them down on a listing after which decide what characteristics each one among them has that make you positive so much. |
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Then, have a look at the one's features as though they had been something which you had been working closer to (and perhaps they're). Their secret qualities are going push you to understand the greatness.
You’re endless:
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Imagine which you had no limits in any way in your existence. Something those limits are, dispose of them. if you have usually an opportunity to be a rock-and-roll singer but haven't any vocal talent, eliminate that challenge! when you have usually an opportunity to run marathons however are stuck in a wheelchair, take away that problem too. Now, once you have got removed your limits and written down what it's far you honestly want, can you inform where your deep down motivation comes from?
Judgment loss:
If you knew that clearly, no one might choose you, what could you stand for? What causes would you announce to the arena which you trust in? don't forget, nobody will judge you, no matter what it's far which you rise up for.  |
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Write down a list of numerous things which you virtually accept as true within and might be vocal about in case you weren’t terrified of being judged. In our daily lives, we face many ethical problems. When we make decisions and make decisions about what is right or wrong, good or bad, these judgments often catch us unawares.
My Accomplishments: In the things which you have already finished, you could find motivation for doing more matters inside the destiny. Write down everything that changed into a particular assignment on the way to gain, not always something this is usually tough for every person.  |
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You can do anything you want to if you have a positive mind, whenever you've got succeeded, especially in opposition to all odds, position it on paper. Then evaluate and notice if you may see deeper meaning and motivation from those accomplishments. Whenever you have seen something deeper, and something that motivates you to start to try to achieve that goal.
My Achievements: In things you're done, you can find the motivation to do more within the destination. Write down everything that has changed in a specific task on the road to victory, not always something that is usually difficult for all people.  |
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Whenever you succeed, especially against all odds, mark it on paper. Then evaluate and see if you can see a deeper meaning and motivation of these achievements.
