Motivational skills are essential whether in a work situation or in a home environment and as much as it is important to be able to motivate others, it is an essential quality that we need to be able to motivate ourselves also. Everyone struggles with self-motivation sometimes, but motivating others is key for the continued progress of colleagues and fulfillment of existing work loads and can seem like an up-hill battle.
Some days, motivation can seem to be a lot more difficult than on others and this can be connected to simple thought processes, often in a negative capacity, an increase in pressure or work load, and even the negativity of those around.
When you consider that motivation truly does come from within, it's not surprising that sometimes we struggle. It's about setting realistic goals and understanding that on an individual level your own moods and emotions will play an important role as to how easily you are able to reach your end target or whether those goals remain frustratingly out of reach.
In a work situation, as much as you may be struggling to self-motivate, be assured that others are facing the same internal battle too. Constant bombardment of thoughts throughout the day can prevent the individual from embroiling themselves within their set tasks and instead, of feeling a sense of achievement, they are often left feeling frustrated at the end of the day with nothing having been achieved. When motivation programmes are introduced at work, they are about encouraging the individual and recognizing performance.
It has often been said that motivation is akin to being on a train. The view can be looking back, moving from or where moving to. It all depends on how you view specific things.
Our feelings often prevent us from getting on with our own tasks or being able to motivate others. We know what it feels like to be self motivated, to be drawn towards something good, something we are looking forward to happening, so when we experience a lack of motivation it can often tell us that the thoughts and feelings we have associated with this task, are not ones we really aspire to.
Many people write a long list of tasks which require attention or fulfillment, the more the individual thinks about personal or job requirements, the longer the list becomes. Instead of writing about what they are ?going to do?, people write down what they feel they need to do, and there is a big difference.
Reconditioning techniques can be useful tools to use when trying to increase a motivated response. Reconditioning techniques are used within the realms of NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) and hypnotherapy to great effect and whilst this may sound extreme to those who have not come across either therapies before, both therapies work with the way the individual thinks and feels and how this person thinks through certain everyday things.
A simple change to an existing thought pattern or process may be all that is needed to begin to create feelings of motivation. NLP contains a variety of motivation strategies and models to help integrate within current thought patterns so as to introduce strategies which work and hypnotherapy can replace negative thoughts and isolate triggers with positive endorsements key to the development of the individual.
Motivation programmes work because they are simple and effective and relate directly with the person on an individual level.
The word encouragement emanates from the Latin word Cor, meaning heart. It means to give courage, confidence or hope. Having courage is having the ability to disregard fear and to be brave. The easiest way to be brave and fearless is to listen to and follow your heart. To further your level of success you must establish a system for self-encouragement.
Pursue activities that you feel passionate about.
Performing activities that you enjoy and that are fulfilling will help you to build momentum toward your life of EASE. As mentioned in Step Three of the Creating Your Life of EASE chapter, in the Activate your Life Book, it is the feelings that achieving your goals will give you that make them fulfilling in the first place. The most important aspect of establishing your system for encouragement is to focus your attention on the feelings that achieving your ideal life will give you. There is no point performing activities that do not make you feel compelled to perform them. You will know if the activity is correct for you by instinct and by the feelings you get when you perform them. Before setting any goal or performing any activity, ask yourself the following questions:
Why do I want to achieve this goal?
What is the underlying feeling it will give me?
What does this mean to me?
Is this feeling compelling enough to maintain my motivation in the long term?
Self-acknowledgement
An excellent way to encourage yourself, and to become more aware of your progress, is to acknowledge yourself for your achievements. Often we get caught up in the things that we havent achieved in our lives, which take our focus away from what is really happening.
If you are struggling to see any personal progress I recommend writing a list of everything you have achieved in your life. This will very quickly give you a different perspective on your life and the progress you are making toward your goals.
Perhaps the best way to acknowledge yourself is to reward yourself every time you achieve a significant goal. Rewarding yourself builds motivation and confidence. Each time you achieve a goal, CELEBRATE! You deserve it!
Rewards also close-off the energy that was created while moving toward the goal. If you dont acknowledge yourself for achieving a goal, it will actually become unfinished business and, even though you have achieved it, some past energy will be stored thus not making 100% of your energy available in the present.
Design a list of rewards that you can give yourself for achieving your goals. These could be tangible rewards such as a dinner out with friends, a new piece of clothing, a pampering day at the spa or a well-earned holiday, or intangible rewards such as feelings. You will notice, as you begin to achieve your goals, that the feelings of achieving the goal are often the greatest rewards. The feelings of strong self-confidence, self-belief and heightened self-worth that come with achieving your goals are priceless.
Self-appreciation
Another excellent way of encouraging yourself is to have gratitude for all of the things you have in your life. Often we get caught up in the negative things or the things that we dont have or dont want in our lives, and this takes our focus away from all the positive things that we do have.
If you are struggling to find the positives about yourself, I recommend keeping a pen and paper beside your bed, and each night before you go to sleep writing down everything that happened during the day that you are grateful for. Within no time you will have a very different perspective on yourself, your life and the things and people in it.
Accountability and support group
Identifying key people in your life that you can share your vision of an ideal life with and asking them for their encouragement and support to help you to achieve it is a great way to encourage yourself. Even better, why not all support each other and form an EASE creation group, where you meet regularly to discuss your goals and vision for your life of EASE. In doing this you will not only encourage each other and feel supported, but you will also keep each other accountable to follow through on your plans.
List the people you would like to have in your EASE creation group.
If you follow just one or two of the suggestions in this article I guarantee you will start to build a greater sense of internal motivation which can only lead to you achieving all of your goals in a lot easier fashion.
"Being an elite performer on the playing field of life is not about being perfect. Rather, it is about cultivating a mental focus towards mastery in every area of your life. It is about committing yourself, from the core of your heart, to manifest and polish your highest talents and become the person you are destined to be." Robin S. Sharma
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