For instance, go back to a situation where you were feeling very motivated. What do I mean by motivated? It is an experience of you being able to get things done, the sensation that you are capable of doing something, or even compelled to do something.
I once asked someone what he meant by motivation and he said, 'Well, having to go to work in the morning. Otherwise, I will get fired!' Well, experiences like that are actually quite motivating, although you may not want to have that kind of experience for too long.
Motivation can also include experiences such as having to go to the toilet and rush in the morning. States such as feeling hungry, and wanting to go and eat something, would also be similar situations.
These are naturally occurring situations where you are motivated to get up and go. However, other instances, such as being awarded the first prize in a competition could also be equally motivating or similarly, being promoted in a job. All these are instances of motivation.
Here's an exercise that you can do.
Now, go back to a time when you really had this feeling of motivation. Close your eyes, or leave them open, depending on how well you visualize. Either way, see what you see, hear what you hear, and feel what you feel. Give it a rating from the scale of one to ten, and rate if you motivation was one, very, very mild, or ten, extremely intense.
In this first exercise, I want you to hold the image in your mind as clearly as you can. Now, take a look at the sub modalities, and start to make shifts on each of the sub modalities to notice what happens to the level of intensity.
For instance, right now, notice the level of intensity in your state of motivation. If your image is associated, I would like you to disassociate. Notice the level of change in intensity. Does it go up or does it go down? Make a mental note on that or write it down on your sub modality checklist.
On the other hand, if your image was already disassociated, I would now like you to associate and step inside that image, such that you are looking out through your own eyes, and notice what happens to the intensity of that emotional motivation.
Also, if your image is bright, you could either make it darker, or even brighter. Also, recognize that in order to use a positive state, you should intensify the positive state, rather than diminish it.
Exercise and training takes a lot of work. People can sometimes find it hard trying to do the same routine each and every week. The worst part is that some people then would eventually get bored and stop doing their fitness and exercise programs altogether. There are ways that you may be able to avoid this and continue on making exercise and fitness as a habit.
One of the most important thing in keeping up with any exercise and training program and sticking to it is having the proper motivation. Not being motivated to exercise and disciplined enough to stick to it as a habit can make any type of fitness program unworkable. In short, people would not be able to stick long to any fitness routine, long enough to achieve any result from the activity.
Motivation is something that does not happen in an instant. It is something that should be worked at. It is something that has to be worked upon. Just when one can easily find enough motivation, it can also be easy enough to lose. That is why you should try to psyche yourself out and try to keep that motivation up before it wanes.
The root behind the right motivation for exercise and training comes from the very reasons why you even wanted to start at all. If you wanted so much to lose weight or to build up a good physique, then that would be your primary motivation to follow an exercise and training program that would help carry out the results that you want. Then all you need to do is to keep reminding yourself every day why you are doing what you do and what you want to get from it.
One way of reminding yourself of the what you are doing to keep the motivation up is learning to have a visual cue of what you want to become after a certain exercise program. If you wish to lose weight, you might want to have a visual image of what you would possibly look like after achieving your goals. You might want to have a poster of the type of figure you wish to have after you have lost the weight you have aspires to let go of.
Another way to keep your motivation up while on an exercise program is by not doing it alone. You might wish to bring along a friend or a colleague at work who might also be after the same fitness goals as you are. This way, you have someone who can push you enough to do better doing the program and vice versa. Having a friend to work out with can help provide you with the necessary motivation that you need to keep going and to strive for your fitness goals.
Another way to keep up your motivation is by simply trying to keep track of your progress. Try to have a record of your previous weight or size and try to keep track of the changes on a weekly basis to give you an account of the pounds that you have lost and the inches that has melted away due to your hard work with exercise and training. Just by keeping track and being aware of the positive changes would even motivate you to do better and reach out for more achievement.
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