Comments on: Discover 5 Easy Ways To Grow Self Motivation

By: GTP

GTP — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 19:42:38 +0000

My motivation comes from seeing my list get smaller as I cross things off and knowing that I’ve almost completed my entire goal.

By: Archie Stay Positive

Archie Stay Positive — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 16:34:10 +0000

Rewarding yourself is very important- everyone that does anything is looking for some payoff- I clean my garage because the payoff is my stuff is organized. When we are looking to achieve more abstract or longer term goals it is important to reward ourselves as benchmarks are reached- I have a friend who is trying to stop smoking- he rewards himself each week of not smoking by buying something for himself with the money he saved that week of not buying cigarettes.

By: Artikel Sukses

Artikel Sukses — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:22:24 +0000

I want to achieve the success that I want, one way that I use to motivate myself is to read motivational books and stories of successful entrepreneurs. Your article gave me a new way to motivate myself. Thank you

By: anthony morrison

anthony morrison — Thu, 27 May 2010 04:47:32 +0000

Stay positive and set up mini goals are very difficult to me because for some period of time I can stay as positive but when anything is not to happen then I lost my positiveness and point is that I manage my whole work at the same time instead of dividing it into smaller parts. So this two points are really help to to grow my self motivation. I shall try my best.

By: Ben Tien

Ben Tien — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 03:10:59 +0000

Hi Vera,

Good post about self motivation. Well, I think the first thing to grow our self-motivation is make sure we have an environment that is conducive. I mean a very comfortable environment.

Then, ask ourself: “How much better would I feel and would my attitude change if I worked in a place that I actually liked to spend time in?”

The moment you sort out your work environment and make it comfortable for yourself and content with your needs, you’ll instantly take action, find the motivation to get started and follow through.

By: Garrison

Garrison — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:17:36 +0000

All of those are great ways to stay motivated. Part of being a successful speaker for me means having a list of key points I want to hit to help me stay on topic and get my thougths across well. And I make sure to reward myself after I do a good presentation. Though truthfully, nothing makes me feel better and get me more motivated then when I get laughs during my talks. I like to see people having fun while they learn something. Great post!

By: Casey

Casey — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:26:56 +0000

I enjoyed reading your self motivation tips. Related to the mini-goals, when trying to work on a particularly difficult project I focus on working for a specific period of time (like 30 minutes) rather than completing a specific task. This way I still gain the feeling of accomplishment in completing something even if the overall project is not yet finished.

By: Mike J

Mike J — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:52:09 +0000

From those 5 ways for increase and grow our self motivation, the best way for me is “make a tiny goal”, just by dividing the big goal into several tin goal, it makes me feel so easy to reach the big goal.

By: Everything Counts

Everything Counts — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:18:38 +0000

Self motivation is known as the most important factor in your life. Self motivation plays an important role in enhancing your self esteem. It provides a new sense of purpose and direction to your life. You can empower and encourage yourself to face tough times and competition in life with the help of self motivation.

By: NLP training

NLP training — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:44:02 +0000

Thanks for sharing the steps. I’m sure it really helps.. Very nice post!

By: Experimental

Experimental — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:00:04 +0000

If you are not properly motivated enough to run your business, it seems like financial ruin might be a good motivator. Maybe you are bored with your business because it has not grown as much as you had hoped. Perhaps you could sell it and move on to something else. Like the poster above suggested, work for someone else perhaps. Maybe you just need a little forced structure in your life.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:49:02 +0000

Thanks for this good article. I think it gives me the motivation to go forward.

By: Jeff Machado | Internet Marketing For Coaches

Jeff Machado | Internet Marketing For Coaches — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:38:00 +0000

You’re absolutely right about staying positive. You have to feel good about what you’re doing. That’s why I always start off my day with something that I know can I accomplish and not leave hanging – something like writing an article.

I find by doing this I’m anchored into writing even more or accomplishing more throughout the day. But if I do something that wastes time and feel bad, it sets a bad precedent that I can’t list myself out of.

By: Vera Raposo

Vera Raposo — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:19:04 +0000

Ed – good point, having that could help too.

Sprachreisen – I have my monthly items that need to get done each month and then flesh out the details prior to each month. Oh yes, chocolate is a good thing!

Ber2 – Awesome.

Ryan – I often outsource tasks I don’t like as well.

J – I like the blocks of time, I usually try to work like that but it doesn’t always work out for me.

By: J Bode

J Bode — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:00:47 +0000

Vera, I agree many of these are important points in staying motivated…

I also think that something as simple as sending an email about what you did to an accountability partner is a good idea
Rank your to do list with most important and least important task.
Set blocks of time out for working on each task
Add daily, weekly, monthly… goals

By: Ryan Freed

Ryan Freed — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:33:52 +0000

I agree that a to-do list is very important, but doesn’t do much to keep you motivated. It will help you set out your goals, but you need to remain positive in order to accomplish these tasks. This post nails the fact that you need to consistently remind yourself of your accomplishments and reward yourself in order to stay motivated. Positivity is number one!

By: Ber2

Ber2 — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:06:56 +0000

I like the “Reward yourself” point, it gives me the motivation to go forward. Thanks for this good article.

By: Sprachreisen Suedamerika

Sprachreisen Suedamerika — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:57:20 +0000

Vera, you wrote: “A to-do list is nice to have to help you get things done, but it doesn’t do much to help you stay motivated.”
I fully agree with this. One thing to add here is that mainaining these lists on a day-to-day basis is also time consuming and tiresome. I tried this at a too detailed level some years ago and now I only maitain a very crude list.
OTOH, if I have a big project running, I create big, very detailed plans with begin and target dates, status flags etc.

Regarding “Reward yourself”, I only say one word: Chocolate!

By: Ed Roach

Ed Roach — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:24:16 +0000

The first two are big on my list Vera. You might also add, Tell someone. This one may spur you on for fear of looking stupid having to explain why you didn’t follow thru. You don’t need to give your buddy more ammo to denigrate your good name:)