Intrinsic Motivation : If you focus
more on the long term rewards and less on the current drudgery, you can much
more easily motivate yourself to do unpleasant tasks.
Goal
Setting : Setting goals is an extremely effective way to motivate yourself
on a daily basis. Most importantly, write your goals down on paper so that you
can read them every day. Be as specific as possible when writing your goals.
Instead of saying something like “I will be a millionaire,” say “I will have 1
million dollars in my bank account on December 31, 2018.” Set both short and
long term goals. The long term goals (1-5 years or more) will supply you with a
steady, low-level motivation, while the short term goals will be able to
provide you with high energy bursts of motivated effort. Start with goals that
are very easily achievable for you, such as daily tasks that take no longer
than 20 minutes to complete. The bigger the time frame for completing the goal,
the more unrealistic it should seem to you. shorter term goals (1 day – 1 year)
should be more realistic and easy for you to believe in. re-write your goals
every single day. Goals don’t just give you something to aim for; they give you
something to BECOME. You see, by reminding yourself of your goals every single
day, you are literally programming your brain with the images correlated with
your specific goals. When you BECOME what you desire, you will HAVE what you
desire.
Visualization
: law of attraction is: You attract what you think about (visualize) most
often. We live in a world where “working hard” is praised and encouraged, but
how far can hard work take us when our MIND isn’t right? how you think
determines how you act, which invariably affects the results you. get in your
life. Thought/Emotion > Action > Results. We, as humans, tend to attract
into our lives the things and situations that we hold in our minds most often
and with the most amount of detail, so it is safe to say that our goals can be
more easily achieved by picturing them in our minds as already completed. If we
do this on a daily basis and imagine our future selves with extreme detail,
then it is absolutely possible for us to create exactly that which we desire. People
who succeed tend to spend more of their time imagining what they desire and
feeling the emotions associated with that image. People who fail tend to spend
more of their time imagining the LACK of what they desire, and feeling the
worry and disappointment associated with that image. It’s all in the mind.
Learn how to think and ALL becomes possible…
Self-talk
: Your priority is what you set out to do in the first place! Have
integrity and finish what you start. This is what I want you to do the next
time you get distracted by your thoughts: Stop, take a deep breath, and remind
yourself of all the benefits you will receive by completing the task that you
began. Productivity requires FOCUS. When you find yourself getting distracted,
close your eyes and take one or more deep breaths. This will effectively “reset”
your brain and prepare it to accept the coming motivational phrase or
re-focusing thought. Follow the deep breath with a positive phrase of your
choice that reminds you of your end goal and evokes the emotion of having completed
the task before you. This phrase can be said silently or out loud, but it
should be said with enthusiasm and passion. The tonality that you use will
determine how effective the statement is for motivating you. The statement must
remind you of your PURPOSE for doing the task in the first place, and this
purpose must be significant enough to motivate you at least slightly. If you
have absolutely no good reason to complete the task, why are you wasting your
time? This may not work every time, mostly because the mind is not an easy
thing to tame, but continue to practice recognizing distracting thoughts when
they come up. The more aware you become, the more power you will have to
consciously create your life and get stuff done!
Time Management:
Morning Routine :
Here are a few things that you
might consider incorporating into your personal routine: *Exercise (highly
recommend) *Healthy meal (highly recommend) *Meditation or breathing exercises
(highly recommend) *Writing or Journaling Reading Listening to audio books *Expressing
gratitude . Do not overwhelm yourself by trying to incorporate too many things
into your morning routine right away. Start with one thing at a time (10
minutes of exercise perhaps), and then add something else after 30 days or so. Remember,
how you start your day is how you end your day. Start your days off in a
productive way so you can go to sleep every night feeling satisfied and hopeful
for the days to come.
Eliminating
Distractions : consider eliminating some distractions from your life if you
plan to become a happier and more productive person. A few simple changes to
your work environment can make all the difference. first suggestion would be to
make sure that your work environment is clean and tidy. If you work in an
office, then keep your desk neat and organized. Before you leave your office for
the day, spend 5 or 10 minutes to tidy it up so that you can be more focused
and productive to start the next day. next suggestion – a very important one to
consider – is to remove all distracting technology from your work environment. Did
you know that when a person is distracted from their work, it takes on average
20 minutes for them to regain focus and get back to what they were previously
doing? 20 minutes of lost time adds up very quickly. If you want to get more
done, your work environment needs to be free of the beeps and buzzes of modern
technology. People can be some of the worst distractions. A simple “hello” can
turn into a 15 minute conversation. Make sure people know not to distract you
when you are working. Politely tell them that you will be unavailable between
certain hours that you’ve chosen.
Productive
Time Blocks : The 50-10-50 method is designed to synchronize your periods
of productivity with the natural cycles of your mind and body. Using this
method, you would simply work for 50 minutes straight, take a 10 minute break,
work for another 50 minutes, and then take a 30-45 minute break. Repeat this
cycle as many times as needed to complete whatever task you are working on. The
reason that you work in 50 minute time blocks is because the mind cannot focus
for much longer than that before it requires a rest. 10 minutes of rest is
plenty to restore the mind to full capacity, however, that 10 minutes must be
spent resting, not filling your mind with more distractions. During the 10
minute rest interval, take some deep breaths, relax, and try to think about
pleasant things, or nothing at all. If you spend this time in deep relaxation,
the next 50 minute work interval will go very smoothly. During your 30-45
minute rest (after two 50 minute sessions) is a good time to check your email,
cell phone, and whatever else you need to tend to, but it’s important to not
allow those things to interrupt you during your 50 or 10 minute intervals. The
50-10-50 method is perfect for maximizing productivity, because it limits
distractions and maximizes focus by providing adequate rest periods. You may
enjoy the 90-30 method if you are better at focusing for longer periods of
time, but many people find it difficult to work for 90 minutes straight with a
clean focus. It really works. Why does it work so well? Because it forces you
to focus and be consistent. These 2 skills alone will take you far in life, and
the 50-10-50 and 90-30 methods are two of the very best for honing them. experiment
with both the 50-10-50 and 90-30 methods. Compare the results from each and
decide which one is most effective for increasing your productivity and
allowing you to keep your stress levels low.
Creating
Incentives : There are two extremely effective ways to use incentives to
drive you towards your goal: reward systems and fear systems. Pleasure and fear
are the greatest motivators. Fear pushes you forward. Pleasure pulls you. Both
are effective. Using one or the other will help you reach your goals faster,
but using a combination of both is recommended.
Reward
Systems : Reward systems only work to motivate you if the reward is earned
and you genuinely feel that you deserve it. Having a reward system set up for
yourself will make you actually want to be more productive, because you know
that you will be rewarded for it. It’s a great way to motivate yourself to do
unpleasant tasks. The “pleasure” of the reward makes the “pain” of the task
worth it. the reward can only be received when the task is completed. It cannot
be awarded to you for any other reason, or else it will lose all its power to
motivate you. Humans are naturally programmed to pursue pleasure. That is why
reward systems work so well, however, there is something that is even more
motivating than pleasure…Fear.
Fear
Systems : Did you know that humans are twice as likely to move away from
what they fear as they are to move towards what they desire? To use fear as a
motivator, it will help to have an accountability partner. This person should
be someone that you trust. They will ensure that you stick to your word and
follow through with what you say you are going to do. You can use the fear of
losing money to motivate yourself to achieve almost any goal, and this is how
you do it: Go to your accountability partner, tell them your goal and the
amount of time you are allowing yourself to complete it, and then write them a
blank check for $1,000 (or an amount that you would be extremely scared to
lose). Tell the person that if you do not have your goal completed by the
specified time, they should go to the bank immediately, cash the check, and
spend the money on themselves. Make sure the person knows that under no
circumstances should they give the money back to you, unless the goal is
achieved in the allotted time. How’s that for some motivation? Do this for all
the important tasks or projects that you need to complete, and you will never
miss a deadline or fail to reach a goal again. Fear is the best motivator. Use
it! You don’t have to use money, although it is probably the most effective
tool for creating motivation from fear. Another great motivator is the fear of
embarrassing yourself in public. For even greater results, use the power of
fear and pleasure combined. Punish yourself (in a healthy way) when you fail to
achieve your goals, and reward yourself when you achieve your goals on time. If
you use fear and reward systems consistently for all your goals, you will find
yourself receiving far more rewards than punishments.
Publicizing
Intentions : Another simple yet powerful way to motivate yourself is to
publicize your intentions. In other words, tell as many people as possible
about what you plan to do.
Building
Momentum : Momentum is a powerful force. Once you start to gain some,
you’ll take off at a high rate of speed. Building momentum involves something
called the “law of compounding,” which states that one thing performed over and
over again will create a “snowball effect” that leads to exponential increases
in all that is involved, whether it be achievements, income, spiritual or
physical growth, or all of the above.
Reframing
Beliefs : Faith is synonymous with “belief.” It is very crucial that you
believe in your ability to achieve all of your goals and grandest desires.
Nothing great was ever created without belief (faith). spend a small amount of
time every day alone and in silence. don’t take your thoughts too seriously. Since
your negative thoughts really never serve you anyway, simply choose to let go
of them and replace them with more positive and empowering thoughts.
The Small
Things:
The small things make all the difference. The
journey to the mountain top begins with a single step upward. Of course, keep
the image of the larger goal in mind, but focus the majority of your attention
on the tasks you can complete now. The present moment is all you ever have, and
it’s where all the magic happens. “6
Wins.” Simply put, it is a series of 6 small tasks that I perform on a daily
basis no matter what. These tasks take me less than 2 hours per day to
complete, and 3 of them take less than 5 minutes each. Committing myself to
completing all 6 of them every single day has increased my productivity
dramatically. Your “6 Wins” don’t even need to take 2 hours to complete. They
can be as small as you’d like them to be, as long as they are things that
improve your life in some way. Please take some time today to sit down and plan
out your 6 wins. You should start with simple tasks that you know you’ll have
no problem completing. You can add to the list over time as you create new
habits.
Mastermind
Groups : You can surely achieve great things all by yourself, but your
journey will be much easier if you allow others to help you. Two minds working
in harmony is always better than a single mind. Cooperative effort can yield
incredible results that would take one person at least twice the time to accomplish.
Finding like-minded people that have similar goals will help you greatly. Ideas
will spread and ignite new ideas in the minds of everyone involved. A group of
like-minded people working towards similar goals in a cooperative effort is
called as “mastermind group,” and you should consider creating or joining one. A
mastermind group can contain as few or as many people as you’d like. Your group
should meet at least once every couple weeks to discuss new ideas, give
suggestions and input, share goals, and support each other. Structure the group
in a way that allows everyone an equal opportunity to share with the group. You
will find that sharing with and hearing from others that share your interests
is a great way to inspire and motivate yourself to achieve more. Never think
that you can do it all alone. At some point, no matter who you are, you will
need the help of other people in order to achieve your goals. Better to gain
that support in the beginning rather than scrambling to find it when you really
need it.
Enjoying
the Process : Life is a journey, not a destination. No matter how far you
get, you will always want to go further, so you might as well enjoy every step.
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