Most people get motivated in the beginning.  They start off in the excited phase of the failure cycle. They have made up their mind to accomplish whatever it is they want to achieve and nothing is going to stop them.  Then they find themselves two months later avoiding the behavoiur they need to do in order to be successful, they make excuses and then start to blame everything and everyone around them for why its not working out.

Self-motivation is an essential part of excelling at life. You must learn to motivate yourself because you cannot depend on others to do it for you. You have to know how to encourage yourself regardless of how bad the situation.

There are several keys to building self-motivation.

• Work towards your vision, a cause with pulling power that gets you excited

• Write down your goals, your vision, and your action plan to succeed

• Do something every single day towards that cause and see your vision unfold

• Be consistent, stick to your plans and hold yourself accountable

• Don’t compare yourself to others, compete with the best version of yourself

• Make the conscious effort to not give up, challenge yourself daily

• Don’t live in your past failures or successes

• Utilise positive thinking and show gratitude for all you have in your life today

• Monitor your progress and write down your plan for improvement weekly 

• Be aware of your strengths and skills, know that you are capable of so much more

• Read books that promote self-motivation

• Ensure your body is well rested, nutritionally fed and physically excercised daily

• Find productive ways to manage your emotions and pay attention to your thoughts

• Take time to be mindful daily while also taking to time to visualise your future 

Andrew Carnegie said it best with his quote “People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.”

I know from experience when you motivate yourself and stretch yourself to extend outside of your comfort zone amazing things can happen.  I have also learned that you must have a passion or a drive for what it is you want to achieve.

I have worked with a client who was trying so hard to motivate herself in one area that it became to great a chore.  Together we realised that she was on the wrong path and trying to make something fit her life that did not fit.  If you want to be successful in an area but absolutely hate every minute of it then let it go.  Concentrate on what you enjoy and love, something that you could do for hours on end and gives you joy and excitement.  I believe we all have been given our gifts for a purpose and it is up to each of us to find that purpose and use these gifts well.

My client paid attention to her gifts and her passion. Once she stopped fighting it she ended up on the right path and has been extremely successful.  Opportunities came her way that she could have never imagined.

I hope you find these keys to self motivation helpful. That they encourage you to excel in life so that one day you can see your vision enfold in front of your eyes.

Cheers

Elaine

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Your frog is the task that will have the greatest impact on achieving your goals, and the task that you are most likely to procrastinate starting.  We all have things we know we need to do but put them off consistently.

If the first thing you have to do each morning is to eat a live frog, you can go through the day with the satisfaction of knowing that that is probably the worst thing that is going to happen to you all day long!”

“If you have to eat a live frog, it does not pay to sit and look at it for a very long time!”

The key to reaching high levels of performance and productivity is for you to develop the lifelong habit of tackling your major task first thing each morning. Don’t spend excessive time planning what you will do. You must develop the routine of “eating your frog” before you do anything else and without taking too much time to think about it.

Successful, effective people are those who launch directly into their major tasks and then discipline themselves to work steadily and single-mindedly until those tasks are complete.

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People ask me all the time.  Why would someone need you to come along and coach them every month? Dont people already know what they have to do?

The truth is that most of us know what to do, we know how to do it and what is missing is the fact that we dont do it.  As humans we get into the habit of procrastinating and not taking action. The thinking that tomorrow is another day and I will get to it,  leads to inaction and no progress.

This is where I come in.  I motivate people to ensure they become accountable.  When I arrive to each session we discuss their progress, I support and guide them to ensure that they are meeting set standards and getting results.

I always find that most people have self doubt and negative talk that we deal with over time.  My clients make a commitment to stay focused and take responsibility to complete their action plan.

Constantly I see people change and grow while turning dreams into reality. It can be a challenging confronting journey but the rewards and life lessons learnt are invaluable.

The road can be much less scary when you have someone to hold your hand.

Cheers

Elaine

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