Puff-Up Your Motivation Level

You need a high Motivation

Dear loving people, 

For how long has procrastination affected your life? If you find that you are procrastinating a lot on doing what you want in life, take time off to examine what is keeping you from doing what you need to do. Maybe you need to puff up your motivation level. You need to be motivated enough to push yourself to the finish. The shortest cut to overcoming obstacles is motivation.

For motivation to serve a purpose in your life, it must be backed by direction. Simply put, direction is having a daily strategy to your overarching goal. A lack of direction kills motivation because without an obvious next action we succumb to procrastination.

The key to finding direction is identifying the activities that lead to success. For every goal, there are activities that yield a result and those that don’t. Make a list of all your activities and arrange them based on results. Then make an action plan that focuses on the activities that lead to big returns.

Keeping track of your most important tasks will direct your energy towards success. Without a constant reminder, it’s easy to waste entire days on filler activities like email, and random web surfing.

Each time your motivation starts to diminish, you can regain direction by creating a plan that contains at least two positive actions. The first one should be a small task you’ve been meaning to do, while the second should be a long-term goal. For me, I immediately do the smaller task. This creates positive momentum. After that I take the first step towards achieving the long-term goal. Doing this periodically is great for getting out of a slump, creating positive reinforcement, and getting long-term plans moving.

It’s inevitable that you’ll encounter periods of low energy, bad luck, and even the occasional failure. If you don’t discipline your mind, these minor speed bumps can turn into mental monsters. Direction thus, enable you preserve your motivation and propel yourself to success.

There will come the time when those closest to you seem to be the most discouraging, remember that they have only seen you the way you have always been. They have no experience with the person you’re going to become. Fair or not, it is only human nature that we are judged and that we also judge others based on past experience rather than projections of their future potential. Some people may take these sentiments as unsupportive and extremely crushing to their confidence in proceeding.

If you fall into this category, you should have in mind the wise counsel of the Christian Bible in Matthew 7:6 "Never give what is holy to dogs or throw your pearls before pigs. Otherwise, they will trample them with their feet and then turn around and attack you" (ISV). This doesn’t mean you shouldn’t still pursue loving relationships with those around you, but you don’t have to constantly be laying everything out on the line for them to scrutinize, either.

Why make yourself vulnerable to those you know are not going to cheer you on? In this case, it is simply a matter of being careful and wise about whom you open up to. On the other hand, some people may find the obstructionist to be a serious motivator. Whatever works for you, go for it. Just make sure you keep the positive energy flowing.