HOW TO BE SELF-MOTIVATED

1. Cultivate the love for reading

Cultivate the love for reading, if you want to know how to do something, dont just say, ‘but i dont know how’, and ‘i dont want to ask because fear of being labelled as ‘stupid’’.

Those who ask and initiate will benefit the rewards of wanting to know, compared to those who refuse to admit that they need to learn.

What you should say is ‘I dont know how, but do you think you can teach me a few things about this, or I’ll try to look for some reading materials to facilitate my learning process on this particular subject'.

For eg; you dont know how to cook and you just pray and hope that one day you wake up and suddenly you can cook. Life doesnt work that way. In the old days, there were no books of ‘how to’s’. But now, there are plenty.

2. Change the way you think - negative to positive

You are what you think. Most of us have negative thoughts about ourselves that we dont see the possibility of achieving something.


3. Learn goal-setting

Plan for what you want to achieve, how you want to get it, how long will you need, who are the people able to help you


4. Set a purpose in life

Purpose
what is the measurement of success? To me, its not by how many awards I achieved or by getting - a title

Success is by looking into the self, being self motivated, by accepting that learning is a lifelong experience.

Success is not about you, its about others, how you spread/extend your goodwill to others.

What is your principle in life? Learning as we go along. By preparing, equipping oneself before given any task is equally important and will bring effective results.

What is your purpose in life?


5. Break big task into smaller task

When you have a schedule, you can break the big task into smaller ones, its easier to monitor progress when you complete smaller task.


6. Do to - do list

Plan your day - do a list of things to do for the day.
Be realistic on the task that you can accomplish within the day, usually 10 is the average, if you can only complete only 7 in a day, dont panic and be hard on your self, carry forward the remaining 3 for the next day and add more things to do appropriately.
You will have a sense of control of your day.


7. Self-affirmation - pin up on the wall

Practice self-affirmation - its a form of positive talk to yourself. Write small notes of what you want to remind yourself of and stick them on the wall where you can see them easily.


8. Role -model

Find yourself a role model. It can be someone in your working place, or someone else who are successful in life, learn the way they think, what they do, what they read. If possible discuss with them about your plans and goals.

9. cultivate the right spirit to success

Learn from others what you can improve on the way you do things, learn from people of all walks of life. Dont be envious over other people’s success, but rather observe how the become successful and take heed.

10. Chart achievements

Keep a journal of your achievements, chart them out so you can look at it time and again whenever you feel demotivated. the journal of achievement will make you realise how much you have accomplished.


11. Learn to reward yourself for every achievement

Watch a movie, buy a new outfit, have an ice cream, have your favourite cake, INDULGE!

13. Monitor progress

Always keep in check of where you are and how far you are from your goal.

14. Self- reflecting

Constantly looking back at how you think, how you do things, how you feel about things and how you relate to other people, will help you to make improvements on how to be more motivated to achieve what you want in life.