The personal motivation It will be one of the most important factors to achieve any goal you set for yourself.
The word motivation comes from the Latin motivus, which means “cause of movement” so we understand that it refers to those things that encourage us to do or stop doing something.
Generally we acquire an initial motivation and we pretend that this will be enough to face the challenges of day to day, but no, it is not enough.
For Brendon Burchard, motivator and author of 2 bestselling books, motivation is at the core of all things and the real challenge is not to achieve it, nor is it to be smarter, nor to have more passion; you must also have the ability to stay motivated for longer.
His book titled The Motivation Manifesto it was all a success. Before going on the market, it already had 65,000 purchase orders and 20,000 from countries outside the United States.
Such is its success that Paulo Coelho describes it as “a powerful and poetic call to take back our lives and find our own personal freedom. It is a triumphant work that transcends the title, lifting the reader from mere motivation into a highly useful and meaningful life.“.
In The Motivation Manifesto Burchard explains the 3 steps to achieve personal motivation and keep it longer.
Steps to achieve personal motivation and achieve everything.
1. Find the spark through an ambition.
- Ambition: The main thing is to want to achieve something, you must want it with all your might. And the only way to get great motivation is by having a great desire to achieve a goal.
- Expectation: It is not enough to simply wish for it, we must be aware that we are up to the goal that we are going to set ourselves. Because if we don’t believe we can achieve it, the goal will become a distant hope and not something we are convinced we can achieve.
This first step serves to find the spark of motivation, the next thing is…
2. Sustain the motivation with attention and effort.
It is possible that you have had the motivation to do something, but after a short time you do not even remember what it was that you wanted to do so much; That is why the following is important:
- Attention: It seems illogical that if you really want to do something you should be reminding yourself of it, but this way you ensure that your other occupations do not become a fog between you and your motivation. Write it down every day, meditate on it, imagine how you would feel if you got what you want. In short, you should do whatever allows you to focus your attention on staying motivated.
- Effort: Achieving a goal requires planning and following a series of steps. So strive every day to get them.
3. Adjust your mindset and environment.
- Attitude: People who achieve their goals have a positive mindsetbecause they understand that things don’t happen just because they do. We must make them happen and if we have the ideal attitude, we can achieve them.
- Atmosphere: Surround yourself with people who support your dreams, and be very wary of people who want to prevent you from emerging.
In the same way, look for spaces that encourage your positive attitude and motivate you to continue working hard for your goals.
Conclusion to achieve and maintain personal motivation.
So, look for a goal, convince yourself that you can achieve it, don’t lose sight of what you want to achieve, work hard, think positively and create the ideal environment to boost your motivation; so you will be closer to reaching your goals 🙂
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