Self Motivation Techniques

Self Motivation

Self-motivation is the key to more energy, motivation and drive. We'll tell you little tricks and tricks on how to motivate yourself.

Self-motivation: the strength comes from you!

As the word clearly says: Self-motivation is about ourselves. Unfortunately, no one can really help us with motivating. So we have to do it ourselves. These ten tips are a good start.

Reward yourself!

Have you already fulfilled your sports program for this week? OK then. Then it's time for a reward. Whether you treat yourself to a massage, go for a round of shopping or eat in your favorite restaurant - you should only really look forward to it.

It is best to think about what you want to pamper yourself with before you start your next task. You are sure of anticipation and drive.

Get out of the routine

If the same routine and the same things are waiting for you every day, routine is inevitable. It can lead to boredom and of course boredom has nothing to do with motivation. Therefore: bet on variety. Try (as far as possible) to do certain things differently. This provides new impetus and maybe even one or two positive surprises.

Set up a schedule

Your problem: You have a lot of to-do's in your head, but the first step is extremely difficult for you. The solution: a schedule. Write down what you have to do and above all how much time you need to do it. We are most effective in the morning. Therefore, you should tackle the less enjoyable tasks right at the beginning of the day. A little motivation boost: You can delete every completed point from your schedule. You will quickly find that it feels very good.

Focus on strengths

Each of us has them, those little weaknesses that are so difficult to deny. But they belong to us. Because besides these small weaknesses, we also have a lot of strengths. And you should focus on that. Beside them, our little vices no longer feel so vicious.

It depends on the environment

Sometimes we don't see our own success or the goals we have already achieved. It is extremely helpful when we have people around us who make us aware of this. They are the ones who also encourage us to keep going, not to give up, to get even more out of us. You should distance yourself from permanent pessimists and endless grumblers. Not enough that they never respond to our performance, on the contrary, they tend to pull us down and infect us with their pessimism.

Courage to change

Are you unhappy about your job situation? Are you stuck in a long-standing relationship? Then change something! It doesn't just sound easy, it is. Take your time and think about what you have in your hands and can actively change. Take the brave, first step. Doing something yourself is definitely the better way than just waiting.

Can do better than must

Already in the morning when we wake up for the first time we often think "I have to go to work today". Or it is the cleaning program that we absolutely have to "do" before the weekend. Replace "must" rather with "want" or "can". You will find that getting up and all other supposed must-have sentences will be easier for you.

Just let it be

Everyone knows them, these days when nothing just wants to succeed. Despite the greatest efforts and concentration, we cannot even take the smallest step forward. Don't be so strict with yourself at such a point and give yourself a break as far as possible. Use the time for yourself without a guilty conscience. Do something good for yourself and go back to work the next day with the newly gained energy.

You grow with your tasks

Even if certain projects initially seem almost impossible to you, say goodbye to sentences like "I can't do this" or "I can't do it under any circumstances". Such negative mantras only result in you having no desire to even start. Your motivation is now at zero. It is better to try it the other way round and convince yourself that you would like to do this thing and keep in mind that you will actually benefit from it in the end.

Focus goals

Without diligence, no price - unfortunately a true saying. But if we keep this price in mind, imagine it visually in our minds, then we also apply the necessary diligence and the associated motivation. If we want to lose a bit of weight, we need the regular sports program. The next vacation in Spain should not only help hands and feet to communicate, but we want to be fairly clear in words. Then a language course that helps us from start to finish will help us.