10 Simple Things You Can Do To Improve Your Daily Motivation


Being motivated isn’t always easy. Even if we’re working on our dream project, sometimes we feel discouraged and undetermined. 

But what can we do to improve motivation? In this article, you’ll learn how to become more driven and enthusiastic through ten simple tips.

1. Define Your Goal And Break It Down

Some people already have a focal goal in life that they want to achieve, yet they still feel like their motivation is absent. The reason behind the lack of determination could be the goal itself.

If your goal is a little vague, hard to reach, or that takes time, chances are you’ll lose focus as you work on it.

For example, suppose you work for a travel agency, assignment writing serviceOpens in a new tab., or a freelance site. Your objective might be to become rich and successful. This goal is general as it doesn’t answer the following questions:

• How am I going to do it?

• Why do I want it?

• How much time will it take?

• Where am I planning to make it happen?

A well-defined goal is crucial, and you might need to specify every detail about it. You should figure out how rich and successful you want to be and how to make it happen.

Breaking your goal into smaller tasks can also help and will give you something concrete to look forward to every day.

So, the initial goal becomes a list of more detailed goals. Thus, “I want to be rich and successful” becomes a step-by-step guide. Here’s an example:

• I want to get promoted through hard work and dedication.

• I want to ask for a raise.

• I want to build my own business.

• I want to be my own boss.

• I want to invest.

• I want my company to expand.

These goals can be broken down even more into daily tasks. This way, you have milestones to achieve for each day, which might motivate you to get out of bed and seize the day.

So, start cutting your main goal into progressively smaller and more detailed objectives.

2. Celebrate Your Victories

Having little tasks to tackle every day also gives you an opportunity to reward yourself. Allow yourself a prize after achieving a milestone.

For example, if you got the raise you wanted, buy yourself a new pair of shoes. Little rewards help associate hard work with something positive, therefore making it easier for you to get motivated.

You can apply this to the smallest tasks. For instance, you can reward yourself with a chocolate bar after answering all of your emails.

This helps the brain even more because you’re encouraging it to focus on a quick win. Nevertheless, that tiny achievement is part of a bigger picture, so it brings you closer to your supreme goal.

Try to set small prizes at the end of each completed task to help your brain get motivated.

3. Remember Why You’re Doing It

Sometimes we get caught into our routine and minor mistakes, delays, and other unfortunate events. Instead of focusing on what is going in the right direction, we concentrate on the bad things.

So, it becomes more challenging to work towards our goals because we remember all the set-backs and slip-ups. Nonetheless, if you wish to accomplish your objective, take a moment each day to remember why you’re trying to reach it. If it really is what you want, that should help you ease into it.

Also, try to remember all the progress you’ve made and appreciate where you are in the present moment.

You don’t want to live in the future because you don’t own it yet. So, try to take it slow and remember what you’re fighting for. Enjoy the present, and don’t forget that you used to dream about being where you are now.

4. Ask For Help And Support

We all want to do it on our own and say that we are self-made. But asking for help and support from other people doesn’t take any of that away.

Whether you’re trying to be self-employed or to buy a house, working towards your objective can be mentally and emotionally draining.

There’s a lot of pressure that people, including yourself, put on you to thrive in your journey. However, it’s a challenging process that takes time.

So, don’t forget to reach out to your partner, family, and friends. If you need assistance with actual tasks or you need some affection and understanding, your close ones will be happy to help you.

Spending quality time with your spouse, kids, parents, pets, and more can help you re-center and energize for your work. Thus, your motivation is improved.

Don’t hesitate to count on your family to support you, and remember to spend time with them regularly.

5. Choose Your Group

Aside from family and friends, a helpful way to get motivated is to be surrounded by inspiring people.

There’s nothing better than to have a dialogue about your struggles and successes with someone who can understand you and relate to your work.

Whether it’s colleagues or people online, having someone to take advice from is key.

Consider talking to people who are going through the same thing as you. For example, if you’re a young entrepreneur, think about talking to other entrepreneurs.

You can even pick a mentor if you know someone who’s been in the business for longer than you. They can give you precious advice that might help you get ahead of your project.

Moreover, if you don’t know anyone on your friend’s list, you can go on forums, Facebook groups, and other business-oriented social media platforms. There you can ask for suggestions and learn tips and tricks.

This way, you can get some useful input, which might motivate you to work even harder.

6. Commit To Your Goal Publicly

In some cases, you need to put pressure on yourself if you see that your own mind is setting you back.

If you feel unmotivatedOpens in a new tab., maybe you could try to commit to your goal publicly. This means that you show the world what you’re working on, and you take charge. You can get motivated this way because you feel the pressure to accomplish that goal. 

So, try to tell some people about what you’re working on. Family, friends, and close colleagues will support you. Meanwhile, you will try not to disappoint them.

Just make sure that you don’t obsess over it to the point where you get stressed and anxious. So, tell one or two people in your closest group.

Similarly, you can open up on social media and connect with people who have the same goal.

For example, if you want to lose some weight and eat better, you can find fitness groups on different platforms. People can encourage, inspire, and push you to exercise and eat right. On your part, you’ll feel motivated to make them proud.

7. Create A Nurturing Routine

Speaking of exercise and food, you might want to create a well-structured routine to stick to even when you feel unmotivated.

First, you should make sure that you eat the right way. Try to limit anxiety-inducing foods and beverages such as simple sugars, coffee, and tea. Try to eat mostly vegetables and fruits, as they provide carbs for energy and vitamins for regulating bodily functions.

Also, stay hydrated all day long. Drink at least eight to nine cups (2 liters) of water a day.

Secondly, try to get exercise whenever you can. Even if you don’t like the sports you tried in the past, you can always try new ones. From yoga to weightlifting, from swimming to running, you just have to find the right physical activity for you.

Thirdly, try to get at least eight hours of sleep every night. A well-rested body and mind can help you achieve more during the day.

Last but not least, take care of your mind. You can try meditation to help you concentrate better during the day and to appreciate your work and achievements.

Setting up a goal and following it is fantastic. Still, you have to be contempt in the present. Otherwise, you won’t enjoy your achieved goal once you get there.

8. Get Mentally Ready For Failures

As previously mentioned, the brain loves to settle on negative things. The result is feeling unmotivated and a failure.

To avoid this, you can start to get ready mentally for failures. Mistakes are fundamental lessons that push us to have a different perspective. Thus, errors can help us to find solutions to our issues.

Moreover, if you are mentally ready for failures, you can digest them easier and move on with your work.

Make sure you appreciate all the lessons you get from mistakes and all your victories. 

9. Create Your Own Motivational Plan

What works for you may not be great for others and vice versa. So, you might want to get to know yourself better.

Observe where you tend to crack easily and find the reasons behind that. 

For example, let’s assume you try to run every day. Maybe you don’t have any motivation because you wake up too late when it’s already too hot outside.

Or perhaps it’s because you eat dinner late or too much and you wake up with a heavy stomach.

The solution might be eating dinner earlier and waking up sooner, too.

Try to find your weaknesses and develop a plan to turn them into strengths.

Also, it might help to set a motivational reminder, for example:

• You can follow online people who are inspiring.

• You can watch videos of people doing what you wish to do (this especially works for physical exercise).

• You can set up a motivational wallpaper on your phone or a poster on your fridge with all the reasons not to give up.

10. Don’t Give Into Your Fears

A lack of motivation isn’t always coming from laziness. Sometimes it’s about insecurities and fears.

If you know that something’s hard to do and you don’t believe in yourself, you might feel unmotivated.

That’s why you should try to overcome those doubts and fears. Here is a step-by-step mini-guide:

• Acknowledge that you’re afraid.
 Define what you’re afraid of.
 Find out why you’re afraid.
 If it’s an irrational fear that is based on your insecurities, tell yourself that it’s not rational.
 Practice meditation to help you get over it or talk to someone close who supports you.

Conclusion

If you feel unmotivated, try these ten tips:

1. Define your goal and break it down.

2. Celebrate your victories.

3. Remember Why You’re Doing It.

4. Ask for help and support.

5. Choose your group.

6. Commit to your goal publicly.

7. Create a nurturing routine.

8. Get mentally ready for failures.

9. Create your own motivational plan.

10. Don’t give into your fears.

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Steve Todd

Steve Todd, founder of Open Sourced Workplace and is a recognized thought leader in workplace strategy and the future of work. With a passion for work from anywhere, Steve has successfully implemented transformative strategies that enhance productivity and employee satisfaction. Through Open Sourced Workplace, he fosters collaboration among HR, facilities management, technology, and real estate professionals, providing valuable insights and resources. As a speaker and contributor to various publications, Steve remains dedicated to staying at the forefront of workplace innovation, helping organizations thrive in today's dynamic work environment.

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