As many people already know getting motivated to do certain things can be very challenging. The lack of motivation may be due to several reasons any of which serve as an obstacle keeping us from taking action. Since our life is NOT a spectator sport and there are things that need to be done it is important that we learn how to get motivated when otherwise lacking the drive or initiative to take action. Very often, we can find our best motivation by simply focusing more intently on what we want or need to accomplish.

There are basically two types of motivation, each of which can overlap with the other. One is the fear of something terrible happening, and the other is the desire for, or reaching out to, something great happening in your life.

However, within this context of fear and desire, there are three other types of motivation: emotional, mental and social.

Firstly, how can you motivate yourself emotionally to take action, get working through your plan? Obviously, you can feel how bad you'll feel if you don't get started and complete the plan. Remember a time when you've felt bad like that before. This is what you want to avoid at all costs.

In contrast, remember a time you fulfilled, even in the smallest action, something you promised yourself you'd do. You want to repeat that by taking action now.

Secondly, how can you motivate yourself mentally? Simply ignore or delete negative thoughts and generate lots of positive thoughts. Tell yourself how well you're doing, accept any slight praise from others, and have a tick list to tick off things you get done. As soon as you have a negative thought, say something like, "Delete that negative program", and replace it with something positive.

Thirdly, how can you motivate yourself socially? Ignore any and all negative comments, as if they had not occurred. Fully accept the slightest positive comment or praise. Another thing is to tell someone you trust what you are doing, in detail or not. On the other hand, keep your dreams to yourself so that you can nurture and grow them.

Learning how to get motivated is more than half the battle of successfully completing them. In most cases what motivates you to pursue any worthwhile goal is the anticipation of the results you will experience from the efforts you invest. A common obstacle for many however is just getting started. Fortunately it is possible to learn new 'habits' that will enable us to be motivated enough to overcome this 'getting started' barrier. 

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