Whether you are looking to lose a few
pounds, exercise more to get in better shape or to get your house organized,
the key to motivation is creating a sense of purpose. Without having a sense of
purpose, motivation is difficult. Without a purpose, your goals are not clear
and your end result that you are working towards will be harder to reach. Many
different things may motivate a person, but the reason why they are motivated
is usually because they have some sort of purpose.
Some sort of goals, incentives or even
the character of the person is usually what motivates a person to do what he or
she does. One person may be motivated, or strive, to get good grades because
they need a high GPA, while another person may be motivated to earn high marks
because they will get money from a parent. Everybody is motivated by something
different. That is the same for any kind of goal. Someone may want to lose
weight because their high school reunion is around the corner, while another
may want to shed those extra pounds to feel better.
Oftentimes, when a person creates a
firm sense of purpose, or a clear reason, the end result is easier to
reach. Clear goals and understanding why
you want to motivate yourself can be the easiest way to get motivated to do
nearly anything. When you get ready to work on accomplishing a goal and understand
your purpose for doing so, it will help you achieve your goal.
Think about what motivates you and then
you can easily find ways to help yourself along the way. Make a list of small
things that you could use for motivation. These could be rewards or incentives
that could range from a new book to a new dress.
There are a few key tips on how
creating a sense of purpose can help you motivate yourself. When you do not
feel motivated to do something, you can create a sense of purpose by thinking
of want you want to achieve. It could be something very small, such as washing
your car, or something much bigger, such as buying a new house.
Whatever your idea is, you need to have
a clear purpose in mind. Perhaps your purpose for accomplishing this goal is to
better yourself, many it will improve the lives of others or maybe it is a way
to be more efficient or make more money. Your purpose is an important way to
motivate yourself.
Another way to keep your purpose in
mind and to keep yourself motivated is to write a list or journal of goals that
will help you reach your end result. If you want to exercise more, perhaps
keeping a journal of what kind of exercise you do and how long will help you
keep a clear picture in your mind.
Your motivation and purpose could be
spurred each day by looking at your exercise log. If you are trying to reach a
large goal, such as losing twenty pounds, you will start by making small
changes each day. These small changes are your goals that will lead you to your
successful weight loss.
Rewarding yourself for reaching your
small goals along the way is another great motivational tool. After you have
thought about your purpose for wanting to do something, think about what you
would enjoy as a reward. Often, small rewards can motivate and help make your
end goal easier to accomplish.
Having a clear purpose for an end
result gives you the clarity you need to become motivated. Without this
clarity, motivation is near impossible to achieve. Understanding purpose which
means, who, what, where and why of your motivation gives you the key confidence
needed to meet your goals.
In addition, without a clear purpose,
your motivation will sag when your work becomes difficult. You lose sight of
why you are doing whatever it is that you are striving to accomplish. You can
easily give up and you no longer have in sight what your end result can or will
be. Understanding your goals, your reason for what you are working for all
creates a clear sense of purpose. This makes motivating yourself so much easier
and will help you reach your mission much faster and easier than without a
clear purpose.