Motivation is one of the things that keeps me going. By being motivated its something which drives me to accomplish better and keep going forward. The problem is that it is also easy to become de-motivated. We fall into old habits and start losing any will to continue.
Take blogs for example. So many people are motivated at the start and believe they are going to turn their blog into something grand, and post a couple times everyday. The problem is that most blog writers by the end of the first month, get less, lose their motivation and end up just abandoning their blog altogether.
How I Keep Myself Motivated
1. Turn it into a habit – I try to turn my goals into a habit. Rather than plunging in say with a new blog. I’ll post 1 new post each day the first week, then the second week increase it to two posts per day. This way I’ll gradually turn this into a habit.
2. Monitoring my progress – I will constantly monitor my improvements. With blogs for example I will check how much my traffic has increased day by day. With exercise I’ll track my weight. As long as you monitor your progress you can see that you are actually improving.
3. Inspirational stories – I use the stories of those that have accomplished what I want to accomplish as my inspiration to stay motivated.
