How’s your MOTIVATION?

What goal have you set and why are they so important to you? A goal that is true to your wishes will allow you to overcome the toughest challenges to get there. 

What’s your PLAN OF ACTION to reach your goal? Knowing why your goal is important to you is the essence of your “motivation” and the origin for which your goal stemmed from. 

Step 1: Identify/set your goal and establish why it is so important to you. This is the POWER behind your goal and the source of energy that will feed your “motivational” need as times get challenging.

Step 2: Envision yourself as if you have already reached your goal and SMILE. Write down and allow yourself to mentally experience what it feels like to have already reached your goal. How has reaching your goal changed your life? What hurdles did you have to overcome to reach your goal? What changes did you have to make to reach your goal? Was it worth it? Do you feel confidant and accomplished? Are you proud of yourself…? How happy are you? SMILE!!! What benefits will you get from reaching your goal? Jot down any emotion that you anticipate feeling when you have reached your goal. 

Now, on the flip side, envision yourself in the light of what would happen if you had never set and/or reached your goal. What would your future be like? If you had set this same goal in the past and have still yet to achieve it, what got in your way? What changes are you going to make now to make this next journey a success? Start by telling yourself why it’s so important for you to reach this goal (as done above) and then create a new PLAN OF ACTION (step 3) and believe in yourself! You can do it and the only real obstacle in reaching it is you. So, if you change your thought process, the rest will come.

Step 3: Prepare a PLAN OF ACTION. What steps, changes, preparation, knowledge, support… will you need to take in order to make your goal/dream come true? Set realistically attainable, incremental steps that can be incorporated…. 

Step 4: Create an environment that is indicative of living your goal/dream to help influence your behavior. This is personal for everyone it could be finding music that changes your emotional state and provides energy, movies that get you pumped to reach your goal, attending seminars or placing yourself in an environment that is conducive to supporting your efforts to reach your goal, gaining external support….

More motivational steps and tips to come! I hope you liked the above motivational techniques and find them helpful when planning out your path to reach your goal. Please keep in mind that the true test is once your PLAN OF ACTION is integrated into your daily life. Keep a laser focus on your goal and don’t lose sight of it. Allow your PLAN OF ACTION to grow with you along your journey. 

Make it happen!!!