As the dead of winter sets in, the mornings are darker, the days are shorter, and you accept that the winter blues have taken their hold.
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On colder days, you may find yourself feeling less motivated to be productive.
By actively using creative visualization, you can activate intrinsic motivation to beat the blues.
Figure out what your true motivators are, write them down on note cards, and review them each day.
We all go through times when motivation is low. As the dead of winter sets in, the mornings are darker, the days are shorter, and you accept that the winter blues have taken their hold. Your motivation is positively starving.
So, how can you beat the magnetic pull of the couch and the law of averages? Money is a popular motivator, but it can’t be money alone. A healthier body is also a common goal, but why is it important to you in the first place? Success can light a fire under you, but what does success even look and feel like for you?
The true motivator is all of the great things that we can do with the money, the healthier body, and the success. What would life be like? What trips would you go on? What great schools would you send your kids to? What beautiful home could you have? What charity or cause could you fund?
If you are feeling unmotivated, you need to have a way to remind yourself why you have goals in the first place. You need intrinsic motivation. The drive within to take daily action towards your goals out of your own interest and enjoyment where the act of doing the behavior is itself the reward.
With intrinsic motivation in mind, here is a simple action plan for getting motivated or re-motivated this winter:
1. Grab a piece of paper, and make a list with the title “Why?” at the top of it
Write down all the reasons why you want to achieve your current goals. These reasons usually include a lot about other people, so be sure to include a healthy mix of these external motivators as well as your own intrinsic motivators. Examples might be the feeling of accomplishment, feeling proud of yourself, being able to pay for something you otherwise could not, keeping the promise to yourself, etc.
2. Write down each separate reason on index cards
Every day, flip through these …read more
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