Get motivated every day


Zig Ziglar was once confronted about being a “motivational
speaker.” The guy said to him, “You guys come and get people hyped
up and
then you leave and the motivation goes away. It doesn’t last, and
then
you have to get motivated again.” Zig reminded the gentleman that
baths are the same way but we think it is a good idea to take a bath
every
day!


It is true that motivation doesn’t last. We have to renew it each and
every day. That is okay. It doesn’t make motivation a bad thing. We
simply have to realize that if we want to stay motivated over the long
term, it is something we will have to apply to ourselves each and every
day.

Have a vision for your life


The root word of motivation is “motive.” The definition of motive
is, “A reason to act.” This is the cognitive or rational side of
motivation. It is your vision. You have to have a vision that is big
enough to motivate you. If you are making $50,000 a year, it isn’t
going
to motivate you to set your goal at $52,000 a year. You just won’t
get
motivated for that because the reward isn’t enough. Maybe $70,000 a
year would work for you. Set out a vision and a strategy for getting
there. Have a plan and work the plan.

Fuel your passion


Much of motivation is emotional. I don’t know quite how it works but
I do know THAT it works. Emotion is a powerful force in getting us
going. Passion is an emotion, so fuel your passion. “Well, I like to
work
on logic,” you may say. Great, now work on your passion. Set yourself
on a course to have a consuming desire for your goal, whatever it is.
Do whatever you can to feel the emotion and use it to your advantage!

Work hard enough to get results


You can build on your motivation by getting results. The harder you
work, the more results you will get and the more results you get, the
more
you will be motivated to get more. These things all build on one
another. If you want to lose weight, then lose the first few pounds.
When the
belt moves to the next notch you will get fired up.