10 WAYS TO STAY MOTIVATED IN THE REMAINING PART OF 2018

It is said that humans are motivated by two things: The desire to gain pleasure or the need to avoid pain. When you conciously take account of the negative effect or the pain derieved from not doing what you need/want to do, you tend to experience pain due to your inaction. This year 2018 is another year for you to achieve all your dreams, goals and resolutions and sieve out those pains from last year's failures. In order to avoid giving up, losing focus, getting tired or feeling lazy towards your resolutions, dreams and goals, you need to keep being motivated. And here are 10 tips to keep you motivated and focused for the remaining part of this year.

1) TAKE A WALK:
Getting yourself around the peace of nature can help invigorate your mind and your mood. Taking a walk around nature can inspire and get you excited about working on your project when you return from your jaunt.

2) ENGAGE IN EXERCISE :
Exercising increases the amount of endorphins in the brain. And this reduces anxiety and depression. It also increases your energy levels, and helps keep your blood and bone motivated to perform daily tasks.

3) VISUALIZE YOUR GOALS:
Creating a mental picture of what you aim to achieve and believing that these goals are achievable is a practical process that keeps you motivated into achieving anything .

4) SET ATTAINABLE GOALS:
In order to avoid being frustrated, start with simple and attainable goals. it advisable that you Keep your to-do list doable, to encourage yourself into getting things done easily. Consider putting only a few things each day to avoid being discouraged even before you start.

5) TRACK YOUR PROGRESS
By tracking your progress, you take record of every new challenges you may have encountered so far, take record of any form of improvement noticed, take record of any further developments that would occur throughout the year. So you can properly evaluate the progress made so far. Seeing your progress can be the motivation you need to keep going.

6) DON’T COMPARE YOURSELF WITH OTHERS :
It is said that the expert in anything was once a beginner. So no matter how many times you have to fail to succeed, Just keep keeping on. Your goals are yours alone, and only you, have the capacity to accomplish them. Don’t border about any other person around the world that seems to be doing doing better or faster than you are. Keep yourself happy by being you. Life is not a competition, it about fulfilling our individual destinies.



7) LIMIT YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA TIME:
Time waits for no man, it would be considerable if you limit time on social media. Admiring other people’s posts, whether friends or family who may be doing better may keep you feeling inferior and depressed. Spend that time admiring your goals and crafting out plans to achieve those goals

REWARD YOURSELF :
It takes consistency, focus and hardwork to achieve any set goal. So take time and celebrate every single progress you make. Take yourself out and celebrate yourself. This keeps you motivated to achieve the next goal. Design a reward system to give yourself a reason to move forward.

9) DON’T GIVE UP :
"Don't stop when you are tired stop when you stop". Even if you ain't feeling motivated anymore still stick to your plans. Release the need to replay a negative situation over and over again in your mind. "Don’t become a hostage to your past by always reviewing and reliving your mistakes. Don’t remind yourself what you should have, could have or would have been. Release it and let it go. Move on”. If you believe you can, then you are already halfway to success.

10) ASK FOR HELP :
You can seek help from reading motivational books, by getting a mentor, a coach, a partner to join you, or from friends and family. It doesn’t matter who it may be, go ask them for advice, because no man is an island.

Article Written By, GRACE ELIOKU

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