Nothing substitutes taking action.
And making that initial plunge is the toughest part.
But when we do make that leap, good things are going to happen.
Take on Your Stuff
Sometimes we don’t tackle the stuff that is going to put us in positions for personal growth because it’s frightening and difficult.
Nobody likes judgement or criticism, and because this is so, a whole lot of people stay silent, vocally or in action, on the things that matter to them.
What is even more difficult than the criticisms of others, is the fight we tackle everyday with the criticisms from ourselves that our doubts generate.
Sometimes we are negative with ourselves, ridiculously negative, and we reach the point that we shut ourselves down.
As Les Brown says, “The biggest enemy we have to deal with is ourselves.”
Why? Because when we have worthy goals, resistance and negativity will be out to get us.
Keep Going
The negativity that keeps us from tackling our stuff is the same kind that gets us to stop once we’ve started.
It’s not fun when we’re feeling down and out.
Maybe it’s that burnout phase.
We can easily get in the habit of inaction, which will, in turn, cause a downward procrastination spiral.
But as we keep on going regardless of how we feel, we’re creating that work habit that will give us momentum that’ll serve us the next time we don’t feel like doing our stuff.
Many things can mess with our discipline, but a big one is distraction.
When we take a long break from our stuff, it’s difficult to get back up.
We will find that the more time we give into distraction, the stronger the pull to these distractions will be.
As a result, the resistance that wants to impede us from doing our stuff will become crazy strong.
This is why it’s so important to take action towards our goals regardless of how unprepared we think we are or if we’re not feeling it for whatever reason.
Get Hyped
Because of the ups and downs of life, it’s sometimes difficult to maintain the hype.
What we can do though is learn to be resilient in our thoughts.
Thinking strong thoughts lets the positivity empower us to take action.
Something else that can get us hyped is in visualizing success to prime ourselves on a subconscious level to recognize opportunities.
We can also go over all the reasons we have for doing what we’re doing.
As we find meaning in these reasons, the hype will come.
Faith
There are influences that distract and discourage us.
But once we are in the game, once we have a plan of action and are ready to get on that level that we want to be at, we need to be firm in the faith of ourselves and the future.
Faith is what perpetuates the grind.
It is what pushes us to follow our instincts, and what helps us have the courage to stand up for our values and ideals.
Faith can be derived from the meaning we create in our lives.
Conclusion
When we set goals, it’ll come down to the small decisions every day, by taking those daily plunges into action.
When making the small choices, it makes the big goals possible.
great page. You are right about the taking on your stuff. And kind of attacking it and facing it. Then going and doing what it is you need to do to get closure. We sometimes forget that we need to work on ourselves to make us better so we can improve our life.
I agree. I really like what John Rohn says about attracting success instead of chasing it. It all has to do with the kind of person we become
I might also add, don’t be afraid to fail. I think that’s my biggest hold up these days. I like low risk. I typically only gamble what I can afford to lose. I think having that disposition limits my potential.
The thing is, I’m not afraid to fail if the setback results in a minor recovery period. However, you’ll never find me at the gambling table betting it all.
My daughter asked me a question one day. If I had a sure thing of winning a million dollars or a 50/50 chance of winning 100 million dollars, what would I take? Without a doubt, I’m down for the sure thing.
Though those are extreme examples, I see that personality trait manifest in other ways also. I talk about wanting to start my own business, but fear of failure keeps me in a job I constantly complain about. Why? The job income is a sure thing, whereas my own business is a gamble.
I don’t know. When you talk about motivation to achieve a goal, how much gamble is too much or a risk?
we got to be smart about goals. if we’ve got a family to support, we’ve got to pay the bills, so it may not be wise in some circumstances to go all in on something yet .. BUT, we all have the opportunity to make our goals possible by putting in small efforts everyday, or in other words, if we have our obligations, we can still make finding a new job, our personal development, or in your case, starting a business, our “part-time job” until we reach a level where we are comfortable going all in.
It’s been said “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re probably right.” As you said, our biggest obstacle to accomplishing a goal is often ourselves, our own attitude and mindset. Perseverance, sheer gutsy stick-to-it-iveness, will beat talent almost any day of the week. What is so important to me, however, is breaking that goal into a many small steps as necessary and realizing I only need to tackle one step today.
Awesome thoughts! thanks for the comment.
Good post and I agree with it completely. I made it a habit to split bigger tasks into smaller sections. This allows me to avoid thinking that something is too difficult, will take me too long to complete, or is simply not worth the effort. If something takes more than an hour to complete, my mind goes into its default “it will not work” mode. Let’s watch Netflix instead. 🙂 I don’t know where that came from. I’m not a lazy person and definitely able to achieve any reasonable goal that I set for myself but I need to constantly fight with the part of me that does not want to do anything.
About the getting hyped: I get hyped alright but it does not last long. Any suggestions to get the excitement going?
It’s inevitable that the hype we generate for ourselves will fade during the times we feel discouraged or just lazy, but a motivator guy Tony Robbins advises to keep a compelling vision in our head, or imagine one is we haven’t yet.
Hi Jon
Agree with you totally. Achieving your goal, is dependent on having a “drive” or “motivation” so strong, that no matter how hard the challenges may present itself, it will not deter you on a different path.
I often have this “negative criticism” of myself and have learnt that sometimes I am too hard on myself. Though it is easier said than done, I think we should all really start loving our self and accept our flaws and not be too hard.
Wow!! I have to tell you that I am pumped up and motivated again after reading your article. This could not have come at a better time. I especially love the part of you mentioning the ultimate force of inner motivation is “faith”
If you do not have the faith, you cannot expect anyone to have it for you…..
I will be sharing this with my friends and family
Thank you
Roopesh
I’m glad it helped, thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing this article. I have found a great motivation to achieve a goal is personal discomfort. For me I hated the idea of having another person dictate how much money I make and when I could use my free time. It was a pain I face everyday I had to work. But it was a great source of motivation. Because anytime I wanted to give up on my dream of being my own boss and working at home, i had to go to work and deal with all the crap I hated. So it was a constant catalyst for me to push forward. So motivation can come from many places. But I appreciate your thoughts on it. They make sense.
Thanks for sharing. I liked what you said about how motivation can come from tons of different sources. We just gotta let that energy push us to a better place.
I am always interested in topics around motivation, and I thinks it’s relevant especially with the busy lives that everyone leads these days.
I find the music and meditation sections particularly positive, and it lifts my mood reading the content on the site. The content is very relevant to me
I’m glad, thanks!
This page of yours is amazing. We definitely need more positive influence in our world since this is what keeps us going and achieving amazing things while also being completetly happy and satisfied with ourselves. It’s possible to achieve a lot by using negative energy such as anger, but at the end of the day it’s the positivity that completes the package of your happiness together with your goal. Great page, keep going. Good vibes truly are free.
Thanks Johann!