How To Get A Motivated Mindset

We all get stuck in a state of stagnation and lack of motivation from time to time, feel exhausted, angry, and uninspired, and it seems like we’ve lost our spark for life. We have no desire to start the day. We’d rather stay in bed. Maybe you’re stressed out from too much work, depressed by the amount of injustice in the world, or uninterested in your regular routine.

Nika Mak performance mindset coach and mentor sitting on a sofa in a relaxed and calm pose
me, Nika, resting on a sofa

Good news

You are not alone. Such times affect every one of us at some point. The bright side is that we have some control over the situation. Here are some suggestions for getting out of your stagnation and back into life:

  1. Take a “Time Out” to Reignite Motivation
  2. Cultivating Inspiration: Strategies for Renewed Passion
  3. Shifting Perspective: Rediscovering Enthusiasm
  4. Small Steps Towards Motivation
  5. Your Foundation: Physical Well-being
  6. Indulging in Self-Care: Presents

Take a “Time Out” to Reignite Motivation

Long-term worry can make us tired and kill our motivation. Take a moment to relax and BE before you jump into anything. Get all of the anxiety and tension out of your head. It will take some time and effort, but you can accomplish it! If you find that thoughts are entering your head, gently force them out so that you may continue to retain a clear head and remain calm.

Take several calm, deep breaths, and focus on relaxing each and every one of your muscles. Remain still and quiet while sitting and get your energy back. Try to do this every day, or even twice a day (in the ealier hours and before going to sleep). Quiet time is essential. Start to enjoy some much-deserved peacefulness today.

Cultivating Inspiration: Strategies for Renewed Passion

Find motivation and inspiration by reading or listening something that makes you feel great. Google some breathtaking landscape pictures, or relax with a funny book. Keep your thinking purposeful and positive. When we let ourselves think about nothing except our jobs and the chores we have to do each day, we might start to feel rather bored. We can easily change it if we want to. We just have to look for things that will make us feel better.

Every day, make it a priority to make yourself laugh (right now, I’m remembering my good friend Bea who is a laugher ambassador), be cheerful, joyous, and lighthearted. Find or generate inspiration instead of waiting for it to arrive. Recall something hilarious or touching. Put them on paper so you can read them whenever you need a pick-me-up.

“You’ve made me laugh crazy Nika Mak.

– Bea

Shifting Perspective: Rediscovering Enthusiasm

When you consider the activities you have scheduled for the day, try to recapture the excitement you previously had for those activities. Often we’re thrilled and ready to start a new project or assignment! Many factors contribute to our eventual loss of that excitement over time.

  • Take a moment to recall what thrilled you at the start?
  • Why did it make your heart race?
  • What got your heart racing faster?

Get that feeling back and hold on to it! Your work may not be very interesting, but there may be some upsides to completing it. For instance, write down how they will help your kids, your partner, you, your job, or your home. Find the payoff and concentrate on that. Even boring jobs have some rewards. Sometimes we just need to change our way of thinking to see the bright side.

Small Steps Towards Motivation

Micro Steps— I 100% agree that starting might be challenging. When we think about how much time and effort we’ll have to put into a job, it makes us worry. Instead of taking on too much at once, start small or even micro. Set a timer for 20 minutes (pomodoro technic) , and then proceed to work. If you really want to stop after 20 minutes, you can. However, once we begin, we hardly want to quit. Look at the specifics one at a time instead of focusing on the whole picture. Be present.  When we break a big job down into micro steps, our mind will know how to do it.

Your Foundation: Physical Well-being

It’s possible that our emotions of exhaustion are being driven by physical problems rather than mental ones. Take care of yourself by getting adequate sleep – 8 hours is a must, eating nutritious food, staying hydrated – drink water instead of coffe, exercising regularly, and so on. Particularly when we’re rushed for time, we go for the fastest, most convenient meals, which aren’t usually the healthiest. Eating a lot of prepared foods and sugar is like using water as a petrol in our cars. To keep our cars (bodies)  running well, we have to take care of them. Constantly keep in mind that the body serves as a vessel for the intellect and the spirit! 

Indulging in Self-Care: Presents

Lastly, don’t forget to treat yourself sometimes and be kind to yourself. “Need” to be done will always exist. . But some people take on way more than they can bear, which makes their lives dreadful. Eliminate or significantly reduce your time spent on activities that don’t make you happy – deligate. Do what you can and don’t worry about the rest. Or call for help – asking is not forbidden. You know that you can handle everything on your own but you dont need to do it like this.

The Power of Choice: Cultivating Lasting Motivation

Always remember that motivation is a choice, just like happiness. We used to push ourselves at first, but once we’re in the correct mentality, it’s easy to remain there if we desire to. By powering a motivated mindset with 6 techniques

  1. Take a “Time Out” to Reignite Motivation
  2. Cultivating Inspiration: Strategies for Renewed Passion
  3. Shifting Perspective: Rediscovering Enthusiasm
  4. Small Steps Towards Motivation
  5. Your Foundation: Physical Well-being
  6. Indulging in Self-Care: Presents

we becoming the person we always wanted to be.

“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.”

– Franklin D. Roosevelt

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