Self Motivation is Artful

You must be wondering why I’m associating self- motivation with art.  Self-motivation is artful. Art is a combination of creativity, beauty, nature, humanity, abstract, talent etc.

It is not defined by a specific entity, however, it does make you think of something that has been designed skillfully. Self-motivation is achieved when someone has developed the skill to keep pushing forward.

People who have mastered the skill of self-motivation, creatively think of ways to remain positive, especially when they feel like giving up. It’s not an easy skill to learn, but can be achieved with consistency and by using basic principles based on your beliefs. Consistency helps people to become better and professional at a skill they aim to master. Sometimes you may not see results of your hard work and effort as fast as you would like, but that’s why mastering the art of self-motivation will help you to keep pushing.

Basic principles can derive from childhood memories of your parents saying “you can be anything you want to be” or from the biblical scriptures that teaches ” with God nothing shall be impossible”, and that dedication and patience will eventually get you what you want in life.

What motivates you to keep pushing and working harder to achieve your dreams? It’s so easy to forget the reasons why you began your journey to success, which makes it so hard to motivate yourself to keep going. So take a moment to reflect on the things that prompt you to achieve your goals.

I started this blog and a Youtube channel in October of 2015. Within  2 years I have not posted many blog posts and videos as I planned. Although I enjoy doing this as a hobby, I would like to make it a successful hobby. For instance, mastering SEO, posting more Youtube videos, posting more blog posts, gaining more traffic to each platform etc. 

So this year, 2018, I set goals to work on my blog and my youtube channel consistently. In each month of this year, I will write a blog and post a video on a particular date. Whenever I see that date approaching, I’m reminded that I have to grow my internet platforms so I must stick to the plan. 

Goals are Ineffective Without Deadlines

When you set goals, you must give yourself a deadline to complete your goal or else you’ll put it off for another day, and time will just run out. Then you’ll lose motivation.

Along with your deadlines, you must always remind yourself that you are your biggest cheerleader. You know your potential, and you know how bad you want to achieve your dreams. No one is going help you to motivate yourself to be persistent unless you put in the time and think positively every day.

Here are 5 ways to keep you motivated and thinking positive.

Develop a Workaholic Mentality

Think of your dream as if it’s a favorite food that you crave. When you crave something, you’ll do whatever it takes to satisfy that craving. So your dream should be that favorite food that motivates you to work harder to achieve it. Use your free time wisely. Work on parts of your goal every time you have a chance to do so. Don’t allow your favorite TV shows, social nights with friends, and other distractions to prevent you from focusing on building your path to success. Make every moment worth the time you put into your dream. The moment you lose focus, will be the moment you lose motivation to succeed.

Develop a Clear Sense of Direction

How determined are you to grow your dream? Think about the the end results of achieving your dream. Expect success and only focus on succeeding. How many times are you willing to run the risk of failure? If obstacles show up-as they always do-be ready to push harder to move past these obstacles. Remind yourself that downfalls are only temporary. You have the ability to rise up from failure and move in a different direction to get to that successful end result. That end result that your dream of, is your motivation.

Dream Big Dreams

Only focus on the end result becoming bigger than you can imagine. For instance, this blog is designed to help people focus on the positive side of life. I aim to help people think positive and live positively. I achieve this by writing blog posts like this one, and I provide home cleaning and organizing services to bring joy and positive experience to my clients. I desire is to make a difference in many lives with my services and to be an inspiration using my blog post. One day I hope to be recognized as one of the most inspiring and influential black women IN THE WORLD! 

Don’t get caught up in the “what if” syndrome

“What if I die tomorrow will this all be worth it?” or “What if people don’t like my products, I’ll lose the money I invested?”

When you think hypothetically in a negative way, you are subconsciously inviting negative end results to your dream. You said you wanted to succeed, so only think about succeeding. Never give in to the thoughts that make you want to stop trying. The best way to overcome the “what if” syndrome is to move past it, and try your best to achieve success. Stay focused on only achieving a positive outcome, and it will happen.

Find the People who have Achieved it

Keep moving forward, and be willing to let go of the people who refuse to share or understand your vision. If your friends or family are not offering constructive advice, walk away.

The end results of your success depends on your ability to focus on positive thoughts, then you will master the art of self motivation.