Often people know what they need to do and how they need to do it – it’s just getting the motivation that can be the problem. Finding a way to improve your motivation can be highly beneficial for your wellness and wellbeing, however, as the mental clarity that you gain from completing a task that has been sitting on the edge of your mind for a long time can be a huge relief. The saying ‘tidy house, tidy mind’ really rings true, for example!
Many people make the mistake of sitting around waiting for someone or something to motivate them, but the truth is that they are going to be waiting for a very long time! The truth is, that motivation almost never occurs before a job starts. The period before undertaking a large task is not a very motivating time – you are actually more likely to feel motivated when you have started getting your teeth into a task and have a clear idea of how it is going to pan out. The start of a task is more a time of nervousness as you can feel inhibited to start because you are unsure about how something is going to work out.
Once you take action and get started on a project, the creative energy and motivation are more likely to kick in and help you do the task to the best of your ability. Therefore, one way to get motivation is to stop waiting for it to strike and to get stuck into the task!
Remember, too, that you are in control of the way you feel. If you tell yourself that you feel unmotivated, you may well talk yourself into being unmotivated (and, therefore, unproductive). You are in full control of your own motivation, and should be aware that you have to work hard to make yourself feel motivated rather than waiting for some imaginary spark to strike you.