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Article: 7 ways to get Motivated when Goal Setting by Chris Mercer-Jones
One of the most compelling stats
I’ve ever read to justify why you should write your goals down was carried out by Harvard University. Their study found; – 3% of its graduates had written goals.
The remaining 97% either didn’t have goals or did not write them down. A decade later the 3% who had written down their goals had greater net worth than the other 97% combined.
7 Simple Steps to Follow
1. Choose the right goal for yourself. If your goal is in contrast with your inner values and beliefs all of your physical and mental efforts will be directed to prevent you from achieving it. Nothing kills your motivation faster than the wrongly chosen goal.
If the goal requires too much mental and physical effort it stands a very high chance of being left unaccomplished. On the other hand, goals that are perceived as too easy do not give us satisfaction or a sense of accomplishment, which is why there is really no point in pursuing them.
2. Develop an action plan. Break your big goal into smaller easy-to-do tasks. Planning how to achieve your goal is not the same as planning your vacation to Hawaii. However, planning is absolutely crucial to keep your level of motivation high, because it helps you to monitor your progress and makes your goal seem much more do-able. Besides, if you want to get specific results, you have to give your mind specific instructions, otherwise you might not get the results that you hoped for.
3. Keep your focus on rewards. When a certain activity or a task gets a little tough, our mind immediately starts looking for long-term disadvantages and excuses to avoid getting it done. As soon as this happens our motivation starts to disappear. If you want to immediately boost your motivation, reward yourself for every task completed. Think of all the benefits that you can get from achieving your goal. Refer to your WHY list. Soon your positive thoughts about the rewards will replace negative emotions connected with the challenging or tiresome task.
4. Make it fun! Work is most enjoyable when it does not feel like work. When you develop an action plan, think of how you can make your action steps seem fun. For example, if your goal is to get in shape, do not force yourself to run a mile every day. How motivating is that?! Instead get creative! Ride a bike, go to the swimming pool, take dancing lessons or go hiking with your friends. Mix it up and soon you will discover that you work on your goal, because you want to, not because you have to!
5. Start with something simple. It is impossible to change your lifestyle, habits and inner beliefs overnight. Keep the ‘big picture in mind’, but start with something small and easy to complete in 10-15 minutes. This will allow you to see immediate results of your efforts and boost your motivation to continue.
6. Learn something new about your goal. Before we can motivate ourselves to achieve anything we have to answer two questions: WHY it is important to us and WHAT needs to be done? The Internet is a great place to look for information, useful tips, advice, moral support and success stories.
7. Change your perspective. Research has shown that changing your perspective from the first person “I’ to the third person “he”/”she” when recalling past achievements helps to increase motivation and more objectively evaluate your progress.
Try these simple tips and see how your inner motivation increases instantly.
Winner of the Recruiter Awards for Training & Development (twice) and the National Training Awards Yorkshire & Humber. Chris is Training Director of 'The 8020 Training Company'. Providing bespoke turnkey solutions from Induction training through to coaching senior management, contingency and retained in a wide range of vertical markets for over 16 years.
Contact via chris@8020salestraining.com,
0845 838 8730 or www.8020salestraining.com
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