There will always be times
in your life when you have to perform tasks that you deem unpleasant for one reason
or another – working with a co-worker you don't like, going to work on Mondays,
taking the garbage out, driving to meet the in-laws at the airport, having
dinner with the spouse's friends...
Doing these things just siphons whatever motivation you have inside you and makes you feel sad, tired, sorry, even annoyed. But did you know that there are also things inside you that actually make it difficult to feel excited and enthusiastic?
Get to learn the factors that make it hard for you to keep motivated:
Doing these things just siphons whatever motivation you have inside you and makes you feel sad, tired, sorry, even annoyed. But did you know that there are also things inside you that actually make it difficult to feel excited and enthusiastic?
Get to learn the factors that make it hard for you to keep motivated:
Your Mindset
Your mindset is a major
factor that can make it hard for you to keep motivated. This is because it can severely limit your
understanding of the world and all experiences in general. Your mindset can sometimes be composed of
growth-inhibiting beliefs, prejudices, biases and standards.
If, for example, you believe
that nothing good can come out of your staff, you'll fail to see that there is
a clerk there that actually has management potential. If you refuse to believe that you can
actually write for a famous magazine because you're a person from a small town,
you'll miss out on an opportunity to expose your talent and reap its rewards.
Your Comfort Zone
We all have certain
limitations in our minds. These limits
are things we decide on based on our own personal beliefs, ethics and
standards. Within these limits, we feel
comfortable and can pretty much do as we like.
Once we approach the outer
edges, we begin to feel discomfort, shyness, embarrassment or annoyance. We do not wish to go further because we do
not like what we don't know or haven't experienced. Because we have a fear of the unknown, we'd
rather stay within our comfort zones because we feel safe there.
The problem here is that a
narrow comfort zone can be a major factor that makes it hard for you to keep
motivated. Each time you are presented
with a new idea or experience, you check to see if it fits into your comfort
zone. If it doesn’t, then you simply
refuse, no questions asked. This is
unfortunate because many of these ideas and experiences can be good for
you. But you'll probably never know
because you don't have the motivation to try them.
Your Past Experience
Did you get burned by the stove? That's probably why you hate to cook. Did your former bosses fail to show
appreciation for your hard work? That's
probably one reason why you don't feel motivated about your job.
Your background – personal,
social and professional experiences – has a lot to do with how you decide
things in your life. They can also be
factors that make it hard for you to keep motivated. If these experiences are negative, they tend
to make you more hesitant and unsure of yourself because they affect your
self-esteem and confidence.
If, for example, you've only
been met with rejection or ridicule in your life, it wouldn't be hard to
imagine if you don't feel a strong need to excel or to improve yourself. You'll probably be thinking – 'So what? Nothing I ever did was good anyway. Why would things change now?'
Unless you consciously make
an effort to identify these past experiences and then refuse to let them rule
your life, you will always find it hard to get motivated.
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