How To Get Motivated – On Getting Fired Up When You Don't Feel Like It
7. Get Passionate and Follow it.
Some of you aren’t passionate about anything. You may have virtually no hobbies or interests at all. If you want to know how to get motivated, you must be passionate about something first!
Even if you’re passionate about playing video games, just consider all the guys and gals on Youtube who share their gaming interest with others, and rake in millions of dollars every year doing it. Ultimately, your work should feel like a hobby, one where you love doing it daily because you can wake up every morning, roll out of bed, and already be motivated.
You won’t have to find a reason or excuse to do this or that. You will simply do it because it’s what you love to do.
8. Get Your Blood Pumping.
Get off the couch, take a shower and exercise. If you aren’t motivated enough to go to the gym, walk outside, or better yet, take your dog with you on a long walk. Do something that gets your blood pumping or at the very least moving.
Anything risky will work, from the extremes of skydiving to simply stepping out of your comfort zone. Aim to do something you fear five times a day no matter how large or small. Within three or so months you feel motivated to accomplish anything.
9. Stop Worrying so much and Just Make the Sacrifices.
Danger is real; fear is only an illusion, a choice! If it doesn’t cost you limbs or lives, the choice should be an easy and quick one. The truth is, it doesn’t matter if you try to accomplish something and it doesn’t work out. If you’re committed, ultimately it will work out.
You can’t tell me that in 50 years, you will be unable to accomplish a goal in life if you stick with it. That’s 18,250 days, 438,000 hours or over 26 Million minutes of focus and work towards it.
Just about the only time you’ll ever fail to accomplish a goal, is when you share your self-doubt with others. The moment you do, it’s game over. You have already mentally told yourself, “this is going to fail.” Never do that! I get that making sacrifices is bloody hard, but one way or another they must be made!
