hey everyone and welcome to top think today we're going to learn about 10 ways to boost
your motivation instantly now let's begin number one empowering motivational memories many people
can trace their dreams back to a single moment in their lives one experience that put them on
their current path well maybe you took a trip that shifted your perspective on the world a number of
young doctors for example were inspired to pursue medicine after seeing the suffering of people in
other countries that experience ignited a newfound passion in their hearts but like any fire their
motivation will run out of fuel sooner or later the unfortunate truth is that motivation fades
over time there's just no stopping it eventually you start to forget where your dreams come from
as you face new challenges and you grow as a person those empowering memories will sink further
into the back of your mind even the most vivid aspirations might feel foggy and forgettable if
your motivation is dwindling it may be time to refresh your memory rediscover your passion by
recreating the experience that inspired you in the first place now going back to our example one of
those doctors might take another trip overseas not only are they getting inspired but they're also
bringing those old memories back to the surface they'll have a crystal clear image of what they're
fighting for which gives them a huge boost in motivation number two environmental immersion
not everyone can recreate their motivational memories especially not every time they're
feeling lazy motivation can disappear quickly and unexpectedly so you can't travel across
the world each time you're slacking off instead you need some way to build your motivation on a
daily basis just try injecting small bursts of motivation into your life give yourself
miniature reminders of what you're working toward the easiest way to accomplish this is by infusing
your goal into your environment you could put motivational pictures up on your walls and that
way you wake up to the people and the places that inspire you or you could reread journal
entries that you wrote during your trip here in your own words will bring back old memories and
inspire you to keep going but these reminders only work if you use them consistently so put
those reminders somewhere that you'll see every single morning or you can find a way to work them
into your daily routine if you're consistent you won't have to worry about your motivation starting
to slip because you're adding a little more fuel to the fire every single day number three macro
goal-setting Theory a pair of psychologists named Locke and Latham published a theory
back in 2006 that changed the way people design their goals people have long been wondering what
goals motivate us the most and for years we've heard the same answer make your goals small and
realistic and here's why smaller goals feel more attainable when something looks like it's within
your reach you're more likely to reach out and grab it you'll feel more motivated to accomplish
those goals because you really believe that you can but Locke and Latham pioneered a completely
different approach their Theory focuses on distant challenging goals these goals feel
nearly impossible but that's the point in other words aim for the whole cake instead of settling
for a little piece but there's one important thing to remember about Locke and Latham goal
Theory your long-term goals shouldn't just be challenging they should also be as specific as
possible envision your future down to the smallest details and that way you can work step by step to
make that specific dream a reality so why does lock and Latham's goal theory work any better
than its predecessors well the answer is called self-efficacy self-efficacy is how much you
believe in yourself it's how much do you think you can accomplish in your life most people set
goals that match their level of self efficacy if they don't believe in themselves they might set
low easily attainable goals but Locke and Latham theory forces you to have faith in yourself those
difficult long-term goals raise your potential you're basically convincing yourself that you're
capable of anything so as you can imagine that encouragement works wonders for your confidence
your performance and of course your motivation number four affirmative mantras the word mantra
has gained a mystical meaning over the years but the truth is that anyone can use a mantra
for self-improvement in the simplest terms a mantra is any verbal statement that reinforces
some aspect of your personality you might use it to increase your confidence or get rid of a
bad habit but one of the most effective uses of a mantra is to stay motivated you need to create
a mantra that reflects the journey that you want to take so start by thinking about the where's and
the whys where does your motivation come from why are you having so much trouble staying motivated
these questions hone in on the source of your problems next you need to create a statement
that revolves around that specific obstacle and you need to repeat that mantra at the same time
every single day it could be first thing in the morning or right before you go to sleep that
part's totally up to you but you need to use your mantra as consistently as possible and that way
you really internalize your message and learn to genuinely believe the things that you're telling
yourself number five increment splicing are you having trouble staying motivated through long
frustrating jobs the end up quitting so often that you never get anything done if this sounds like
you try a technique called increment splicing it's a lot easier than it sounds to start off
think of two tasks that you're having trouble finishing now let's call them job a and job B
you're going to split each job into bite-sized pieces or increments which should take between
10 and 30 minutes to finish now here comes the twist you're going to tackle those increments
one at a time but as soon as you're done with one you're gonna switch jobs in other words if you
just worked on job a move on to an increment from job B and then go back to job a and then back to B
again you got it now if you keep doing this over and over but you'll end up finishing both jobs
without ever losing motivation increment splicing works for two big reasons number one it keeps you
fresh by constantly giving you something new and interesting to work on and two it stops you from
feeling intimidated by the prospect of hours and hours of work so do your motivation a favor by
splitting up your projects number six manufacture competition if you're a competitive person you can
use that natural drive to your advantage people lose motivation when they get complacent they
don't feel like there's any real reason to put out the extra effort so they just take it easy they
stop pushing but competition gives you a reason to fight harder it motivates you to concentrate and
excel simply because you're dead set on winning sometimes a little competition is all you need
to remember why you chose the path that you chose so try creating competition in your own life set
deadlines to race against the clock start some friendly competition with a co-worker or just
compete against yourself by tracking your past performance each one of these tricks can hasten
your workflow and improve your productivity hmm but competition isn't for everyone some people
fold under pressure others perform significantly worse in competitive settings so unless you're
naturally competitive you might want to try something else number seven motivation contagion
ambition and motivation spread like wildfire when you see someone else giving it their all
you become inspired to follow in their footsteps psychologists have nicknamed this phenomenon the
motivation contagion it explains why it's so important to surround yourself with motivated
people their ambition becomes your ambition and their lofty goals encourage you to set lofty goals
of your own so whether you like it or not your friends and partners have a huge impact on the
way you work so make sure you're spending your time with the right crowd number eight fresh
starts what do New Year's Eve your birthday and the end of a decade have in common well they're
all popular times for a fresh start fresh starts or moments when people think it's time to make a
big change they have some sort of ceremonial power that pushes people to take giant leaps
forward but the truth is these big moments are no different than any other day so don't wait
if you're ready for a change in your life pick any date and make that your turning point it
could be tomorrow it could be next week it really doesn't matter as long as you promise yourself to
follow through number nine constructive feedback negativity isn't always demoralizing in fact
constructive criticism can push you in a new direction feedback from others shows you areas
where you can improve it opens your eyes to new areas you can explore while reinforcing all the
improvements that you've made over the years the word criticism sounds entirely negative but with
every criticism comes a compliment when someone points out your failures they're also showing you
the places where you succeeded so don't be afraid to ask for feedback but if you do make sure you're
not fishing for compliments the point of feedback is to help you improve not to stroke your ego
number ten motivate someone else if you're stuck in a rut try taking the spotlight off your own
accomplishments and shining it on someone else's motivating others actually has a major impact
on your own motivation the biggest problem with motivation isn't a lack of knowledge it's putting
everything you know into practice you know exactly what you should be doing but execution is a whole
different story so try using your knowledge to encourage someone else help them make progress
toward their goals and you'll realize just how accessible they really are by watching someone
else succeed with your knowledge oh you'll feel motivated to take your own advice hey thank you
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