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Understanding motivation can be a game changer in overcoming procrastination. This guide explores various approaches to motivation: defining it, recognizing its importance, and implementing practical tips to cultivate it as a habit. Learn how self-discipline, willpower, and clear goal-setting can help you act even when you don't feel like it. Discover strategies to embrace discomfort, act on your goals, and find enjoyment in tasks to enhance your motivation levels and drive your success.
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Motivation “I’m Just not in the mood”
Learning Targets • I will learn about different approaches to thinking about motivations. • I will discover the definition of motivation. • I will hear about tips on how to keep myself motivated.
Ways to think about Motivation • One way is to use the terms… • Self-discipline • Willpower • Motivation • We use these terms to describe something missing in ourselves.
Ways to think about Motivation • A second approach to thinking about motivation is to stop assuming! • Motivation: The ability to do a task even when you don’t feel like it. • Motivation can be a habit that you can develop with practice!
Tips to develop motivation habits! • Promise it: • Motivation can come simply from being clear about your goals and acting on them. Just make a promise and keep your word to stay motivated. • Befriend your discomfort: • When we want to avoid a task, that task can lead to discomfort. To avoid procrastination acknowledge your discomfort.
Tips to develop motivation habits! • Observe what’s happening with you body: • Your body might show physical signs of discomfort. Accepting the discomfort thoughts and the body sensations robs them of power. • Change your mind—and your body: • If acknowledging that you areuncomfortable isn’t working, try plantingnew thoughts in your mind or changingyour physical stance.
Tips to develop motivation habits! • Sweeten the task: • Sometimes it is one part of the task that is holding you back. To stop procrastinating just change that aspect. • Talk about how bad it is: • One way to get past negative attitudes is to take them to an extreme. Complaining and griping taken to a ridiculous level can restore perspective.