Motivation is so often thought of as something you have done to you, or you do to yourself to get you moving, usually in the direction of achieving your goals.
But motivation comes from the word ‘motive’ (reason). Your motivation comes from you motive, ‘YOUR WHY’, your reason for wanting to achieve your goals.
Doesn’t that put a totally different light on it?
Without a WHY, no goal will be very inspiring or motivating. And when you define your WHY; what it will really mean for you, how amazing you will feel, what you will have and be able to do when you have achieved your goal, you will be massively more motivated. And you probably won’t need anyone’s help to motivate you most of the time.
So, define your WHY.
TIP: Be really clear on what it will mean for you to achieve your goals. For example, making loads of money is not precise enough. Neither is a specific amount of money. The inspiration you’ll get from a million pounds piled up in the corner of your room won’t last very long. It’s what you will be able to do with it and do for others that will really inspire you to go get it.