Many people have an objective but lose their motivation during the road to their goal. For one person this is losing weight or arriving and for the other this is achieving a certain performance in a sport. It does not matter what it is. In this article I give 7 motivational tips that can help you in maintaining your goal.
7. Find an environment that contributes to your goal
Or in other words: Avoid environmental factors that keep you from achieving your goal. If you want to lose weight, look for people who want to lose weight. Throw away your old and too big clothes. Be positive. If you want to gain muscle mass. Find a training partner who, just like you, is motivated to achieve his goal. Your environment has a lot of influence on you. When your environment is one with your objective, then that motivates you enormously to continue what you are doing. It helps you to maintain a positive outlook towards your goal.
6. Have fun in what you do
Nothing is full when you do not enjoy it. A job where you think Friday on Monday will be much less productive than if you feel like doing something every day. If losing weight is your goal, find a sport that you like. Take the trouble to experiment with healthy food. Find out what you like, and what to keep up with. I also changed sport a number of times because I was less happy with what I did or because my goals changed. Having fun in what you do is extremely important.
5. Find a mentor
Find a training partner who has already achieved your goal. Whether this is the state of being physical or the qualities in its sporting performance, it does not matter. Nothing is more motivating than being helped by the person who represents your objective. My training partner and mentor in badminton, for example, is my trainer. His quality in sport is my milestone, the stepping stone to reach my ultimate goal.
4. Reward yourself
As you get closer to your goal, another step closer than before, reward yourself. This can be in the form of new sportswear, but also something that is not related to your objective. An outing with friends. A movie theater or a dinner party.
3. Use visual memories
These are visible things with which you are confronted with your goal. The first thing I see when I turn on the computer is a wallpaper of my sports heroes. They represent my goal. A poster of the physical you are aiming for or a spell somewhere written on a card that is in the living room. It may sound strange, but these kinds of visual memories really motivate you to continue to achieve your goals.
2. Track your progress
Find a forum where you can talk to other people about your progress. Keep a diary of your physical progress. If your goal is to lose weight, keep a food diary. If your goal is running a marathon, you keep track of the distances you walk. That way your progress motivates your goal. On this manite you are confronted with the fact that your effort really contributes to getting closer to your goal.
1. Be realistic
An objective where you do not have confidence from the moment you start it can never be motivating. Set milestones if necessary. First lose 10 kg, then the rest. First I want to become the best of my own sports club, after that I want to become a provincial topper. To set a goal in the trend as: I want Arnold Schwarzenegger to look great in his top years, or I want to become world champion, is too unrealistic for most of us to be true. That does not mean that you can not think about it. Of course these are excellent visual memories, but in the short term they are far from realistic. Set milestones, intermediate goals that ultimately realize your main goal.
7. Find an environment that contributes to your goal
Or in other words: Avoid environmental factors that keep you from achieving your goal. If you want to lose weight, look for people who want to lose weight. Throw away your old and too big clothes. Be positive. If you want to gain muscle mass. Find a training partner who, just like you, is motivated to achieve his goal. Your environment has a lot of influence on you. When your environment is one with your objective, then that motivates you enormously to continue what you are doing. It helps you to maintain a positive outlook towards your goal.
6. Have fun in what you do
Nothing is full when you do not enjoy it. A job where you think Friday on Monday will be much less productive than if you feel like doing something every day. If losing weight is your goal, find a sport that you like. Take the trouble to experiment with healthy food. Find out what you like, and what to keep up with. I also changed sport a number of times because I was less happy with what I did or because my goals changed. Having fun in what you do is extremely important.
5. Find a mentor
Find a training partner who has already achieved your goal. Whether this is the state of being physical or the qualities in its sporting performance, it does not matter. Nothing is more motivating than being helped by the person who represents your objective. My training partner and mentor in badminton, for example, is my trainer. His quality in sport is my milestone, the stepping stone to reach my ultimate goal.
4. Reward yourself
As you get closer to your goal, another step closer than before, reward yourself. This can be in the form of new sportswear, but also something that is not related to your objective. An outing with friends. A movie theater or a dinner party.
3. Use visual memories
These are visible things with which you are confronted with your goal. The first thing I see when I turn on the computer is a wallpaper of my sports heroes. They represent my goal. A poster of the physical you are aiming for or a spell somewhere written on a card that is in the living room. It may sound strange, but these kinds of visual memories really motivate you to continue to achieve your goals.
2. Track your progress
Find a forum where you can talk to other people about your progress. Keep a diary of your physical progress. If your goal is to lose weight, keep a food diary. If your goal is running a marathon, you keep track of the distances you walk. That way your progress motivates your goal. On this manite you are confronted with the fact that your effort really contributes to getting closer to your goal.
1. Be realistic
An objective where you do not have confidence from the moment you start it can never be motivating. Set milestones if necessary. First lose 10 kg, then the rest. First I want to become the best of my own sports club, after that I want to become a provincial topper. To set a goal in the trend as: I want Arnold Schwarzenegger to look great in his top years, or I want to become world champion, is too unrealistic for most of us to be true. That does not mean that you can not think about it. Of course these are excellent visual memories, but in the short term they are far from realistic. Set milestones, intermediate goals that ultimately realize your main goal.
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