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5 Ways to
Strengthen Your Inner Drive
Need a boost to finish a project or push yourself
forward? Try some of these tips.
Adam Toren
It’s normal to need a bit of a boost after
you’ve been working on something for a while.
External motivators like money and praise can only go so
far -- they’ll kick start you
at the beginning of your journey, but they won’t carry
you to the finish line.
You’ll need a strong inner drive when the
world throws obstacles your way.
These are my five favorite ways to strengthen my inner
drive when I need some self-motivation.
Journal regularly.
You’ll have to work to create a habit of this one, but
it’s worth it.
Journaling isn’t
just a good way to document your journey; it’s also a way for you to mind
dump
all of your crazy thoughts and feelings on paper so you
can focus on the stuff that really matters. You can write down your goals in
your journal, list things you’re grateful for
or record what you’ve done throughout the week. Had a bad
work day? Vent about it –
- your journal won’t judge. Did something inspire you?
Write it down to save for later!
Once you’ve journaled for a while, you’ll find you have a
clearer head,
and you can flip back through the pages (or Word
documents) to reminisce later on.
Be involved in
your community.
Whether it’s personal or professional, being a part of a community
is a great way to strengthen your inner drive. A group of like-minded people
will have your back when your motivation
begins to slip. A supportive community will also pump you
up and get you excited to work,
not just help you grudgingly push through your to-do
lists. Networking events within your industry, co-working spaces and groups or
even an online business forum can be a fantastic help
if you need some work-related motivation. When you want
to work on the personal end
of your inner drive, local meetups, mentors and
community centers are a great place to start.
Educate others.
Taking the time to educate people has a handful of
personal benefits.
Sometimes you don’t realize exactly how much you know
until you have to teach it
to someone else, which is a huge confidence boost. When
you educate others,
whether it’s a single person or a packed workshop, you’re
acknowledging that
you’re successful enough to be considered a reliable
source of wisdom in that area.
People will come to you when they have a question on your
favorite subject,
and that’s motivation enough to brush up on your skills
and keep working toward your goals.
It’s reassuring to know that you’ve gotten far enough to
teach others to succeed as you have,
but it’s also a reminder to push yourself a little harder
to maintain that pseudo-expert status.
Visualize success.
What will it look like to reach your goals? Will you be
able to afford a membership
at a cool co-working space? Will you finally be able to
take a vacation?
Look past the material rewards and focus on the personal
and social. Will you have more family time each week? Will you be able to speak
at next year’s biggest industry conference?
For some people, envisioning success is enough to
motivate them to push toward their goals.
For others, it helps to make those conceptions concrete
by creating a vision board.
You can do this using a corkboard, a few pages in your
notebook, or a Pinterest board.
Just find pictures that capture your idea of success --
whether they’re Google images
of a beach, photos of your family, or a clip-art podium -- and pin them to your board.
of a beach, photos of your family, or a clip-art podium -- and pin them to your board.
If you keep your vision board in a place you’ll always
see it, you’ll have a constant reminder of why you should keep
pushing toward success, even when things get rocky.
Practice optimism.
“Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re
right.”
You’ve probably seen this quote by Henry Ford
over a hundred times, but it holds true:
Your attitude makes up most of your ability to reach a
goal. I like to maintain a positive attitude
by practicing optimism throughout the day. Instead of
thinking I’m bad at something,
I say it’s something I’m working on; rather than focusing
on how much I dislike a particular task,
I look forward to something else that excites me.
Of course, optimism alone won’t lead to success -- you
still have to gather resources
and put in the effort -- but it’ll help you immensely in
getting there.
A strong inner drive will keep you moving when you feel
yourself starting to lose steam.
How do you motivate yourself from within?
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