Day 43 – Motivational Lifecycle

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Balancing the ups and downs of pursuing your goals takes a toll on your internal power. At the beginning, people are usually very excited and motivated, then after several setbacks or perhaps financial difficulties, they may lose their motivation and hardly seem the same people.

Recognize that it’s perfectly natural, sometimes even those that experience stellar results may still lose motivation. As we emphasized at the beginning stages, learning to recognize the signals is half the battle won. Once you notice it occurring in real-time, you can adjust accordingly. As soon as it happens, raise your spirits up by doing what you love most, things that you are most passionate about.

Sustaining motivation throughout the journey to accomplish your goals is a must. Sometimes what goes up must come back down, initial exhilaration at the onset can later turn into a low point at some stage. Whenever you feel de-motivated for whatever reason, don’t dwell on it, understand the cycle going on, ride it out and do the activities that help turn things around. Stand your ground when adversity comes knocking – convert adversity into opportunity.