Getting motivated is sometimes easy enough to do, at least for short periods of time, but staying motivated can be a lot harder to do. And when you add into the mix the presence of negative people it is really not surprising that your motivation can fizzle out despite your best intentions.
What can you do?
1. Do Not Discuss Your Dreams with Negative People
Only share your hopes, dreams and goals with people who will be supportive of your plans. Making your dreams come true is like tending to a garden. You have to give the plants the nutrients, water and sunlight they need to grow i.e. for you this means - the resources, mental focus and energy to create something new. And you have to pay constant attention to weeding and eradicating bugs that will over run your garden if you are not vigilant. i.e. protect your dreams from negative people by not exposing your plans to their toxic words and thoughts.
2. When You Get Stuck Seek Advice from People Who Can Help
Very often when you get stuck you will turn to whoever is nearby for encouragement and advice. This can be a big mistake if that person has no vision and a limited sense of possibility. Only ask for advice from people who are qualified to help you. When you act on good advice you know you are doing the right things and staying motivated will be easy. Whereas when someone with no relevant knowledge or no sense of possibility advises you it makes sense to be unmotivated.
Why take action on bad advice? Why even try if that person cannot see things working out?
Avoid this negative world view by carefully deciding who to get advice from.
3. Switch Off Your Own Negative Thoughts
Negative thoughts can be like a virus that just keeps on spreading. If people around you are negative it is only normal for you to lose a little of your own enthusiasm and drive. You may even start to have a few nagging negative thoughts of you own.
Be careful!
One such negative thought leads to another, and another... You need to switch off these negative thoughts ASAP or else your motivation will fizzle away to nothing.
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By Frank Lunn | Date Submitted: 12/21/04
Summary: Positive thoughts boost the creative inspiration in your brain to invite the healthy upbeat and confident attitude you seek. You have the ability and resources necessary to learn anything you need to fulfill your desires and achieve your goals.
"Positive and negative are directions. Which direction do you choose?"
-Remez Sasson
Are You Using the Power of Positive Questions?
Are you asking yourself the wrong questions and producing a negative hidden effect on your attitude? I bet you are! If you've asked questions like; "Why am I so fat?" "Why is my life such a failure?" "Why do bad things always happen to me?" "Why am I so stupid?" then you need to keep reading. These questions and all questions like them are taking a terrible toll on your attitude. If you ask yourself, "Why is my life in the crapper?" you are prompting yourself to list the many reasons your life is "in the crapper."
Listing your downfalls and wallowing in your daily woes will take you down the wrong path, fast. Don't panic yet, all is not lost. You can learn to program your brain and your attitude by asking yourself the right questions. Try asking yourself solution-based, positive and empowering questions instead.
Positive thoughts boost the creative inspiration in your brain to invite the healthy upbeat and confident attitude you seek. You have the ability and resources necessary to learn anything you need to fulfill your desires and achieve your goals. The goal of asking yourself these positive questions is to lead your thoughts into action. Solve the problem! Don't sit around watching it grow.
Begin like this: There is an issue that needs to be fixed. Start by asking yourself, yes, say self, "What do I need to change about my habits to get to my fitness goal?" "What do I want to do with my life that gives me meaning and satisfaction?" "What do I need to do differently to change this string of results?" "What can I learn and apply from this?" "What is affecting my mood that makes me feel my life is not going the right direction?"
"Questions provide the key to unlocking our unlimited potential."
-Tony Robins-
The single best question you can ask yourself in any situation is, "What outcome do I want from this event/situation?" When you go into a situation, whether it is a business meeting, a negotiation, or a class, knowing your desired outcome is a necessity. When I began to work on this habit for myself, I was amazed at how many actions I took. I thought about my once intimidating tasks in a whole new way.
Let me take you through just one. I need to research a better mortgage for my house. What is my ideal outcome? Is it lower payments, less interest over time, more house for my money, flexibility? Without knowing the right question, the answers don't help much. What outcome do I desire for my relationship with my spouse and children? Do I know and plan or just let it happen?
You have the power to train your mind. Plant the seeds of positive thinking and grow health, security, happiness and abundance into your daily life. Don't allow society's programming to plant the seeds of lack, insecurity, fear, doubt, and negativity. Simply instructing yourself to focus on positive thoughts and taking action to remove negative ones from your daily thinking will change your whole outlook on life. I'm not going to lie. It definitely takes practice and hard work to keep your mind free from worry and insecurity. It takes dedication to constantly feed yourself new information and positive motivation to produce positive results. It takes vigilance to associate with positive people and positive influences. Make sure your questions ask for what you want, not what you don't want.
"Change your thoughts and you can change your world."
- Norman Vincent Peale