In order to achieve things in life most people seek to feel motivated, sometimes that does not come easy.  In order for me to feel motivated I basically had to put my foot down and make a concrete choice between letting life just slip by me while I laid there with the blanket on my head or getting out there and chasing my dreams.

One of the reasons why I like to inspire people to do better with their lives is that while I have a sincere desire to help others, at the same time it motivates me when I hear the words I speak or read the words I write, it helps me take a look at how I’m living my life. In other words, am I practicing what I preach?

 “You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.”   Eleanor Roosevelt

During those times when I felt the least motivated were the times when I had the most fear.  I knew what I wanted to do but I was afraid of failing at it, the more I thought about it the more afraid I became which at the same time depleted my energy, and how can one feel motivated with no energy?

 The fear of failure is one of the biggest factors in why people don’t pursue there goals or dreams.  It is important to understand that failure is part of life and some of the greatest success stories were derived from experiencing failures. Start reducing fear by making a decision to face it head on.

At first a lot of the things that I managed to get done, was simply by just doing it and not thinking about it to much. At first it was that conscious decision to get started although at the time I felt there was no great motivator.  

First few times were hard I’m not going to lie to you, but after getting in the habit of pursuing certain goals my motivator were the accomplishments.  It also helps to recognize that the decision to take control of your life and emotions is a great accomplishment in it self.  

“Don’t wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful.”
Mark Victor Hansen

Don’t linger in the sea of discouragement for too long, because that will definitely put a damper on any kind of motivation you have developed. We will experience discouragements either from colleagues, friends or family even watching the news can discourage us.  So the thing to do is to temporarily step away from the people, place, or thing.  Remember, other peoples opinions do not have to become yours.

There comes a time in a person’s life where we have to realize that we are responsible for our own outcome. We can name all the reason’s why this or that did not happen and we can stress repeatedly how disappointed we are, but at the end that will get us no where. I’ve learned that focusing on the negative will take your focus of the solution and the solution lies in your choices, you either do or you don’t.

Your failures, Your road to success.

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