Motivation - By You ,For You

We all need motivation in life in order to keep it going. Without motivation life would be meaningless & more than that stagnant, it won't have that pace, zest, passion & joy to live for. Motivation is as much internal as it is external. This blog will help you to understand motivation & keep yourself motivated even in critical times.

Before we head to finding motivation for ourselves its essential to understand the concept in brief.

Concept

Motivation basically means a motive or a purpose which positively stimulates a person to act in a situation.

Its a trigger which tells you to take action about the given situation.

There exists a negative motivation too which leads to wrongful deeds but this blog will focus only on positive side.

The Need

The need for motivation arises in our lives because every day is not sunshine & rainbows, we all face problems in our daily lives small or big but they affect us & we need positive energy to fight & overcome them.

We all feel the need to motivate ourselves with some kind of good, happy force which propells us to keep going further & achieve our goals in life.

To suffice this need of motivation we must be open to the outer world, to the people, the surroundings that we live in & one will realise that if you are willing to look, hear & speak about it motivation is everywhere around us. 

The Perspective

Motivation depends on what perspective a person has towards their life, optimistic & positive perspective ultimately results in finding good things even in worst of the situations. Whereas a pessimistic & passive approach may result in complaining or dissatisfaction even in the most comfortable environments.

Yes, a person cannot always remain optimistic there are setbacks but with optimism one can overcome the setbacks & move on with fair amount of ease as compared to people who lack optimism.

To motivate ourselves we should constantly search around for what teaches us those little things in life which make a huge difference, we should enjoy little pleasures of life, for example after staring at computer screen for all day long , even a glance at night sky with twinkling stars gives us smile on the face! But yes it all depends on whether a person is willing to take it as a pleasure otherwise life is a burden.

After knowing about the need & the perspective for motivation we need to know what are the sources which can motivate us.

These sources will give you as much as you are willing to take from them so always take maximum you can!

Life

The very first source is life , had we not been born we would not know how beautiful the world around us is! Take life as the foremost source of motivation.

Be happy that you are alive to live each & every moment that you have lived in life, avoid grudges about it as much as possible, drop your ego whenever you can & wherever you must.

Be humble, grateful & feel priviledged to live your life, conduct it in a way that you would have no regrets looking back on it, that you will be proud about the way you have lived it. Take life as the biggest gift & blessing given to you & things will be much easier than before. Don't let problems & troubles kill your positivity & hope for living life happily, learn from all the bad experiences & mistakes in life , move on & never repeat those mistakes.

Nature

I personally take alot of motivation from mother nature. The trees, flowers, birds, animals everything inspires me & motivates me to live a happy life.

To learn from nature we must learn to obeserve, love & care for it only then we know that there are so many things that nature teaches us.

We learn discipline, punctuality, humility , spirit for survival against all odds, love , teamwork, unity & much more from nature.

As far as motivation goes to put it simply after couple of days of heavy rain & dark cloudy conditions a ray of sunshine is nothing but motivation.

The trees turning lush green after the end of scorching summer is motivating, it gives us hope, courage to dream & turn them into reality. The blooming of flower shows us that life is colourful & still can continue no matter how hard the times are.

The waves of sea go back & forth while going back they slow down but while approaching the sea shore they rush towards it, showing us that we should rush towards life to embrace it & achieve our targets!

The People

The people around us are live examples of motivation & can inspire us in countless ways. The best way to find motivation in people is choosing Role Models, people whom you can look upto they can be anyone right from your family , friends, formal circle to celebrities & popular figures.

I stress on choosing more than 1 role model & each one from different field this helps to combine all the qualities that you need to sustain a happy & healthy life. Many a times when we idolise such larger than life people we halt at a point where we realise that we can't be like them ! Thats the biggest mistake we make, the point is not to be like them but to find our own identity & take their good qualities to succeed in our journey. 

Look upto the people who give back to the society not only through charities & monetary means but just by being a humble & honest human being. Never whine because you don't have what they have instead give all your efforts & try to reach your personal best.!

The Food

Yes, food is a motivator infact the very basic & single most important motivator, without it the entire structure would collapse. A good hearty meal always leaves us with a smile on our face.

Eating good & eating healthy can motivate you greatly, one should pay attention on what they eat, how much they eat & when they eat all these factors decide how well your health would be & when you are healthy you automatically feel motivated.

The famous saying ' Eat good, look good & feel good ' is as true as it sounds. 

Whenever you feel a bit low eat foods that potentially elevate your mood & make you feel better

Mood lifters

1. Dark chocolate or any form of chocolate

2. Ice cream 

3. Foods with high anti oxidant content : berries, fruits , avocado, grapes etc.

4. Green tea : a cup of green tea makes you feel fresh

5. Coffee : its a natural stimulant , caffiene stimulates brain making you feel more awake & alert 

The Key : Communication

Communication is very big key to motivation, its said that ' Joys double & Sorrows divide when we share them ' people generally tend to keep their problems & troubles to themselves this creates a suffocating feeling & you feel lack of solutions to solve the issue, its always better to have atleast 1 person to whom you can pour out your heart. Not only it will make a solution available but also it will give hope & motivation to overcome your odds.

Many of the times people have a tendency to cry over everything they face in life , that shouldn't be the case, always remember you can be vulnerable but not incapable. Asking for help is not bad but don't be an obstacle for others. 

Communicate your sorrows to find solutions on it & to try to overcome it. 

Not always everyone is good at vocalising their thoughts in such cases you can write it down on a paper, the only point is to give an outlet to your thoughts & ideas & not let them stagnate inside you to make you completely passive.

YOU : The Self

Ultimately everything starts & ends with us , that is ourselves. Staying motivated from within or getting motivation from others is a choice, & we shall get what we choose , its entirely upto us whether we want to stay positive & happy in our lives, that doesn't mean we are not allowed to feel & express other emotions but instead we should accept life & learn lessons from it than running away from it.

The way you dress, look also impacts state of your mind. 

• Make a habit that before leaving the house when you look in the mirror smile at yourself , this is something I personally have been doing ever since without realising that how much it helps me to stay positive. 

• The days when you have the most stressful task assigned to you , wake up fresh & early & dress the best that you can, before leaving when you look at yourself you feel good & that will help you perform better

• Celebrating yourself should come from within ,Celebrate yourself every day, don't wait for anyone else to celebrate you.

• Treat people around you the way you want to be treated, if you want people to be nice to you , be nice to them , I know this is not possible with everyone around us but we must make it possible with as many people as we can.

• Keep your eyes & ears open all the time, plenty of things happen around you all at once & everything teaches you important lessons, absorb as much as you can & be insatiably hungry for positivity around you & it will find you in return.

Do whatever makes you feel good, pursue a hobby, spend time with family , friends & loved ones , go for walk or a drive , give yourself a treat once in a while these are little things but they catapult your feeling higher than you can imagine.

I hope this blog motivates you & makes your life better Thank You so much for reading!

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