We often set goals and make changes along the way. Myself included. I can't even stick with one goal. I make plans and keep changing it later in the process. Staying motivated is also hard when we don't have the right support. When people stray from their goals, it's tempting to give up altogether. Life has its ups and downs, hurts and disappointments. It's all part of the learning process self-discovery.
Here are the five tips that I learned:
1. Think Positive. I know it's easier said than done but it does help! Always think as if something wonderful is going to happen. Every day is a new day. New challenge and hope. Believe that things will work out, the long road has a purpose, the things that you desire may not happen today, but they will happen.
"The key to your happiness and contentment lies within you, within your own heart and mind. The way you start each day is very important; you can start off on the right foot or the wrong one. You can wake up with a song of joy and gratitude in your heart for the new day, for being alive, for the very wonder of living, and for being in tune and harmony with the rhythm of all life. You can expect the very best from the coming day and therefore draw it to you. Or you can start the day with a chip on your shoulder, disgruntled and out of rhythm. You are responsible for what today will bring, and knowing it gives you an even greater responsibility than those souls who are not aware of it and therefore know no better. You cannot blame your state of mind on anyone else. It all rests with you." ~ Eileen Caddy
2. Staying Motivated. I keep myself busy and doing stuff that I am suppose to be doing. Sometimes with a little competitive spirit inside and looking up to someone or something also helps to do better. It can be hard to stay motivated when you're doing it all alone but we can reach out to people for help. Goals can be achieved with persistent and perseverance.
"Don't let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was." ~ Richard L. Evans
3. Focus on Accomplishments, Not Failures. I often think about little things that makes me proud of what I have achieved. Think of something that makes you feel better rather than thinking about what you've done wrong. I feel better when I reward myself with compliments. Enjoy the things in life that make you smile and celebrate yourself!
"May we never let the things we can't have, or don't have, or shouldn't have, spoil our enjoyment of the things we do have and can have. As we value our happiness, let us not forget it, for one of the greatest lessons in life is learning to be happy without the things we cannot or should not have." ~ Richard L. Evans
4. Make a Change. What would I be doing differently? I may not like the result but continue to make goals and changes that's attainable. It doesn't have to be a 'New Year' resolution to make life changing events. Sometimes we can be happy with how things are set at the moment and there's no reason to change a thing but if it's necessary to make a change then do it.
"When we get out of the way and start allowing ourselves to be who we really are, despite the good opinion of others, connect with the core of your being and know like you know that this is who I really am and this is what I really want...AMAZING things start to happen all around you. Everything you have dreamed of begins to line itself up right before your very own eyes!" ~ The Secret
5. Be Grateful and Hopeful. Everything will work out when it's suppose to. Recognize and enjoy small success in life often make people to feel happy again. Knowing when things don't turn out the way we hope, it sucks! But, it can also be a set back to see the world in a different way. Always believe that things will turn out for the best but prepare for the worst and move on. Life is too short to be miserable.
"If we see the exact same event from a different perspective we will see an entirely different event. We cannot control the wind... but we CAN control our sail as it catches the wind. Learn to set the sails of your perspective and use the winds to move you forward toward your goal." ~ Positively Positive
It’s a new day! A new opportunity to be grateful!
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