What are the secrets of self-motivation / should I pay attention to the past or the future?
Family group – Zohreh Saeedi: These days, due to the stressful conditions of society due to the outbreak of the Corona virus, the closure of businesses, schools and universities, staying at home a lot and not traveling, we hear many people say that our motivation is to work, study or many other things. We have lost. For example, I heard from a teenager that he said why should I study so much when I am finally going to get a corona and die ?! Or another young man who had given up hope of going to university and continuing his education altogether, even though he had taken the entrance exam but did not choose a field and it did not matter to him.
All of these are issues related to people’s motivation. In fact, motivation is a driving force for our activities, whether it is external or external. Many researchers based on psychological research believe that motivation, if it boils from within, is more stable and leads people to the goal. The main issue is that Corona will sooner or later disappear from human society, but it is human beings who should not lose their motivation to continue the yard and work and move towards progress.
As mentioned, there are two types of motivation, intrinsic motivation, which are actually the things that people enjoy having or moving towards, if not this type of motivation, people will not start working. But external motivation is a state created by others. In fact, we can inject this motivation of joy and happiness among those around us these days.
In this report, we try to teach strategies that make people more spontaneous, that is, without the need or need for external motivations these days to be happy and in a good mood and not deviate from their goals.
1. Give up convenience
The key to increasing self-motivation is not to be afraid to give yourself a hard time thinking that the corona has come to take over the whole of human society and that other societies no longer need a doctor or an engineer to work for us, so be afraid. Do not give up because with a lot of effort you can be useful to the community and use the same moments of quarantine and staying home that you can not travel and have fun, to achieve your favorite job or profession or activity in the future.
All this self-motivation can be given to you with a pen and notebook and writing down your goals, what you want to achieve in the next five years, and do not worry that it is a long time that this motivates you to achieve the goal and short moves. Can make you successful.
2. Accept that error is a part of human existence
Many people, because of their perfectionism, think that once they went the wrong way or did not reach the goal, they should not do it anymore and they will not be able to do it, while the greatest scientists and inventors lost thousands but did not despair. Who were motivated to create. Now, if you went the wrong way, do not stand there stubbornly, but accept your mistake and go back the way.
3- Look around
To look at the distance means to draw a vision for yourself, and it does not mean to drown in the future, but to take your notebook right now and write down your goals. This will reduce both your psychological burden and the fact that It makes you remember what you were trying to do and you have to keep going, so do not despair and start now.
4- Be happy
Happiness is one of the wings of human flight and one of the magic elixirs of motivation, the formula for being happy is simple, make others happy, you will be just as happy. It is true that these days coronations and deaths and hardships of life due to job closures and going out with hardships and masks and other things like not seeing friends and relatives may have taken some of the happiness away from us, but this lifestyle is also good for us. It is as if we value each other more from now on, we spend more time together in the future, we value our souls more and we care more about health and other things.
So try to make the most of these breaths and exhales and be happy, and whatever you do, inject that happiness into your family as well.
5. Make time for yourself
Set aside time for yourself and even set a reward for yourself that will increase motivation. Some people may be bored with unemployment and spending a lot of time these days, but this is different from taking time. It is better to consider a time for physical and mental health, exercise at home or walk in the yard and listen to soft music. Think about where you are going again, what items you are taking with you, or even what companions you are going with.
Spend time on spiritual activities such as praying and reciting the Qur’an, which greatly strengthens the mind in people, and it is this connection with God that can restore peace of mind and body to people.
6. You can not think of all those who have told you and strengthen your motivation and will
There are people around us who weave negativity and say, “Dad, do not bore yourself for two days in the world, it is not worth it or it is difficult, and you will not be able to handle this managerial job, even in this difficult field and other issues.” Make it easier!
But all of this should motivate you to prove to yourself and others that you can and are steadfast. Thinking about these increases your motivation. That in these corona days there are people who get the top rank in the entrance exam or shine in their jobs, whether at home or at work, because their lives are flowing and this flow must be strong and useful for us.
7. Do not take the future and the past too seriously
Some may ask if we should look to the past or look to the future. In many psychological treatments for people who go to counseling centers, many of their problems, from anxiety to depression, are due to too much attention to the past or the future. Causes depression It is better to stop thinking a lot about the past and the future for a happy and useful life, because the product causes nothing but anxiety and depression.
Live in this moment and know that you have a great blessing every night when you gather with your family members and thank God, this does not mean reducing happiness, but the secret and secrets of happiness and motivation in the life of this life in the moment. It takes time to think about the future for different issues and learn from the past.
8. Do not give up after failure
This may have become a cliché and repetitive slogan, but not for the younger generation. You should know that sometimes there is another pickaxe left to hit the ground to reach the treasure. So the more you fail, the better you discover the ways to reach it, the better it is not to be disappointed and continue on your way.
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