Self-Motivation in 4 Easy Steps

Andrew Carnegie once said, "People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents."

In other words, unmotivated people will need to be happy living in mediocrity. I have yet to meet anyone that would totally fit that description.

Listed below are 4 opportunities for self-motivation.

1. Make a clear list of your goals and keep it with you at all times.

Refer to this list often and become passionate about each and every goal. Set your sights on achieving these goals and don't let anyone talk you out of them.

Successful entrepreneurs are people who turn "off" their ears when someone tells them they "can't do it!" They do not understand the word, "can't!"

Are your goals "beneath" you because you think you "can't do anything bigger?" If you think small, you'll only achieve small! That reminds me of the other day while driving downtown. We were following behind a truck that had a sign giving the name of the business and then underneath it said, "Drywall Repair Service." My husband commented on the fact that this company only did drywall repairs -- what a small dream. Why not include a service for complete drywall installation or textured drywall surfacing.

Think BIG and work passionately towards that end and you'll be surprised at your BIG achievements!

Remember Carnegie? And... Mediocrity?

2. Put your mind over matter!

Regardless of what you see as an "obstacle," believe that you CAN overcome that obstacle and achieve your goals and then, guess what? You can! You really can accomplish your goals!

The "mind-over-matter" factor is the strongest force in the universe. If you believe you can do it, then you really can! Unfortunately, of course, the opposite is true as well. If you believe that you cannot do it, then you really can't!

You can only accomplish what you make up your mind to do. All goals are within your reach. The only thing standing in your way is, whether you believe you can achieve them or not!

3. Don't ever focus on past failures or mistakes.

Thomas Edison was the great inventor that gave us (among other things) the "light bulb." I'm not sure that anyone really knows how many times Edison tried the same test over and over again with only one small variable changed each time. Every time he tried the same test again and again, he was hopeful of success.

Thomas Edison never gave up trying until... at last... light in the bulb!

Edison did not understand the words, "Look how many times you have tried and failed!" - or - "You can't do it!" Edison persevered and just kept trying over and over again. He was more aware than anyone else that, "Success always follows perseverance."

4. There is no such thing as, "LUCK!"

Donald Trump once said, "The harder I worked, the luckier I got!" Hmmmm... then the opposite must also hold true. "The less I work, the unluckier I get!"

So you see, luck has nothing to do with it! Hard work is the luck that everyone has access to. Hard work combined with perseverance is UNSTOPPABLE!

It's not too late to make up your mind to be "Lucky!" To be "Lucky" means to ignore all negatives while combining hard work with perseverance to accomplish the goals you set in #1.

Be the author of your own "luck," because there is no "free-lunch!"

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