Thursday, March 26, 2009

The Importance of Self Motivation

By Don L

I'm sure you want to succeed. But to be successful, you need to have an important thing which is motivation.

Self motivation can help you many ways. Without having self motivation, it will be much more difficult for you to succeed.

Here are four reasons why you need motivation to succeed:

1. Motivation helps you get started

There is a big difference between doing something you like and doing something you don't like. I'm sure you can attest it from your own experience.

You don't have to force yourself to work on something you like. You don't need external reward or punishment to push you if you have the motivation.

In fact, you wait for the opportunity to work. Since getting started is perhaps the most difficult part of getting things done, being motivated is tremendously helpful for you.

2. Motivation helps you keep moving

After getting started, come the problem of keep moving. Failure is inevitable on your journey to success. If you don't have the motivation, you will be easily discouraged when you meet obstacles along the way.

That's why motivation is very important: it can make the difference between success and failure.

Winners are those who can go through challenges and difficulties thanks to their motivation. Losers, on the other hand, are those who can't go through challenges and difficulties since they lack the necessary motivation.

3. Motivation helps you excel in what you do

If you are motivated about something you will voluntarily do more about it than what is required from you. You will naturally go further and dig deeper than other people since you love to do it.

Other people may do no more than what is necessary, but you will gladly do more than that. This attitude will help you become more successful than many other people.

4. Motivation helps you have fun along the way

For people who have no motivation, the journey to success may seem like a long and painful journey. But people who have motivation will see it in a different way.

The journey to be successful is still long, but it's something that they can enjoy. They can go through it and still have fun.

While difficult challenges will always be there, your motivation will help you overcome them successfully. - 16890

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