If you are feeling low, lazy or simply procrastinating for no reason, it’s time to get out and make the most of what you have in your life. Life hardly gives you a second chance, so make the most of the chances you have right now and get started on what you have been thinking of doing for a long time but not doing it. It seems daunting but motivating yourself and staying motivated is not easy but can be learned. Here are some tips for motivating yourself.

Create and set goals: Creating and setting a goal will help you to decide and act in a way that can achieve that set goals. It gives the needed focus and direction which enables you to stay motivated. Do not have goals that are undefined or vague as it gets difficult to achieve it. Break them down into smaller doable tasks that you can regularly do. Otherwise, the motivation will dwindle.

Choose goals that are of interest to you: If you choose a goal that you are interested in rather than doing what others want from you, you will stay motivated to achieve it.

Find interesting things in the goals you have: There are many situations where you will have to accomplish tasks that are of least interest to you, despite that you will be forced to do it. To motivate yourself to complete those jobs, find something that interests you. Motivate yourself to learn the tricks of a business to reach the end goal.

Record your progress: It is essential to make a note of your progress when you set out to achieve something. When you see evidence of your progress, you are motivated to continue working towards reaching the result. A visual representation of it makes for an interesting read rather than text.

Make your goals public: Making your goal public brings in more accountability and thus motivates you to keep up the promise you made to yourself and the people whom you have announced it.

Change your thought process: Try to think positive as negative thoughts hinder the process and make the task of achieving your goal difficult than it actually is. When you think positive, your goal seems more manageable and gets you into a good mood which can motivate you to do better and complete the task.

Be proud of your previous accomplishment: If you are unable to motivate yourself, try to think of your past achievements and feel proud of it. Even though currently you are in a rough patch, you have seen success and feeling proud of your past will help you regain motivation and work for today’s victory.

Find company: It’s tough to stay motivated when you are alone, find a mentor or a friend with whom you can share and express your feelings. When someone close to you encourages you, it gives a significant boost especially when the going is tough.

Give yourself some reward every time you reach a small milestone or complete a task and stay motivated!