Motivation, the Heart of Self Improvement

2nd September 2021

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Motivation is the key to getting started on a health, wellness and self improvement journey. Motivation is also the key that can keep us moving, that can help us grow and develop into a person that we are proud of.

The decision to make a change in your life can come for a variety of reasons:

Pain may sometimes be the reason why people change.
Getting negative feedback from a senior at work.
Debts and constant financial pressure.
Being humiliated gives us the ‘push’ to speak up and fight for ourselves to save our face from the next embarrassments.
Our clothes not fitting can be the motivation to improve your fitness or nutrition.

It may be a bitter experience, a friend’s tragic story, a great movie, or an inspiring book that will help us get up and get just the right amount of motivation we need in order to improve ourselves.

Struggling to find motivation? These motivation cards can keep you energised and motivated on the days when you need an extra oomph. Put them on your mirror, by your computer, beside the kettle anywhere that may offer you a push when you need it!

Try these A to Z tips to fuel your motivation.

A - Achieve your dreams.

Avoid negative people, things and places. Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”

B - Believe in yourself, and in what you can do.

Be confident in your expertise, knowledge and ability.

C – Consider things on every angle and aspect.

Motivation comes from determination. To be able to understand life, you should feel the sun from both sides.

D – Don’t give up and don’t give in.

Thomas Edison failed once, twice, more than thrice before he came up with his invention and perfected the incandescent light bulb. Make motivation as your steering wheel.

E – Enjoy.

Work as if you don’t need money. Dance as if nobody’s watching. Love as if you never cried. Learn as if you’ll live forever. Motivation takes place when people are happy.

F – Family and Friends

Family friends are life’s greatest treasures. Don’t lose sight of them.

G – Give more than what is enough.

Where does motivation and self-improvement take place at work? At home? When you exert extra effort in doing things.

H – Hang on to your dreams.

They may dangle in there for a moment, but these little stars will be your driving force.

I – Ignore those who try to destroy you.

Don’t let other people to get the best of you. Stay away from toxic people – the kind of friends who hate to hear about your success.

J – Just be yourself.

The key to success is to be yourself. And the key to failure is to try to please everyone.

K – keep trying no matter how hard life may seem.

When a person is motivated, eventually he sees a harsh life finally clearing out, paving the way to self-improvement.

L – Learn to love yourself.

You are worth it. You are enough. Be YOU!

M – Make things happen.

Motivation is when your dreams are put into work clothes.

N – Never lie, cheat or steal.

Always play a fair game.

O – Open your eyes.

People should learn the horse attitude and horse sense. They see things in 2 ways – how they want things to be, and how they should be.

P – Practice makes perfect.

Practice is about motivation. It lets us learn repertoire and ways on how we can recover from our mistakes.

Q – Quitters never win. And winners never quit.

Keep trying, keep taking action, no matter how small.

R – Ready yourself.

Motivation is also about preparation. We must hear the little voice within us telling us to get started and to take the first step toward making a change.

S – Stop procrastinating.

It is easy to find excuses why you can't take action. Take the first step, no matter how small!

T – Take control of your life.

Discipline or self-control jives synonymously with motivation. Both are key factors in self-improvement.

U – Understand others.

If you know very well how to talk, you should also learn how to listen. Yearn to understand first, and to be understood the second.

V – Visualise it.

Motivation without vision is like a boat on dry land.

W – Want it more than anything.

Dreaming means believing. And to believe is something that is rooted out from the roots of motivation and self-improvement. Attach yourself to your journey and REALLY commit to it.