Why Only You Can Motivate Yourself

Written By Colēgia

Motivation can be something that comes naturally for some, where as for others it can be fleeting. One common thing many of us go through is seeking out a means of motivating ourselves from other sources. Rather than doing that, today we want to cover an alternative viewpoint and discuss why only you are capable of motivating yourself.

A Positive Environment

A positive environment is essential when it comes to motivation. One good way to help with this is by creating your own type of positive environment. This can be something along the lines of founding a school club where you set healthy values and have good leadership. We can even opt to participate in other communities that fulfill us with a sense of purpose or meaning such as charity. Another way we can work towards this is by making our study environment a positive one. It can be something as simple as having calming lights or even some peaceful music to relax ourselves to. Understanding what you value within your environment is the best way towards improving it since it's tied to our motivation. We do need to make an active effort and practice awareness with how we can improve things.

“A positive environment is essential when it comes to motivation.”

Creating Good Habits

Good habits can make a huge impact when it comes to motivating yourself. A great example of this is looking at how much sleep we get. There are many instances where we may put sleep lower on our priority list than we should. While making sure we study is important, it can't come at the cost of our health. Finding ways to integrate our responsibilities while also taking care of ourselves is the best way to do this. It can involve using time management and scheduling ourselves to do things at specific times. It can also involve giving us the flexibility needed to do things when we feel that we're performing at our best. Good habits give us the chance to improve our lives by making things easier. Good nutrition gives us the fuel we need to get through the day while rest can help us decompress and relax.

“Good habits can make a huge impact when it comes to motivating yourself.”

Empowering Yourself

Motivation is a form of empowerment. It's the driving force that allows us to get things done. For some of us we may be more naturally inclined to be a go getter while for others it can take some training. Discipline allows us to push past bad habits and strive to make better ones for ourselves. We do have to do this in moderation though because motivation requires us to genuinely enjoy what we do. Being able to create our own motivation requires us to be mindful of both what we do and how we do it. Doing things we enjoy is one part of the equation since it teaches us that our time is one of the most valuable resources. The process itself can show us the value of being in the moment since it requires us to be present to focus. Motivation can be created, it just requires us to be aware of what we care about.

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