What Keeps You Motivated?

byZoeyJA

113 followers

8 years ago

Hello everyone! I am writing my first ever blog post here in WA. I just wanted to share something that has plagued me for months and months on end.

I joined WA in July 2017, but I have not really put in the effort to create and grow my business. In other words, I did not commit to it and I was lazy.

I have been asking myself why am I not motivated as I should be. We all at some point hit a roadblock and get distracted. I guess, it is because it is easier not do anything than to work hard. It is such a big problem, but with discipline, proper planning and widening of perspective, it can be addressed.

Here are the things that I am currently employing to keep me motivated:

Shifted my goals to non-monetary outputs

It feels disheartening to not see any income, especially while you are just starting. Like many of the beginners, I find myself searching for blog posts about how much other WA members earn, instead of working on my business.

I knew I had to stop being impatient.

Instead of focussing only on the money goals, I decided to actually look at my outputs instead. I have no direct control of the money that will flow in through my online business, at least at the moment. What I can control now is my outputs in terms of good quality content and beefing up my website. I would like to think of it as preparing myself for success, essentially. This simple change in perspective has helped me get out of the trap I was in.

Planning my steps on a daily, weekly and monthly basis

Yes, writing your goals definitely help, but without planning to keep you on track, your written goals are just that, written words and numbers.

I have a lot of ideas. And I do believe that you need to catch them by the tail when they come, otherwise, they will just disappear. I know because I have had so many stories that never came back and never got the chance to be written.

I wrote all my blog post ideas and there were heaps of them. All I have to do now is to write about them.

To be successful, I am getting myself into a routine of writing and publishing two meaningful and useful posts a day.

If I feel the drive to keep on writing, I add two more articles and schedule them for publishing the next day.

If I keep doing this in the next 30 days, I would produce at least 60 fresh and good quality articles. I hope to stay at this pace for the rest of the year and keep on investing my time and effort.

Constantly reminding myself about my current life situation

I am not exactly living the life that I want right now. I do not feel very good about it and I want it to change so badly. This is more than enough to actually keep me going. Why? Because if I don't move, nothing is ever going to change.

My desire for a better life has significantly increased.

I want to be free. I want to keep on writing and I want to travel again. I need to keep moving now!

Thank you for reading up to this point.

I hope this post will help those who are currently delaying their success. Stay patient and you will be naturally productive working on your business!