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Motivation: Everything You Need to Know on How to Get Motivated
What gets you out of bed each morning? Is it fear of losing your job when you show up for work late (again) or pure excitement and curiosity of what this new day has in store for you? In either case, there’s motivation behind what drives us to take action. We all know it’s easier to get going when we are motivated by something or someone. That something could be a cause that aligns with our core values. That someone could be a charismatic leader whose mission we support.
But what if there is no external motivator to nudge us along? That’s when you need to know how to motivate yourself. You need to identify your internal triggers that keep you on track until you reach your goal. Below you can find the best articles and guides on everything you need to know about how to motivate yourself and others.
Remember, motivation is an essential skill. Without it you won’t be able to reach your unique purpose in life. You have to be motivated to work towards accomplishing your goals. Whether you are seeking a motivational tool to help you with your fitness goals, weight loss, business success, self improvement, or love, motivation is the engine to help your dreams become a reality.
Get science based insights and tips for your personal and professional life. Scroll down and learn about motivation psychology and tactics that can help you and your team to stay motivated and stay on track to living your best life today.
Top Articles on Motivation
Listening to Fitness Gurus is Making You Fat
The Ultimate Guide to Unstoppable Motivation
You Can Have Your Retirement Fantasy Today
The Surprising Science of “Manifestation”
Locus of Control: How It Affects Your Life and How To Manage It
Get Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable
You Don’t Need a Mentor. You Need a Buddy.
Need Motivation? Make a Price Pact
The Pinky Promise: Stick To It – Or Shed Some Blood
Good News! Your Willpower Isn’t Limited–Don’t Believe the “Ego Depletion” Theory
Contrary to the “ego depletion” theory, willpower is not a depletable resource if you know how to use it wisely. It’s common to hear people complain about feeling “burned out” or “spent” these days. However, these terms conjure a completely incorrect view of...
Can’t Seem to Stick With Your Commitments? Try Making a Pact.
You’ve surely heard the protest chant: “What do we want? “[Insert social change here.]” “When do we want it?” “NOW!” But imagine walking by a protest and hearing this: “What do we want?” “We’re not really sure!” “When do we want it?” “Whenever you get around to it is...
The Real Reason Why You Sabotage Your Own Goals
Recently, as I was clearing the dinner table, I asked my daughter if she could wash the dishes. “I was going to, Dad,” she said. “But now that you’ve asked me to, I don’t want to anymore.” I should have known better. This was a classic example of psychological...
Steal These 3 Advertising Secrets–To Use As Motivation Hacks
You can create some powerful motivation hacks by learning techniques from the persuasion business.The reason why you hate being micromanaged by your boss is the same reason why, as a kid, you refused to put your coat on when your mom told you to bundle up. We’re all...
What Is Motivation? You’ve Probably Been Thinking About It All Wrong
What is motivation: Understanding the relationship between motivation and discomfortIt took me five years to write my last book, which was a lot longer than it should have taken. The problem wasn’t that I didn’t know what to do–I did. I just didn’t do it. I wasn’t...
Are You a Wage Slave?
Can we create a future where people no longer have to work at jobs they hate?In 100 years, some things we consider normal today will make people say, “Wow, how barbaric—I can’t believe people did that! How were they okay with that?” Wage slavery, I hope, will be one...
How to Finally Find the Motivation You’ve Been Missing
Photo by luca pizzarotti on UnsplashNir’s Note: This guest post was written by Cheryl MaguireThe laundry hamper was overflowing with dirty clothes. Lacking the motivation to throw it into the wash, I pushed the clothes down deeper into the bin so I could fit more...
From Friday Forward to Monday Motivation: Q&A with Robert Glazer
Many of us start our Mondays wondering where our motivation will come from, and for some, whether we’ve even chosen the right career. Reference the (mostly) uplifting Twitter hashtag #MondayMotivation. A recurring theme in my articles is the importance of aligning...
The Surprising Benefits of Unconditional Positive Regard
In 1967, a catchy tune by The Beatles, “All You Need is Love,” became the anthem for the Summer of Love. The Flower Power culture embraced the song and its message, “love is all you need.” If someone had asked humanistic psychologist Carl Rogers what the song meant,...
Extrinsic Motivation: Why You Make Terrible Life Choices
This is What Most People Get Wrong About Willpower
You come home after a long day of work and you immediately curl yourself up on the couch and binge the latest Netflix craze for hours, while you scroll and scroll through your social media feeds and snack on potato chips even though you're "on a diet." You look around...
How to Achieve Your Goals By Creating an Enemy
DJ Khaled, the one-man internet meme, is known for warning his tens of millions of social media followers about a group of villains he calls “they.” “They don’t want you motivated. They don’t want you inspired,” he blares on camera. “They don’t want you to win,”...
The Way You Think About Willpower Is Hurting You
Not so long ago, my after work routine looked like this: After a particularly grueling day, I'd sit on the couch and veg for hours, doing my solo version of "Netflix and chill," which meant keeping company with a cold pint of ice cream. I knew the ice cream, and the...
The Mind-Hack I Used to Help My Father Lose Weight
When my family immigrated to the United States in 1981, my father weighed 185 pounds. He came chasing the American dream but got more than he expected. Along with a new, more prosperous life for his family, he also acquired some bad habits. For one, he took up smoking...
Latest Tech Trends: Products to Eliminate Distractions and Increase Willpower
Four minutes into pitching the wonders of his invention to an influential reporter, Patrick Paul gets hit with the kind of snarky comment startup entrepreneurs dread. Paul is the founder of Hemingwrite, a “distraction free writing tool with modern technology like a...
The Sweet Spot: Where Technology Meets the Motivational Brain
Nir’s Note: This guest post is by Dr. Marc Lewis, who studies the psychology and neuroscience of addiction. After years of active research, Marc now talks, writes, and blogs about the science and experience of addiction and how people outgrow it. Visit his website...
Why Your Goals Will Fail, and What You Can Do About It
“Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.”- Warren Buffet If you’re like most people, you have a New Year’s resolution in place and you may have even stuck to it so far this year. Good for you! Realistically though, you’re...
What A-Players Do That You Don’t
This post is part 2 of a 3-part series. See part 1 here and part 3 here.What if I told you I know of a guaranteed, foolproof way to get in the best physical shape of your life without strenuous workouts? How would you like to achieve success at work, without grueling...