The Key to Self Help Motivation

Here is the most important steps to finding a little self help motivation
Goal Setting
The setting of short and long term goals is critical in your quest to self motivation. After all, if you don't know where you're going, how will you know when you've got there?

So grab you're favourite drink, grab yourself pen and paper and make a list of all the important things you feel you have to get done.

OK. Now prioritise your list into short time and long time goals. Now here's the secret...

BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND - THEN PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST

Now think about that long time goal. How will you get there? You're going to need a plan or a map.

But here's the trick. You need to create your plan in reverse. With your goal in mind, think backwards from the goal to now. In this way you will be able to discover what is is that you needed to do at each stage in your plan and you will arrive at that which you need to do first, your first step. With a clear plan in mind you will be far more motivated to make a start.

As you're planning backward from your goal you may come across a step that your unsure of. That's good. Now you know that there is something here that you need to find out about and this simply becomes another step in your journey. This in itself will be a huge boost in your self help motivation because working backwards in time has allowed you to avoid what otherwise may have become a stumbling block. You really are helping yourself to motivate yourself.

I hope you can see how powerful this method is. You can move steadily towards your goal knowing that there shouldn't be any nasty surprises. This realisation, that your goal will be easily achieved, will provide you with all the self help motivation that you need.
By Ian Major