Stay Motivated
Kishore (January 2003)
One of the important challenges
for all of us is to "Stay Motivated" despite all the upsets, emotions,
downturns that we experience. Our ability to recover from an event which upsets
our emotional balance is what makes us different. Being a "Self
motivated" person has a positive effect. You not only stay active, positive
and upbeat all the time, but you make others also feel better in your
presence.
How do we do it?
How do we stay motivated
constantly? I have tried some methods and I wanted to share them.
What is the best thing to do to
recover from an upset? You need a medicine that helps you recover fast. Just
like an illness which can be treated with medicine, we need to develop our own
medicines to treat our upset. There is no standard medicine. Every one has their
own medicine.
When I get upset, the best
things for me to do is do something that "inspires" me. Any things
that has a "positive message" in it is a source of inspiration.
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I would like to watch to a
movie which makes me forget the event. I have a set of movies which are
motivating and watching them makes me relax and laugh and get back to normal
mood and even inspired mood.
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I would like to read a few
passages from my favorite books which continue to inspire me every
time.
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I would like to read
inspirational articles. Over period of time I have written some motivational
articles as well as collected excerpts of articles. Examples of articles
read like: "How to remain ever happy", "No one is happy all
the time" and so on...
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I prepared a daily
affirmation chart. I have written down a set of quotes and sentences which
will inspire me instantly. I keep this with me and going through that chart
can instantly inspire me (most of the times)
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I would like to talk to a
friend and relax myself
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I would like to Pray to God
and recollect some of the good things that happened due to His blessings and
take the event that upset me as an opportunity to learn something from it
and improve myself.
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I make it a point to read
my personal experiences which helped me overcome similar situations so that
I regain my resolve and strength.
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Read
"Motivational/Inspirational" newsletters and articles on the
internet. There is abundant material on Internet which can inspire us.
Bookmark those sites and visit them when you feel upset. Motivational
Articles, Quotes, Spiritual, Philosophical articles are many. Join such
mailing lists and read them continuously to ensure you stay motivated and
remember to stay off the lists/sites which do the opposite.
All the above are a ways to
overcome an upset mood. Prevention is better than cure. So I also try to prevent
events likely to upset me.
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One of the most influential
things is media (TV, magazines and newspaper). We constantly see items that
can make us feel bad about the things going on around us. So reduce TV or
stop TV watch watching. I did that already. I spend less than 2 hours per
week on TV. Even Newspaper and Magazine, I focus on positive news items and
skip other items.
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Stop watching movies that
are "too emotional" or "too violent". If by mistake I
rent a movie which is too violent, I skip scenes which are
"violent" by using Forward button effectively.
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Keep good company of
friends. Talk regularly with friends who match your interests and outlook of
life and avoid company of people who tend to go on the opposite side of
"positive life"
There may be other things we
can do keep ourselves motivated. Each one has to develop their own
methods.
Summary
Find out what keeps you
inspired and motivated. Prepare your own medicine and start taking it when you
need it. Most recently I started keeping a folder which contains most inspiring
articles I found. Some of them are available on my site in Books and Wisdom
section. I am keeping it handy so that I can read it anytime I need.
Related Articles/Sections:
Movies I
watch: I have a made a list of movies I watch with some reviews.
Books: Books I found inspirational with some excerpts
from some of the good books.
Websites: Websites I found useful. Look for
Self-Help sites from the archives
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