How to Motivate Yourself and Stay Motivated

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By philco13
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Motivate Yourself and Stay Motivated

I will explain ways to get yourself motivated and stay motivated! It's easier than you think!

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Positive attitude
Open mind

Step 1

The first step towards getting motivated: Know what you want to accomplish and when.
If you enter into a game for instance without a coach, without a team captain and of course with no leadership, how good will that game go? Practices make the games go easier because you all know what the plan is. Establish a goal and go from there.
Step 2

Step 2: Figure out ways to accomplish that goal.
When it comes to marathon running, preparation mentally is the biggest key. One of the most imporant things I've learned from other runners that keeps me motivated is to believe in yourself and your abilities. You need to have confidence. Know that you will do good no matter what the circumstance. For a half marathon, I was told by a marathon champion, "Treat a race like eating a pie. You'd never eat a pie by just shoving the entire thing into your face and hoping you'll get a good fill, right? You need to break it into pieces, and even then you still need to use a fork to break those pieces into something that will fit in your mouth. By the time it's broken down, it's little tiny pieces that will fill you up. One fork full of pie is like one step on the course. Step by step, you're making it to the finish line." The most important thing I've been told when it comes to a goal is this: "When you run a half marathon just remember this...you're not running 13 miles. You're running one mile, 13 times."
Break things down, so it's "easier to swallow".
Step 3

Third and most important step: You need to find a passion. You have to know what or who motivates you and use it to your advantage for strength!
Motivation comes from within. Whether you want to believe it or not, it's true! Having someone next to you during a work out or just helping with a project makes things run smooth and keeps you going. But truely, you are a focused person already, you just need to "activate it". Take some time to read about how the mind works. Thought process is the biggest part of your entire life. You need to think right before you can work right.
My motivation is my friend, Corey Rystad who was killed in combat on December 2, 2006. Things happen in your life that can change it for the better. Although he is not here physcially, I know for a fact he is watching down on me everyday, and that's enough to get me motivated and keep me motivated every day of my life. Things aren't as bad as we think. Keep that in mind! No matter how bad we think it is for us, someone's got it worse. Get motivated, stay motivated and keep moving forward...stay positive!