Life can be tough at times, and you don’t have much choice
but to deal with it. One day you will be on top of the world, invincible, and
then the other day, life will drag you down into the deepest dirtiest
slumps. It is a roller coaster ride, and
it was never meant to stay afloat like a boat on still water.
Humans will face more than one setback in their life. It
could be an accident so horrendous that they would be told they can never walk
again or they could be duped out of millions of dollars in a week’s time.
The building called ‘Life’ can crumble around us floor by
floor, but the trick is never to let the foundation get affected. Because once
that happens, the reconstruction of the entire unit might be next to
impossible. That foundation centers on hope and motivation. No matter the type
of failures you might face, it is hope and motivation that you cannot lose at
any cost. Of course, it is extremely difficult to keep yourself intact and your
emotions together all the time, but you will have to force yourself to look for
the light at the end of the tunnel.
Of course, this is easier said than done. This is why we
have jotted down some of the ways that you can manage to keep yourself
motivated when the world around you is crumbling down:
Take a break
The thought of taking time off when your life is on fire
might seem absolutely ridiculous, but looking for a solution immediately is not
a good tactic either. The truth is that sometimes you will need to step back
from the whole situation as to be able to get a clearer look at what is going
on. You will need to take a step back and clear your vision and redirect your
focus. You will also have to reassess the situation from a different point of
view so that you can find the best course of action. It can be therapeutic and
also give you a glimmer of hope, which is often times enough to help you get
your life back on track.
Get help
When in desperate times, you will need to be able to set
your ego aside and ask for help from those who love and know you. This could be
asking for money, advice, time to vent, or just some upbeat positive energy.
You are able to recover faster when you have a positive and strong support
system. Studies have found that positivity can be contagious and so you will
need to make sure that the support system that you have only instills optimism
in you and lifts your spirits to new levels.
Do something new
When you fail at the same thing for the third or fourth
time, it is about time you do something new. Either you change course entirely or
find a different way of getting to the task. You do not have to abandon your
hopes and dreams completely, it just means that you have to apply a slightly
different strategy. This will force you out of your comfort zone and appreciate
a different side of you and your surrounding resources even more. According to
science, when a person finds something new that works it triggers a specific
part of your brain to release a chemical called dopamine, which is well known
to be a positive element. You do not have to make grand gestures of change, in
fact, you can start with something small and then build your way up to bigger
and better things.
Your goals should be visible
According to a study done by Gail Matthews by Dominican
University, writing down your goals and sharing them with a trusted source will
help you stay motivated. Matthews discovered that the participants who would
send weekly updates to a friend regarding their goal were 70 percent more
likely to achieve their goal than those who are not doing the same. However,
when you are writing up your goals, make sure that they are within the
achievable time frame and also reasonable.
Positive affirmations
Consider this: if you keep telling yourself that you cannot
do something or what you are trying to pursue is out of reach then will you
ever be able to achieve it? Let us save you the effort and tell give you a flat
out NO. When you keep giving yourself reasons that something is not possible at
all or you yourself do not possess the skills to do then you really can never
do it. This is why we emphasized on building a positive support system and
writing down your goals in the start. You need to keep giving and receiving
power positive affirmations so that you do not fall off the track and
discourage yourself from something that is actually achievable.
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