How to stay motivated

Being motivated and focused to keep going and feeling positive is very important in life. Life has its ups and downs, laughter and sorrow, fun and boredom, creativity and trivia. But the most important thing to is feel motivated and focused on a regular basis. In today’s post I write about 10 simple tips to stay motivated. So read on!

What is motivation? Motivation is positivity that keeps you going. Motivation may help you start or persist with something, and not give up easily. We all need motivation and positivity in our lives. We need to live our life with hope, aspirations, inspirations and motivation.

Motivation Quotes

Success is not final; failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts
Winston S. Churchill

If you continue to think the way you have always thought, you will continue to get what you have always got
Kevin Trudeau

Believe you can and you are halfway there
Theodore Roosevelt

Today is your opportunity to build the tomorrow you want
Ken Poirot

If you never know failure, you will never know success
Sugar Ray Leonard

Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart
Roy Bennett

If you can dream it, you can do it
Walt Disney

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream
C. S. Lewis

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out
Robert Collier

Just keep going. Everybody gets better if they keep at it
Ted Williams

Ability is what you are capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it
Lou Holtz

Everything negative- pressure, challenges- is all an opportunity for me to rise
Kobe Bryant

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain
Dolly Parton

If you want to fly, give up everything that weighs you down
Buddha

Doing is the best way to learn. Learning is the best way to grow. Growing is the best way to live
Maxime Lagace

If you get tired, learn to rest not to quit
Banksy

10 tips to stay motivated

Have an attitude of gratitude

Your attitude can make a huge difference in your perspective. Being thankful and having an attitude of gratitude makes you humble, happy and motivated. It is not how much you have but rather how you feel about the things you have, that leads to self contentment and positivity. Counting your blessings daily and being grateful are great ways to begin your motivational journey today. Journaling is an example of writing your weekly or daily gratitude on paper. Read this post about my gratitude for 2020.

2. Be positive

Positivity is looking at everything with hope and learning from any hurdle or failure. Positivity keeps us going as we do not give up easily and find good in every situation in life by accepting things as they come. Positive conversations and encouraging words are examples of showing and spreading your positive vibes. Read this post about 5 benefits of having a positive attitude.

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3. Count your blessings

Counting your blessings go hand in hand with having an attitude of gratitude. Not looking at lack but at abundance and feeling hopeful can make a tremendous impact on our mind set. Read this post about Counting your blessings.

4. Look for miracles every day

Miracles come in small packages. It does not have to be big things but finding small miracles and encouragements around you on a daily basis can keep you highly motivated. Read this post about Look for miracles every day .

5. Find your passion

If you feel your life is becoming monotonous with the same routine, pause and pursue a passion to brighten your routine. Passion is something you love to do and can add motivation to your life. Volunteering, playing an instrument, learning a skill, traveling, cooking and blogging are some examples of finding something you thoroughly enjoy and pursuing it. Read this post about 20 things that make me happy.

6. Love what you do

Find ways to do what you love and create a mindset where you love what you do! You may be stuck at a job or home chore that you may not love, so find something that you can do on a daily basis that you truly enjoy. Developing an attitude where you start loving what you do is priceless. Try to make a balance between simple acts you love doing and some things you have to do that you can start loving. Read this post about 7 habits to cultivate.

7. Take time to give back

Every person is different but I find a great fulfillment in giving back to the community and this keeps my motivation high when I may be feeling low or stuck in the grind. Giving back does not have to be on a weekly or even monthly basis. Look for occasions or spare time to give back, whether it is summer break or thanksgiving or Christmas time. Read this post about it is the time of giving.

8. Make small goals and pursue them

Whether you are stay at home mom or work from home mom or working outside full time, making agenda and small goals on a regular basis can keep you focused and motivated. These reachable goals make you feel accomplished and can help you keep going forward in life. We all get tired of daily required things we have to do, but organization, routine and goal keeping can keep us positive and motivated. Read this post about 5 things to do every day.

9. Be kind and spread cheer

Kindness can be as simple as being friendly, generous and considerate. Kindness takes no efforts and give us huge immeasurable benefits. I love this quote by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer “If you have the choice between being right and being kind, choose being kind.”

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10. Grow your faith

Having a faith or belief in a higher power can keep you grounded. You will come to realize that not everything is in your control, but continue having the belief that things will work out for you as God is on your side. Faith makes a person stronger and motivated to face whatever comes in life.

Wrap up

To summarize, everyone needs motivation in life as we get busy in routine and forget to take care of ourselves. In today’s post I shared 10 simple tips to stay motivated. Self care is also very important, as we can not give out of an empty bucket so taking care of yourself is very important too.

Dear readers, we would love to hear from you. Do share some ways you keep yourself motivated on a regular basis.

In pursuit of happiness

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27 replies on “How to stay motivated”

Great points! I love the quotes as well. Sometimes it really is hard to stay motivated but we have to keep trying!

Totally agree, Victoria. Hope we all find small motivations every day to keep going

I love this! Staying motivated is hard at times. But, I love your motivational quotes! 🍕🏨👜

Yes it is and thank you for dropping by

Great post and great quotes. I really love to read these motivational post, it help us to stay positive. Thanks for sharing!!

You are very welcome Subarna

Such great ways to stay motivated. I find getting motivated to begin is a lot easier than maintaining momentum.

Agree, the trick is to learn to stay motivated

Great one, as a busy single mom, it’s important for me to stay motivated as I feel very tired and lazy to do work.

Thanks for sharing Sonia. We all have our days of being too tired, lazy or feeling low.

Thanks for sharing great tips! What helps me to stay motivated is the will to help others, to encourage and empower others. By making happy others, I make happy myself… Journeyofsmiley.com

Love this! By making others happy, you make yourself happy ❤️

I think finding your passion in something is the main way to stay motivated!

I think it starts with the right mindset. We have to be optimistic. Also, we should also do support groups to be more motivated in life.

These are great tips, I love it! I Hope we all find a way to get motivated every day to make us happy!

Some days it is easier to more motivated than others, for those days I find this post very helpful.

These steps are very helpful should you find yourself having one of those days, it is a good idea to Pin this post and revisit when needed!

I try to keep “the why” always in mind. I have 3 little guys who depend on me.

That’s so true. When we start a new project, and things don’t go well, people tend to loose motivation. It’s a battle of perseverance to progress and succeed.

Love this! I certainly find that positivity is key for me. I also loved the quote “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” by Robert Collier. So true!