For many people, self-motivation can be a task in itself. Not everyone has the self-discipline to accomplish a task without constant supervision; however, in both education and employment, it is the most important part of the learning process. After all, beyond the middle school development, a student must begin the process of training for the “real world,” and part of this process includes developing self-motivation.

Self-motivation begins in school as you learn how to complete assigned tasks on time, especially those that require time outside of the classroom. You cannot expect the teacher to be the motivator all the time, so therefore, you must learn how to motivate yourself. Without that ability, your life will be much more time-challenging since you will not have a clue how to complete projects without a predominant reason to do so. In other words, you may clean your home because guests are coming, but you will not do it unless something motivates you to do so because you do not know the art of self-motivation.

The best way to approach the answer to this dilemma is to make a list of motivation tips. This should consist of things that customarily motivate you to do things that need completed. One thing that motivates many people is the possibility that something will come up to prevent them from completing something on time. It doesn’t matter what it is – school project, chores, work details, or personal errands – if you condition yourself into understanding that failing to do things now may mean the inability to do them later, your self-motivation will take over so that you accomplish the tasks in a timely manner.

There is no better motivating factor than facing the possibility that some pre-driven force will prevent you from doing the task if you don’t do it right now. For example, if you put off cleaning your house until you expect guests, it opens the possibility of unexpected guests arriving or of something breaking down, and you need to call a repairman. At work, that motivation may be that another more important project arrives on your desk, so now you have two priority projects, and you can’t go home until they are completed. There may be other ways, but creating your own stress is the one of the best motivation tips that anyone can offer.

Ken Austin
www.kgcenterprise.com