<p>Motivation is the process that initiates, guides, and maintains goal-oriented behaviors. It is what causes you to act.</p>

What is motivation 

<p>No man can remain motivated all the time not even Dwayne Johnson. Motivation is just a short term burst of energy. We remain motivated only for a short period of time and slowly the motivation fades away.</p>

Why motivation does not work?

<p>Instead of waiting for motivation to kick in. Just go ahead and start doing the task even if you feel like doing it or not. Slowly you will find yourself going towards the path of success.</p><p>Just tell yourself <strong> 'DO THE HARD WORK ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE IT' </strong>and get to work.</p>

Alternative of motivation 

<p>I have written more about it on my blog <strong>you must check it out.</strong></p><p><a href="https://selfdevelopmentfreak.blogspot.com/2022/04/motivation-how-to-stay-motivated-all.html">Check it out</a><span class="ql-cursor">﻿</span></p>

Learn more 

<div>
You wake up one morning with a lot of motivation to change your life and start the day with a head start.</div><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ukHBtE5fIR0/Ylm7264TMQI/AAAAAAAAAGY/1pbTDVBtVEY1lu5PsGWxW1QM95x8fRONQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/1650047961755968-0.png" width="400" height="321"><div dir="ltr">Slowly your motivation decreases throughout the day and then you don't feel like working anymore and go on&nbsp;<a href="https://youtube.com/" dir="ltr">YouTube </a> to watch some entertainment videos.</div><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YLxoKmhujiA/Ylm71w9XOcI/AAAAAAAAAGU/emgLsystSW47ix_U3wP-FZl1nFyZGziUQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/1650047958039761-1.png" width="400" height="290"><div dir="ltr">Sadly, you can't stay motivated all day but there's an alternative to it which you will get to know after you have <b dir="ltr">read the entire blog.</b></div><u>What is motivation?</u><div>Motivation is the process that initiates, guides, and maintains goal-oriented behaviors. It is what causes you to act.</div><u>Different techniques people use to remain motivated:</u><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-66XJiYPcUJY/Ylm702h9htI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/fsxJPeFBjnc04ffDC0vm5g04hwXO7pgGwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/1650047954316945-2.png" width="400" height="338"><div dir="ltr"><b dir="ltr">1) Watch some motivational videos:</b> Although motivational videos do inspire you to work but their effect is temporary and also if we watch too many motivational videos we just get resistant towards those videos. Then those videos don't seem to inspire us.</div><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9_dqdwMKtwM/Ylm70JQvwHI/AAAAAAAAAGM/ktpqhT1qDEo4bZAx6P-Nsw3S5G4I7Go4QCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/1650047949549619-3.png" width="400" height="87"><div dir="ltr"><b dir="ltr">2) Motivational quotes: </b>Many people search motivational quotes in google. Many even put them as their WhatsApp dp or WhatsApp status but they also don't even work.</div><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VfCe4VEWnI0/Ylm7yxNC9qI/AAAAAAAAAGI/vFSCiBcgfyg1RGrIixKLBhjUPaLdBY-nwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/1650047944764854-4.png" width="400" height="600"><div dir="ltr"><b dir="ltr">3) Self-motivation: </b>You can motivate yourself by talking to yourself infront of the mirror. I personally do it a lot but it's effect is also temporary. So self motivation also does not seem to work.</div><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-v0wknzz0zk4/Ylm7xvhrfWI/AAAAAAAAAGE/-zXq8dfnuc8Zk7pkk_6cBgcT_UUxACkoQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/1650047939249898-5.png" width="400" height="711"><div dir="ltr"><b dir="ltr">4) Motivation speech: </b>Many people watch motivational speeches but look they are just a waste of time. This is also a short term approach.&nbsp;</div><div>You probably saw that all those approach taken by people to stay motivated is nothing but just a failure.</div><div>So what should you do to stay motivated all the time.&nbsp;</div><div><b>Sadly you can't remain motivated all the time.</b></div><div><b>But there's a good news for you.</b></div><div>You only need motivation because you just want to complete your daily tasks and move towards your goals right?</div><div dir="ltr">So your main problem is to complete your daily tasks. So <b dir="ltr">instead of waiting for motivation to strike in do these simple things:</b></div><u>#make an habit of doing the hard things even if you don't feel like it</u><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-l-8H8GkHJHk/Ylm7wMrPzCI/AAAAAAAAAGA/8BfEsVyVN5M6llDQoOOhdIFBrah8PHxGwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/1650047934989892-6.png" width="400" height="285"><div>I use this technique a lot. Whenever I just don't feel like writing a blog post or exercising then I just don't sit and wait for motivation.&nbsp; I just jump out of bed and start writing or exercising. At the beginning I won't feel good but slowly I will have the motivation to complete a whole blog post or a whole workout.&nbsp;</div><div>This is a very underrated technique because it has really helped me to be consistent with my blog posts and my workouts.&nbsp;</div><div><b>I give you a challenge.&nbsp; If you are at your house then stop reading the article here itself and go ahead and tidy up your bed or if your bed is already tidy then tidy up your room. Just do it even if you don't have any motivation to do it.&nbsp;</b></div><div><b>If you are still reading then go! Go ahead and tidy up your bed or room!</b></div><div>If you have tidied up your bed or room then congratulations! You have just acted without any motivation. This is the secret to being motivated all day but the irony is that you can't remain motivated all day you have to act despite if you have the motivation to do it or not.</div><div>Next time whenever you don't have the motivation to do a certain task then don't just go ahead and watch a motivational video or motivational speech for half an hour. Just go ahead and do that task even if you don't have the motivation to do it. Because trust me the motivation will kick in later on.&nbsp;</div><u>#make a daily routine</u><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XBHVTE0oGHU/Ylm7vGc2DdI/AAAAAAAAAF8/1M6kkJFmrfgjBlwNtbZ5uDkrDo2kyLBtgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/1650047930498340-7.png" width="400" height="307"><div>Go ahead and write a routine and write what you need to do at each time of the day. You need not follow the routine 100% but atleast you should try to aim for 60%.</div><div>If you aim for 100% each day then I guarantee you won't be able to follow your routine because real life is never according to one's expectations.&nbsp;</div><div><b>How will making a routine help?</b></div><div dir="ltr">Suppose you don't feel like studying because you don't have the motivation but in your daily routine you have written that you need to study at that particular time then using the above principle of&nbsp; <i dir="ltr">'doing the hard things especially when you don't feel like it'</i> go ahead and sit down to study. After 15 minutes you will find that you somewhat have the motivation to study.&nbsp;</div><div>Also having a daily routine helps you to save a lot of mental energy because you don't have to think and waste your energy on what you should do next.</div><u>#make a daily to-do list</u><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2EnPYq5fYxw/Ylm7t4U15tI/AAAAAAAAAF4/X_6LPoww36ASSMjltVNcSF-leM36oCdNgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/1650047926598942-8.png" width="400" height="408"><div dir="ltr">Make a list of all the tasks that you need to do. <b dir="ltr">Write them in the order of most important to least important.</b> Try to complete the most important tasks no matter what. You will automatically find the motivation to complete that task within that particular day.</div><div>A quick tip from me. If you have written the to-do list on a paper then hung it on a wall or place it on your table where you can see it all the time and if you have written it on your phone then adjust the settings so that there's always a widget on on your home screen that shows you what are the tasks left to be done.</div><div>And whenever you finish a task go ahead and mark it as done as soon as possible and go ahead and perform your next task.</div><div>The thought of having a completed to-do list for a particular day will automatically drive you to perform a task without having the need of motivation.&nbsp;</div><u>#improving your mental health</u><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Gf1rXiFJ5qY/Ylm7s7IX3PI/AAAAAAAAAF0/BmX6n3oUVMUI2EF2FpN4yypVkda5FZxwwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/1650047922422949-9.png" width="400" height="513"><div>You won't believe how important this step is to remain motivated all day.</div><div>Most people have a shitty mental health and are just depressed.</div><div>A depressed dude has less energy and how will a guy with depression have motivation. It's just not possible.</div><div>Also if you are stressed then you are most likely to not perform a task and not follow your daily routine and also you won't complete your to-do list.</div><div>So inorder to improve your mental health only do these two things</div><div dir="ltr">1)&nbsp;<a href="https://selfdevelopmentfreak.blogspot.com/2022/01/meditation-you-have-high-expectations.html" dir="ltr">meditation</a></div><div dir="ltr">2)&nbsp;<a href="https://selfdevelopmentfreak.blogspot.com/2022/02/journaling-what-is-journaling-benefits.html" dir="ltr">journaling</a></div><div>These two practices are enough to improve your mental health.</div><u>#Conclusion</u><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pTauPwTAGkE/Ylm7r66G6FI/AAAAAAAAAFw/oH9ApRwS-9UYhNqmFi2puZ4tIgV_fHFogCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/1650047918101469-10.png" width="400" height="400"><div>You should have known by now that you can't remain motivated all the time and so you can't rely on motivation to complete your daily tasks and move towards the path of success.</div><div>Even if you do not follow all the steps but I request you to follow the first and last step because those two are the most important to achieve success.</div><div dir="ltr"><b dir="ltr">Reminder: </b>Having a good mental health is key because if you have a good mental health then you will wake up everyday with a good mood and if you have a good mood then everything goes well.</div><div dir="ltr">And always remember this phrase, <b dir="ltr">'DO THE HARD WORK ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE IT'</b>. Whenever you don't have motivation just say this phrase and without thinking anything get to work because I have already repeated it many times that&nbsp; 'You can't remain motivated all the time.'</div><u>#Results</u><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c-rwv5fWcoQ/Ylm7q_5dHvI/AAAAAAAAAFs/ivmXTUGblXEFvHYixogDxo6zxTsFkdjYQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/1650047913766431-11.png" width="400" height="398"><div>I personally use all of these steps and I do remain more motivated then all of my friends.</div><div>Although I am a 16 year old teenager but I personally think that I do more work than some adults.</div><div dir="ltr">I run a blog, write some articles on&nbsp;<a href="http://deepstash.com/" dir="ltr">deepstash</a>&nbsp;and post some pins on&nbsp;<a href="http://pinterest.com/" dir="ltr">Pinterest</a>. I am also studying and learning web development and also I workout almost everyday.&nbsp;</div><div>I don't watch any web series or anime like most of my friends and many of my friends ask me how I remain motivated all day.&nbsp;</div><div>Look, I am not telling this to brag or beat my own trumpet. I am telling you these to let you know that these steps do work in building the drive to do the work.</div><div>Also I am not always motivated. Not even Dwayne Johnson! But the key is to just show up everyday for work and let the motivation kick in by its own.&nbsp;</div><div>I didn't had the motivation to write this article in the beginning but I just showed up to write and now I have a lot of motivation to complete this article. Even though I have to stay up till late night.</div><div>See, you can remain motivated everyday if you follow the steps given above with your heart and soul.</div><div>Hope you have a good day!</div><div>Read some of my other blogs</div>

Learn why you shouldn't wait for motivation 

personaldevelopment

Personal Development

habits

Habits

timemanagement

Time Management

<b>1) Watch some motivational videos: </b>

<b>Sadly you can't remain motivated all the time. </b>

<b>instead of waiting for motivation to strike in do these simple things: </b>

<b>I give you a challenge.  If you are at your house then stop reading the article here itself and go ahead and tidy up your bed or if your bed is already tidy then tidy up your room. Just do it even if you don't have any motivation to do it.  </b>

<b>If you are still reading then go! Go ahead and tidy up your bed or room! </b>

<b>Write them in the order of most important to least important. </b>

<b>'DO THE HARD WORK ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE IT' </b>

How to stay motivated all the time

What is motivation

Why motivation does not work?

Alternative of motivation

Learn more

Ayon Mitra's ideas are part of this journey:

Related collections

Similar ideas