{"id":53645,"date":"2017-12-21T20:42:45","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T04:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/?p=53645"},"modified":"2017-12-25T19:15:32","modified_gmt":"2017-12-26T03:15:32","slug":"motivated-almost-time-using-1-simple-habit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/motivated-almost-time-using-1-simple-habit\/","title":{"rendered":"How to be Motivated (almost) all the time using 1 Simple Habit"},"content":{"rendered":"
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You\u2019ve probably experienced this before:<\/p>\n

You wake up in the morning and you’re just not feeling it.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not that you are particularly tired, or had a drink too many last night.<\/p>\n

The day ahead just doesn\u2019t seem very exciting.<\/p>\n

Lying in bed you start reflecting:<\/p>\n

You do everything you should be doing. Your job is interesting, your relationships are intact and fulfilling, you are in great health.<\/p>\n

Logically you should wake up ready to move mountains.<\/p>\n

Yet here you are, lying in bed dreading to get up and brush your teeth.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a bit depressing isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n

By now you might be thinking, \u201cNo one is motivated all the time. Sometimes you just need to be disciplined<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sure I agree with you. You can\u2019t be motivated every second of your life.<\/p>\n

But you definitely can experience motivation more consistently than the average person by using a better than average approach.<\/p>\n

And I will show you in this article how to do just that using 1 simple habit.<\/p>\n

If you do apply it motivation stops being such a hassle and becomes a reliable asset that is there for you when you need it.<\/p>\n

How you are unconsciously killing your motivation<\/strong><\/h2>\n

If you are rarely motivated its because you are great at consistently killing your motivation.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t mean to blame you. And I know \u201ckilling\u201d might be a bit of a strong word.<\/p>\n

But most likely you are practicing a habit everyday for years that prevents you from being motivated.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the habit of thinking in terms of HOW<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let me explain.<\/p>\n

It starts in school. We’re assigned homework and the first thing we ask ourselves is \u201cHow am I going to complete the homework?\u201d<\/p>\n

Then at University, exams are approaching and we immediately think: \u201cHow am I going to revise for the exams?\u201d<\/p>\n

Later we get a job, get a project assigned and again the HOW of getting it done is our main focus.<\/p>\n

What is the task and how am I going to get it done \u2013 that\u2019s our mode of operating in everyday life. Its what I call the habit of thinking in terms of HOW.<\/p>\n

The result of this \u201cHow am I going to get this done\u201d approach to life is that we become very efficient task completers. Great students. Fast workers. You name it.<\/p>\n

Yet we become so occupied with the HOW, that we never take a step back and ask WHY we are doing something. As a result our motivation suffers.<\/p>\n

How\u00a0to be motivated consistently using 1 habit<\/strong><\/h2>\n

We have to know WHY we are doing something to be motivated. Why do the homework, why study for the exam, why go to work?<\/p>\n

Why?<\/p>\n

Because a strong why clarifies in your mind why a task is important within the big picture of your life. <\/u><\/p>\n

To become motivated consistently then, you have to consistently reconnect to why you are doing something.<\/p>\n

Instead of approaching your everyday tasks with HOW you are going to get it done, implement the following habit:<\/p>\n

Think WHY first, HOW second.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you wake up feeling unmotivated, don\u2019t look at your schedule and start thinking \u201cHow am I going to get it done?\u201d That\u2019s step number 2.<\/p>\n

Step number 1 is to think \u201cWhy am I going to do it?\u201d and come up with a list of reasons in your head.<\/p>\n

The key here is to really hone in as to why this item is important to YOU. Not in general and not to someone else, but to YOU.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t have to tell you that your time on earth is very limited.<\/u> And the task is there on your schedule because YOU made the decision conscious or unconscious to put it there.<\/p>\n

So why is each item on your daily schedule, why does it deserve to suck up some of your precious lifetime?<\/p>\n

The habit of t<\/strong>hink WHY first, HOW second <\/strong>will force you to confront those questions regularly.<\/p>\n

And by doing so you\u2019ll get back in touch with what motivates you.<\/p>\n

Results you can expect form this 1 habit<\/strong><\/h2>\n

If you practice thinking WHY first and HOW second, you can expect two great outcomes:<\/p>\n