Self-Motivation: What To Do When You’re Demotivated [TIPS]

Once you know what you want to achieve, you can set goals more efficiently. Having well-established goals and tracking their progress is one of the best ways to increase your self-motivation.

When setting goals, it’s a good idea to make sure that they’re SMART goals . This means setting specific and measurable goals that are attainable, realistic and time-bound. But setting goals is not enough, you also need to track them and celebrate your achievements. 

Free yourself from ideas that can be seen as self-destructive or insulting. Don’t overwhelm your mind with negative thinking that does nothing but bring you down. 

Here are some tips that can help you think positive :

1. Look for your own strengths;
2. Use positive self-talk. Adopt more positive language in your inner monologue. For example, instead of “I messed up and made another mistake”, you can say “that’s okay, I’ll do better next time!”;
3. Keep in touch with people who motivate you and avoid those who bring you down; 
4. Trust in your ability to perform the tasks that were given to you.