The 9 Biggest Motivation Killers (and How to Fix Them!)

Feeling sorry for yourself, procrastinating and adopting a binary or pessimistic world view are common ways of self-limitation.

Work on your priorities and attitudes to find untapped opportunities. Being ready to face something new opens doors for you.

Excuses are stopping you from doing more. And you are the only person who can change it.

Define what matters, use it to determine if you need to do something and do it if it’s the case. Even small steps will help you progress.

Both lack of planning and overly complex plans have the potential to waste your efforts and keep you from your goal.

Write down what you need to succeed divide it into small achievable goals. Now you have a detailed map of how to get to the endpoint. After achieving your goal celebrate the victory and move on.

It’s one of the main reasons for poor motivation. The inner voice reminds you that you'll fail again.

Only those who do nothing don’t fail. Remember that failures are an opportunity for growth and keep that in mind when you make mistakes, to change your attitude towards failures. 

Yearning for acceptance and to please can make you forget who you are. As a result, you become a constantly worried person with a sense of little self-worth.

Take responsibility for your life and make choices based on what you want, not on expectations. Take a break and watch yourself. Face the dark sides that you try to hide, understand what you want, and set the limits. 

The new threatens our stability and may worsen things. It brings new responsibilities and issues we are afraid of not being able to cope with.

Make a list of your fears and think of small challenges for yourself: anything that helps you prove yourself, to do something unusual and add some confidence in your life.

Overwork can lead to exhaustion. When you run out of energy, it’s easy to lose sight of why you were doing something and that can rob you of motivation.

Take a break and once you feel refreshed, make a list of personal goals for the year. Then write three reasons why you should do a specific work now. Keep these notes behind your eyes and take a look at them every time you need a snitch.