7. Track your progress.

Just do. If you find motivation for a particular project lacking, try getting started on something else. Something trivial even, then you’ll develop the momentum to begin the more important stuff.

When you’re thinking and worrying about it too much, you’re just wasting time.

Share your ideas and help friends get motivated. Seeing others do well will motivate you to do the same. Write about your success and get feedback from readers.

Helping others actually helps yourself.

What I would hope happens here is you will gradually develop certain skills that bec...

A good way to have self motivation continuously is to implement something like these 8 steps from Ian McKenzie.^[1] I enjoyed Ian’s article but thought it could use some definition when it comes to trying to build a continuous drive of motivation. Here is a new list on how to self motiv...

Keep motivators around your work area – things that give you that initial spark to get going. These motivators will be the Triggers that remind you to get going.

Also, identify your own...

Make more regular encounters with positive and motivated people. This could be as simple as IM chats with peers or a quick discussion with a friend who likes sharing ideas.

Positive and motivated people are very different from the

Keep notes on when your motivation sucks and when you feel like a superstar. There will be a pattern that, once you are aware of, you can work around and develop.

When encountering obstacles or challenging goals, you want to be in the habit of finding what works to get over them.

Besides thinking positive, building your internal motivation is important to your mental strength as well.