How to be and stay motivated

Published: April 18, 2022, 4:32 p.m.

b"Motivation is what drives you towards a goal, gets you up in the morning, and keeps you working through a task, determined to succeed when things get tough. But motivation can be both positive and negative:\\n\\nPositive motivations focus on the positive things that will happen when you take action. For example: \\u2018Finishing this assignment means I\\u2019m only a step away from being qualified.'\\nNegative motivations focus on the negative backlash that will occur if you don\\u2019t take action. For example: \\u2018If I don\\u2019t finish this assignment in the next few hours, I\\u2019ll fail my course.'\\nNegative and positive motivations can both be effective in different circumstances. However, it\\u2019s much easier to do something because you actually want to, rather than because you want to avoid a particular outcome if you don\\u2019t do it. If you don\\u2019t have a positive plan of action, using negative motivation can make you feel helpless and may even reduce your motivation.\\n\\n--- \\n\\nSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/herschelle-saldanha/message"