Success Rests On The Shoulders of Motivation

Achieving our goals is seldom easy. It's why knowing how to stay motivated is so incredibly important when it comes to getting what we are aiming for in the long term. I realized from experience that a large part of your chance for success boils down to your ability to become and remain consistently motivated.

Find something you are passionate about

I believe first and foremost that you must enjoy what you do. You must build a business around your passion. When you do something you truly enjoy, it is more difficult to become demotivated. 

Find balance

Some may find day-to-day of business tasks like signing off monthly pay-roles mundane, but you must seek a balance with the other tasks like paying bonuses, and giving awards. These are responsibilities that are rewarding and watching those under your wing succeed is highly motivating. 

Long term and short term goals

While long term goals are crucial to achieving your dream, short term milestones keep you fueled. Give yourself achievable targets that every day, week and month. Write down what you want to achieve, discuss it with family, friends and colleagues and tell yourself that you will not let yourself down. 

The power of positivity

I heard once that there are over 70,000 thoughts that run through our subconscious in a given day. If you give in to negative feelings such as fear of failure, the stress of current challenges, worries that there is not enough time in the day to achieve what you need to, then you will soon find yourself drowning in negativity.

Surround yourself with like minded people as energy is powered by those around you. Optimism is important, and while there is no short cut to maintaining a positive outlook every single day, it is easier to do so when you spend your time with colleagues, friends and family that have a similar outlook to life and work as you do. 

Be motivated by others

I spent hours watching and listening to motivational videos on YouTube. On the way to the office in the car, between meetings and at lunch. Ted Talks are also amazing and exposing your conscious and subconscious to motivational speeches has worked wonders for me.