How Do You Stay Motivated

Just yesterday a good friend asked me how I stay motivated to keep at things and to continue to fight the good fight even if I don't seem to be making progress?  Furthermore, how did you get in the mindset you're in to begin with?  What gives Vernon?  "As long as I've know you, you've had this positive attitude and you just seem to float along letting nothing bother you or get you down." was the exact question.

There's so many ways to answer this question and so much experience to reflect back on that I responded with this way.  There are a couple things you have to keep in mind.  The first thing is you have to be clear about what you are trying to get accomplished, and when life happens and gets in the way of the path you were on to achieve your goal you that are willing to change with it.  So what that means is if you set a goal to get something accomplished and through working toward that goal life takes you in an unexpected direction you have to be willing to follow that path but keep your goal in mind and eventually you will get what you want accomplished.

The second thing is that most situations are only temporary.  If today was bad there's always tomorrow and it can be better.  Actually if you have a bad morning it doesn't mean you are going to have a crap afternoon.  It's up to you at least to a certain extent what type of day you have.  You can't control others but you can control how you deal with them and how you let them affect (sometimes I call in infect) your attitude. That being said you have to understand that nothing that happens in life is going to last forever.  So when something happens deal with it and move on quickly.  That's the best advise I can give on how I keep a positive attitude and stay motivated.

Check out this video from Jeffrey Gitomer it's a great video and something I listen to often.  I'm sure if you read this post and reflect on it things will become much more clear to you.

Also check out the videos listed below.  I took the liberty of uploading the video from Earl Nightingale so if you've never heard it you must listen to it at least once.

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