| Having struggled with motivation for many years, | | | | right now, so you get some satisfaction out of it? |
| with what to use to motivate myself, especially in | | | | And then you won't have to keep telling me |
| the mornings and especially if I was feeling bad, I | | | | about it! |
| asked myself, how can I overcome my bad | | | | That led me to thinking, what about making a list |
| childhood experiences and upbringing to rid myself | | | | of all the things I'm interested in, and add to it |
| of negative, unwanted thoughts, becoming the | | | | every time I come across something that gets |
| person I want to be? | | | | me excited. I suggested she added UFOs and |
| Motivation tapes, such as Zig Ziglar, were too | | | | X-creatures to the list, as she is into those too, |
| over the top for me, getting me | | | | anything that she wants to explore further. |
| over-enthusiastic, and taking up a lot of time to | | | | That made me realise that this was what I had |
| listen to them. Getting over-excited, I would | | | | been searching for, a list of things I love to do |
| quickly become tired and end up regretting ever | | | | and think about doing. This would surely get me |
| getting excited in the first place, because I then | | | | going in the mornings, instead of listening to |
| couldn't sleep! Also, they would tend to make me | | | | someone else's motivational material. |
| think I could do things that were inappropriate for | | | | Just a simple list by my bed would maybe be |
| me. | | | | enough to get me out of bed and get me going |
| Then other things I would try, like films, tapes or | | | | on all my projects that excite me, instead of |
| books, wouldn't get me excited enough. | | | | wasting time, trying to get the energy together. |
| So this became my quest - the search for a | | | | That time in my life now seems like such dim, |
| perfect motivational tool, that was quick and easy | | | | distant memory. I can't keep myself lying down |
| to use, and would fire me up, just the right | | | | for long enough now! Wow, what a difference a |
| amount for me. | | | | list makes! |
| I think I found this happy medium in writing out | | | | You can, of course, embellish your own list with |
| my own motivation list. This consisted of all my | | | | details, to get yourself really fired up, or put |
| favorite things: topics I'm really interested in, | | | | colors or flowers against certain items, or |
| practical projects that get me really excited, | | | | markers of importance or urgency, to make it |
| projects I've already started, and future goals, like | | | | more compelling or attractive to look at. |
| steps two and three. This list would include books | | | | Try looking at college course lists or browse the |
| I want to read, places I want to visit, shoes I | | | | library for ideas of things that stimulate you. Add |
| want to wear; instruments I want to play, books | | | | to it every time you go somewhere you'd like to |
| I want to write, things I want to make to sell; | | | | return to, or something triggers you while you're |
| classes I want to take, e.g. art classes, drama, or | | | | out. When it gets too long, refine it, distill it and |
| poetry; photographs I want to take and themes | | | | cut it back. Then add some more! |
| to base collections on; wooden jewelry I'd like to | | | | I'd made similar lists occasionally before over the |
| make for myself, and so it goes on. | | | | years, but they were never quite in the right |
| How I first got this idea as something to share | | | | place somehow. I'd never tried having one up by |
| with other people was the fact that my partner is | | | | my bed before or somewhere I could look at |
| really into martial arts and fighting/defending | | | | first thing. |
| oneself from attack. She is always talking to me | | | | Another tip, if you're stuck as to which project to |
| about different fight/attack scenarios and how to | | | | do at any given moment, try meditating on it... or |
| defend herself against them. This was boring to | | | | just calm yourself for five minutes and you will |
| me, as it's very much on the periphery of what | | | | know. |
| I'm interested in, so one day I said, write it down | | | | |
| as something to look into, and then I asked, is | | | | Email for a free taster numerology-astrology, I |
| there any way you can do something in your life | | | | Ching or psychic reading! |