Hello guys,
Today I just want to talk to you about an issue that we have all met one day: it is when you have things that you really want to do but you don't arrive to decide when and how starting. It can be very various things: change your job, your student formation, go for a long trip alone, just hold on to your New Eve's resolutions, or whatever. I'm mostly talking here about changes that can seem quite scary, or that requires a lot of moves in your life and to go out of your comfort zone. We all have already know the end of a special project for us only because of a lack of motivation. But how can you hold on to your dreams without discouraging yourself at any time? These are four simple hacks, that maybe are not true for everyone, but it pretty works for me, so I share it with you.
#1 Put yourself deadlines
Giving yourself ultimatum is the best way to move forward in your life. It makes your projects more concrete and makes you more confident about the fact that they are really going to happen. It is a self-leverage and it works very well for me because without any deadline I never arrive to put me at work. You know you cannot procrastinate any longer and automatically you will prepare yourself for the realization of your project. As I already said, it can be a great hack if you are like me and need deadlines in life, but if you don't work like this, don't worry, I have other hacks for you!
Talk with your relatives and friends about this ultimatum and about your project can also make it more real and will force you to go on in the preparation of your objectives.
#2 Write somewhere the encouragement of your friends and relatives
It may seem a little dumb, but when you are in front of some difficult decisions and choices to make in your life, there are always blue moments of doubts, and this can totally kill your ideas of project and your self-confidence. And having somewhere some encouragement and support of your friends or your family can really make a change and reinforce you in your new life project. When you talk about some close people about it, do not hesitate to hide the bad opinions and just keep the good and nice comments for later. Maybe if you are in this situation but you don't know about what I'm talking, do it anyway and you will understand it later! You can also record it, to not miss any words.
#3 Don't. Do. Anything.
It is maybe a weird hack but for me, it totally works. Sometimes when I don't have enough motivation to make the work that I have to do, to contact the people I need for a project or something else, I just put myself in front of a series, or just in my bed, and I don't do anything else important. I only need a few hours or a day like that and after that, I get really bored, and I just want to finally do something productive! If you don't do anything productive during a few days or just for an afternoon, you will soon get a laziness overdose and it will quickly give you an energy boost! Of course, if you don't have to go through this step it is better, but it is my radical method when I'm really lazy!
#4 Some organization hacks
Sometimes it is easier to realize something when you cut it in different objectives, even the smallest ones. You can then realize it one by one, and the different tasks will seem you simpler in that way. You can also sort through all these tasks and prioritize them. You see yourself move forward more quickly and clearly, what is more satisfying than to cross a line on your to-do list?
I don't know if these hacks were all useful to you, but I hope these little hacks will help you a little, and if you have others ideas do not hesitate to share them in the comments section!