To begin with it’s a very good question to ask yourself. There is constant effort on your end to think positive and work positively. Yet at the end of the day you find yourself not motivated enough.
There could be two people asking this question
a) The person or the motivator who has been motivating people like a parent or a teacher or a manager. Yet he or she finds that the subjects are not motivated enough.
b) The person who is being motivated for instance a daughter, son, student or employee. He or she finds that there are people around them who are generously motivated from the same source yet they are not motivated.
Here is a solution for category a. the motivator has to understand the true nature of a human being. He must realize that there is no set pattern to get someone off his comfortable couch and into the to-do mode. Motives are the ultimate drivers that make a person act. And motives come from attitudes. Also the behaviour of a person is reflected by his or her attitude. Hence you have to help a person change the attitude to get to the next level.
From time to time you can give your employees motivational talks on different subjects. Or call people from outside so one gets another point of view too.
Another simple way of being motivated is by setting an example. You have to put into practice what you are teaching. If it is to be patient, then show it. If it is to be enthusiastic and do your own researches then make sure you have done your homework well.
Sometimes a lot of people are motivated by fear. They fear to lose their job or get a hollering or be embarrassed. If you take the route of fear for motivation then you are not going the right path. Infact instilling fear in a person is also an act of crime and is criminally punishable.
You have to instil the ‘desire’. A desire to work. Desire to act, think and move so that the person has a desire to obtain a motive or a goal. This will change the attitude and the behaviour of a person.
For category b) you have to get your confidence back. You have to learn to be self-confident and believe in yourself. You may not be able to touch the stars but what you can do is at least get somewhere rather than just thinking about it. You have to find where your interests lie. So you may not be the first ranker or the best employee in the organisation. But your efforts will always be recognised. So trust in yourself and be constantly motivated.
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