 Write about yourself.

 One good way to start moving from general to specific is to do some free-writing about
yourself. Think about your personality and your interests. This can help you define what is most
important to you.[2]Try writing about how you enjoy spending your time. Begin your brainstorm
by writing down what you enjoy doing and what excites you.[3]

 Don't limit yourself to activities or experiences that you think are productive or "worth doing."
The point of a brainstorm is to get down as many ideas as possible, and this list will be useful
later on in the process.

 Write about things you are interested in and/or would like to learn more about. Are you
interested in science? In literature? In music? Any of these could become lifelong pursuits.

 Write about things about yourself you'd like to improve. Are you hoping to develop your skills
as a public speaker? As a writer? As a photographer? Again, these can all become life-long
pursuits.
  Make your goals specific. 
 After all this brainstorming, you should have some ideas about what you'd like to
do with your life. In fact, you probably have several! Now is the time to make
them as specific as possible.[5]For example, you may at this point have the idea
that you might want to become a scientist. That's a good start. But now, think
about what type of scientist you'd like to be. Do you want to be a chemist? A
physicist? An astronomer?

 Be as specific as you can. Imagine you've decided becoming a chemist might be

the right path for you. Now, ask yourself what type of work you'd like to do
within that field. Do you want to work for a private company, developing new
products? Do you want to teach chemistry at a university?
  Think about why.
  By now, you probably have a few strong contenders for life goals. Examine
each one and ask yourself: "why do I want that?" Your answers may lead you to
revise your goals. For example, let's say you've decided to put "become a
surgeon" on the list. You ask yourself why, and determine that it's because
surgeons make a lot of money and are well respected. Those are valid reasons.
But, if you discover that those are the only reasons, you might want to consider
other careers that could provide the same benefits. Becoming a surgeon requires
a lot of education. It can require keeping very unusual hours. If these things are
less appealing, consider other goals that might achieve the same benefits of
wealth and respect.
  How You Can Get Motivated To Reach Your Goals

 Motivation is the energy that drives you to accomplish goals, and it’s necessary for all types of success. You need
motivation in huge doses and you need it daily. Parents have to stay motivated to raise their kids, students have to
stay motivated to graduate from college, employees have to stay motivated to get promoted (and to stay employed).
Writers have to stay motivated to complete books, and business owners must stay motivated to make profits.
Often, after the initial euphoria of achieving one goal has waned, you need motivation to begin working on the next
goal. Motivation is the energy that keeps you trying one more time, when everything around you says give up.
 Readjust your focus.
 Imagine this scenario: ?There’s a lot going on in your mind, but despite that, you
decide to watch this really great movie and become completely absorbed in it. As you
are watching the movie your anxieties about your job or business dissipate. Depending
on the storyline, you find yourself laughing, crying, excited, inspired—even agitated.
That which you are focusing on is influencing your mood. Your personal circumstances
haven’t changed, but your new focus is now determining your feelings. When you
readjust your focus, you can recapture your motivation.

 What are you currently focusing on that's determining how you feel and affecting your
motivation?

 How can you readjust your focus this week?

Identify your greatest sources of inspiration and motivation.

 Grab a pen and notepad and write down the names of three people in
whose presence you come alive—whose words inspire your faith and
confidence?

 What was the last thing each of these people said to you that meant so
much, and how can those words motivate you today?

 Get in touch with these three people this week. Call, email or visit
each one and let them know that you appreciate them and the value
they have brought to your life. Don’t be afraid to ask for help
becoming motivated to achieve your goal.
 Identify environments and activities that unlock energy
and creativity.

 Maybe you feel inspired while browsing the bookstore, touring a

museum, playing at the beach, visiting the mall, or attending a
concert. Or perhaps an activity such as mentoring, dancing,
exercising, hiking or volunteering gets you excited. When you are
in an environment that awakens your enthusiasm, you feel
motivated because of what you see and experience. Spend at least
two hours this week in a motivating environment or engaged in
an inspiring activity. Then use that energy to work on your
worthwhile goal.
 Ways to Motivate Yourself and Others
 Motivation makes things happen.

 Where there’s no will, there’s no way. One of the best ways to improve your personal
effectiveness is to master your motivation and find your drive.

 If you can master motivation, you can deal with life’s setbacks, as well as inspire yourself to
always find a way forward, and create new experiences for yourself, and follow your growth.
1:Connect to your values. 2 : Find your WHY.

 This is the ultimate secret. If you can connect the
work you do to your values, even in small ways, you
can change your game.
 One of my values is learning and growth.
 Figure out a compelling purpose. Turn this into a
one-liner.
 For example, when I fall off the horse, I remind
myself I’m here to “make others great.” This gets

 I find ways to grow my skills in any situation. For me back on track, sharing the best of what I
know.
example, I don’t just “call back a customer.” I “win a
raving fan.” I don’t just “do a task.” I “master my
craft.” I don’t just “get something done.” I “learn
something new.”
3:Change your WHY 4: Change your HOW.

 You can instantly find your tasks more enjoyable by shifting

  Sometimes you’re doing things for the
from getting them done, to doing them right.
wrong reason. Are you doing that task to
 I think of it as mastering your craft. Make it artful.
get it done, or to learn something new?
 Sometimes slower is better. Other times, the key is to make
Just shifting your why can light your
it a game and actually speed it up. You can set time limits
fire. and race against the clock. Changing your how can get you
out of ruts and find new ways to escape the mundane.
 5:Link it to good feelings.
  Find a way to link things to good feelings. For
example, play your favorite song when you’re
doing something you don’t like to do.
 It has to be a song that makes you feel so great
that it overshadows the pain of the task. It’s hard
to tell yourself you don’t like something when it
feels so good.
 A similar approach is to find your theme song.
6:Impress yourself first.
 This is how people like Peter Jackson or James
Cameron or Stephenie Meyer inspire themselves.
They make the movies or write the books that
impress themselves first. They connect their passion
to the work and they don’t depend on other people
setting the bar. Their internal bar becomes their
drive.