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Jim's Gems: Be Motivated (All the Time)

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July 14, 2016
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It’s been said that motivation is one of the keys to success and a rewarding life. While that’s true, it’s equally true that most of us find it hard to be motivated all the time.

However, there are ways to help us stay motivated.

There are many experts who can’t wait to “sell” you their latest gimmick or how they motivate themselves to achieve success. The good news is that you don’t have to spend a lot of money on their secrets because you already have the solution.

The way to be highly motivated is not to go out and buy the latest book written by a celebrity who wants to cash in on their fame. Bottom line, the way to be highly motivated is to let everything motivate you! Sounds strange, but it’s absolutely true. Life takes on new meaning when you become motivated by everything that you observe or encounter.

You need to be motivated by your defeats as well as your victories. You should be motivated by the challenges and difficulties just as much as you’re motivated by the positive possibilities of wonderful rewards.

When you hear encouraging news, be motivated. However, when someone gives you discouraging news, be just as motivated. Your level of motivation should not depend on what happens. Rather, it depends on the way you choose to respond!

You should choose to respond to all situations with a sense of positive and meaningful motivation. No matter what happens or fails to happen, you need to train your mind to let it motivate you to reach higher and to create new value.

Certainly you cannot know everything that will fill your day, yet you can choose right now what to do with it. You need to let it all motivate you to make the efforts that will make it all even better. Life takes on meaning when you become motivated, remain flexible, set goals and charge after them in an unstoppable, positive manner.

Think about it… Try it. You have nothing to lose but a whole lot to gain.
 

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