How do you motivate yourself?

2017-09-28T12:42:05-04:00

Response by SSG Derrick L. Lewis MBA, C-HRM made Sep 28 at 2017 12:44 PM

2017-09-28T12:44:36-04:00

I look at 6 faces before going to work everyday that rely on me to remind me of my purpose and drive. Norah Julmis. That's all I need.

Response by SGT Jim Arnold made Sep 28 at 2017 12:55 PM

2017-09-28T12:55:37-04:00

just get up and get it done. no one else will do it for you

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 28 at 2017 12:57 PM

2017-09-28T12:57:07-04:00

My wife and two daughters. If I don't go out and earn my pay, then they don't eat and run the risk of losing the roof. And I will be damned if I let my family starve and go roofless. I will pick cabbage for $.25/hr before I let that happen. That's how I motivate myself.

Response by SSgt Ryan Sylvester made Sep 28 at 2017 1:20 PM

2017-09-28T13:20:25-04:00

With coffee. Lots and lots of coffee. It's amazing what you can do with enough coffee.

Response by Sgt Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 28 at 2017 2:12 PM

2017-09-28T14:12:41-04:00

Norah Julmis You set goals, and then you go out and accomplish those goals. A sense of pride and accomplishment will keep you focused on the task at hand.

Response by AA Joseph Moody made Sep 28 at 2017 2:47 PM

2017-09-28T14:47:31-04:00

1- I state my long term goal in one sentence such as "I am going to be a character artist"

2- I research what are the hard and soft skills that such a goal will require. If there is a degree on said goal you should get a list of the course curriculum for it from more than one location if you can. And find a way to get in contact with people who have expertise.

3- Every day I spend time working on something to move me closer to said goal, even if it is only to say that I am going to open the editor and pan around on some past work for ten minutes. It adds up.

4- Feedback, Regardless of what you are doing feedback is an important thing. The value of that outside opinion can be worth its weight in gold. The bird in the sky and the squirrel in the forest have very different views on what the world looks like.

I often remind people in my chat that they are exactly the artist they deserve to be. I have some of them that spend hours every day working on their art and I have some that spend that every month and with very few exceptions you can look at their work and tell how much time they spend doing their thing. In the end motivation breaks down to doing what you want to be every day.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 28 at 2017 8:51 PM

2017-09-28T20:51:06-04:00

I set goals for myself and strive to reach those goals, whether they be short or long-term. The feeling of having accomplished said goals is motivation enough for me. There are times when I'm just feeling 'blah' or whatever, and in those times I usually play video games or read books until I manage to remind myself that I'm wasting precious time.

Response by SFC William Stephens A. Jr., 3 MSM, JSCM made Sep 29 at 2017 8:19 AM

2017-09-29T08:19:05-04:00

I wake up in morning and I'm 48 years old and I'm happy to be alive another day.

Response by MSG Dan Castaneda made Sep 29 at 2017 2:55 PM

2017-09-29T14:55:08-04:00

I simply wake up.

Response by CDR Kenneth Kaiser made Sep 29 at 2017 4:40 PM

2017-09-29T16:40:22-04:00

I forgot one thing that also used to help. Read your own resume. When you look back at the things you have accomplished in the labor force and then add motherhood and wife, I think you will be impressed and this patch will only be an inconvenient distraction. Be motivated by what you have to accomplish and your plan to do it.

Response by SFC Jim Ruether made Sep 29 at 2017 5:02 PM

2017-09-29T17:02:27-04:00

I look in the mirror each morning and tell myself to be a better man than I was yesterday, a kinder man than yesterday, a man rich in friends and family does this!

Response by CW5 Sam R. Baker made Sep 29 at 2017 6:52 PM

2017-09-29T18:52:00-04:00

By doing things for others and it seems to keep me going. Not only volunteering for the service, but remaining engaged with the community and assisting others through mentorship and just plain trying to be a good guy who likes the golden rule, "treat others as you wish to be treated".

Response by SFC Stephen Williams made Sep 29 at 2017 9:00 PM

2017-09-29T21:00:53-04:00

wake up before the alarm goes off....gets ready for work....goes to work to make money....need money for toys....no money....no toys....repeat as necessary.....

Response by SP5 Joel McDargh made Sep 30 at 2017 3:51 PM

2017-09-30T15:51:16-04:00

Getting up in the morning is plenty motivation. I ain't ready to become fertilizer just yet. Motivated to live a long life just to piss off the ex-wife.

Response by SPC David Willis made Dec 19 at 2017 2:14 PM

2017-12-19T14:14:36-05:00

I usually just get really pissed off and tell myself to stop being a bitch. My wife finds it hilarious especially when I start swearing at blinds Im trying to put up or shelves something that in no way should elicit the response I give it haha.