How does one self motivate ones self??
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And the winner is...\n\nPathos, Logos, Ethos.... Or in otherwords Persuasion of self.  The Greek have been using this system for over the past 2,500 years. If it worked for them, it will definetly work for you.\n\nPathos means Emotion.\nLogos means Logic.\nEthos means Credibility.\n\nA mix of these three and you get a guarenteed persuassion. Persuassion of self is the best self-motivation around.\n\nCiao ciao.
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take one little step at a time...it all depends how hard it really is...like can you not even motivate yourself to get out of bed?? if so..just taking a shower and getting dressed is like taking leaps and bounds...exercising..i'd say walk down the street or something and think about goals you'd like to accomplish with exercise. taking little steps at first lets u know you can do it and helps with the actual "getting up and doing it"
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You have to first think back to a time when you felt most proud of yourself, and use that for whatever may come. If that doesn't work for you, then you should look at the present. You want to be motivated to do something, and in order to do that you just need to do it. Much like doing the dishes. There is a huge pile to do, but you lack the motivation to do it. Maybe the result will inspire you. Once the dishes are done and cleaned, you can look back on that accomplishment. This may be from someone who hates doing the dishes, but does it to complete a chore. Think of what you need motivated as a game, when you're competing against yourself, the only winner is you.
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Don't hate yourself.  That's not going to help.  Love yourself, and then go out and take charge of your life.  Go to school, get a good job, feel the pride.  But you have to love yourself enough to be able to take the first step.
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well i agree with some of the answers - decide what motivates you. i am not talking about what you would like to do but think about what puts a smile on ur face or what would be your  dream job... then draw out a plan how u can go about doing it. \n\ni will give you my example. i struggled through university in a degree i didnt like for a profession that everyone respects but i couldnt give a toss about. so anyhow - i decided what really motivated me was money but a whole lot of corporateness - u know doing deals and stuff. so i looked at what jobs would fit that... and then decided to try the one that i thought was most exciting.\n\nu know what would 'motivate' you. go out there and find the job/career/industry that would give you those things.
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Think of how much you mean to your loved ones. Another way to raise self-esteem is to volunteer someplace like Habitat for Humanity, you help others and that makes you feel good about yourself too.
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Reward yourself when you succeed. You deserve to have your dreams, and to make them come true. Believe in yourself completely and others will also believe and trust you.
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Explore the person they are, how they relate to people. Do they judge them, do they forgive them.\nSetting principles and sticking to them.\nHelping when needed, not asking why sometimes, and questioning yourself on a regular basis and learning from it.\nWe can all help people, but we cant if we dont help ourselves.
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well try to make smalll steps each day and dont put to much pressure on your self at first start little by little ,and remember that being lazy is easy and people who always choose to do easy things will see no progress in their lifes and remmember to give your self energy or in other words incourage your self everytime you make an improvement even little improvements.Did you know that nowadays even the diseases which cannot be cured by doctors and pills can be cured by energy and you are the most important person in making up this energy ,did you know that 95% of our feelings in every case is realated to the way you look at them so "think positively "I'm sure you will make good progress .                                         SM
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Pure motivation....don't focus on the task itself but the finished product.\n\nGood Luck
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Well, the plainest way to say this is that you don't improve motivation.'  You just get up and do.  In my opinion there are two basic ways of approaching everything; Enjoy yourself getting 'it' done now or being miserable and procastinating.  The sooner you get up and do something the sooner you realize that your good at it, it was fun, and surprisingly not that big of a deal.
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List down the things you think you are good at.  Be proud of them.  List out things you cannot do.  Ask yourself whether you can live without doing these.  Ignore those you dont need to pursue. Pay attention and sharpen those skills that you wish you could develop.  Practice hard.  Dont rely on what others say.  Be good at your own work and have ample faith in yourself.  Whilst at this do not get self centred.  Look around and be sensitive to others needs.  Helping someone who is in real need will surely make you feel good - no great!  Go on - try to come out of your shell as the world outside is beautiful.  Good luck!
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I'm in the same situation as you.  I think you have to take matters into your own hands, but that requires motivation.  And the lack of motivation is where I'm stuck at right now.  Sorry, this isn't much help.  But I just want to let you know that there are other people who have the same problems.
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You need to find a motivating factor...\nAsk yourself if it's worth it to become a more organized person with a greater control of yourself and your surroundings or a person that lets the world rain on him all the time...\nNo retreat...no surrender...in anything\nAwaken the sleeper...\nBe the best you that you can be...
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I suggest a schedule of your time.  Allocate times for exercise and don’t let yourself do anything other than that.  I know how it feels to have no motivation and feel like you’ll never get around to exercising.  But I think if you allocate even a really small amount of time and only get a little exercise done, it is more than nothing.  It will make you feel better about yourself, what you can achieve, and you can build on it.  I don’t think you are lazy.  Maybe you could let a close friend know that you need their help to keep you to your schedule, because it’s tough to do it on your own when you have little motivation.
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self-motivation\nrespect for the feelings of others
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Well ,your question is very profound and deep.There's  a lot of ways actually on how to know one's self depends on how you set it . How do I know myself ..hmmm..let's see... I know myself through constant self-examination- thoroughly checking my character and my actions . I also know myself through the eyes of my friends and associates. They tend to show some observations of me that me myself will not be able to see ,they are my mirrors. I know myself through the previous achievements and failure that I have garnered from the past. It makes me think of what I become and how am i doing in the present state .. hehehehh kind-a funny thing to do , checking yurself you know, but most of the time it hurts my feelings to see the blunders I have made..but anyways I am doing my best shot not to create them again. Hope this helps yah ;-)