24 Feb 2008 12:33:29 | Michelle Zelig Pourau of Personal Power International
Motivation…. What a huge topic. Where do we start? I am sure
many of you have read articles on motivation. Ideally, your
dreams and your goals should be your motivation – but what
happens is often, our dreams seems something distant in the
future and today possibly a very long way away. One great way of
solving this and avoiding losing motivation is to set a number
of smaller, realistic goals. It is like if you were to climb
Mount Everest - you cannot do that in one giant step. It
involves a lot of smaller steps, booking your trip, getting to
Kathmandu, getting your supplies, your food, getting to the
start of the climb, getting to base camp, climatizing, etc etc
etc ……….. you get the picture.
To avoid motivation slumps, set smaller goals you can cross off
on the way. Working with a Life Coach will help you as you have
actions to accomplish every week until your goal has been
achieved and you set your next one.
Some other tips to help you get motivated are: look for
success stories – reading about others who have found happiness
can help you get more motivated find out what you enjoy
and what you are great at. Once you have discovered this – you
become more motivated to continue and to grow
TIP OF THE DAY One way to improve your motivation - try doing
everything you do today 1% better. One percent is not much. What
would this look like? How much more productive would you be?
What would 1% better in your job mean? What would your diet be
like? What would it be like if you were 1% better in your
relationships? If you put in 1% more effort, listened 1% better
to your spouse or your children? My challenge for you – be 1%
better for a day. My stretch goal for you would be to be 1%
better for a week. Are you willing to take on this challenge?
Feel free to email me with changes you have noticed by being 1%
better To find out about Michelle's teleclasses and either group
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About Author :
Michelle is an experienced Personal/Life & business coach. She
has been coaching since 1992 and coaches people throughout the
world. She was a past President of the International Coach
federation for 16 months. 
