0 Intro

Welcome to the "50 Ways to Motivate Yourself" Slideshow!

1. Each slide describes a motivation technique for you to consider and try. Simply swipe through the slides until you find one that works for you ... and then get busy!

2. The slides are narrated so you can listen to the techniques when getting ready for your day, while driving and so on. If you prefer to not hear the narrations, just mute your device.

3. Use this tool every time you need an energy boost. The slides appear in random order to give you fresh methods each time you use the slideshow.

4. If you want to save a slide that works for you, just take a picture or screenshot of the slide.

5. In this slideshow, we call the job, project, goal or duty you need to do your "Task."

1 pick one thing to do
Pick ONE Thing To Do

● Briefly think of all the steps you need to take.
● Pick one you should do first.
● Focus on it until you feel ready and willing to do it.

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2 Get Creative
Get Creative

● If you could build or invent anything at all, what would you create?
● If you created such a thing, would it fire you up?
● If it could also boost your success, go for it!

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3 Pretend to Be Motivated
Pretend to Be Motivated

● Simply act as if you're fired up.
● Create and feel a surge of energy.
● Keep pretending until you are motivated.

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4 be passionate
Be Passionate

● Make a list of all the tasks you need to do.
● Pick one that you can become passionate about.
● Turn on the passion!

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5 Lift a finger
Lift a Finger

● Start the task by lifting just one finger.
● Make another hand gesture to continue starting the task.
● Move your hands until you are doing the task.

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6 smile
Smile

● Think about the task and smile.
● Keep smiling as you think about the first step you'll take.
● Make your smile bigger and bigger until you start.

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7 Laugh
Laugh

● Consider a difficult task you need to do.
● Now laugh at it.
● Laugh again and again until the task seems easy.

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8 Take Control
Take Control

● If you could control anything and everything about the task, what would you control?
● Imagine you can now control it.
● Enjoy the daydream until you're fired up.

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9 Good Feeling Prize
What's the Feel-Good Prize?

● Which positive feeling will you have once you complete the task?
● Pretend you're now done with the task and enjoy the feeling.
● Let that good feeling energize you to do the task.

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10 Worst/Best Case
Consider the Best/Worst Cases

● Think about the worst thing that might happen if you do the task.
● Think about the best thing that might happen if you do the task.
● Go back and forth between these two ideas until you feel motivated to do it.

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11 Skip Hard Part
Skip the Hard Part

● Think about most difficult part of the task.
● Is there a way you can skip that part and still do the task?
● If not, how can you can make that part easier to do?

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12 Who will know?
Who Will Know?

● Once you complete the task, who'll know what you did?
● What do you think they'll say?
● What will they like most about your accomplishment?

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13 Play the game
Play the Game

● Turn the task into a game by expanding the three parts of a game.
● First, list the purposes, barriers and freedoms of the task.
● Now add more purposes, barriers and freedoms until you feel excited to play.

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14 Be an Angel
Be an Angel

● If you have any harmful intentions behind your task, you kill your motivation.
● See if you have negative intentions like revenge or hate or harm to somebody.
● Replace those with positive purposes, like improving your life or helping someone or expanding your influence.

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15 Ignore the Resistance
Ignore the Resistance

● If someone opposes you or upsets you or tries to block your success, stop fighting them.
● Instead, ignore them or leave them or treat them like toddlers.
● Then focus on prospering as never before.

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16 Be Honest
Be Honest

● You ruin your motivation by lying, cheating or stealing.
● Covering up dishonest acts also wastes valuable time and energy.
● Instead, be honest and face the facts, and your energy surges.

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17 Accept Unfairness
Accept Unfairness

● Does any part of the task seem unfair to you?
● If so, you ruin your motivation by being angry or fighting against reality.
● Instead, accept the reality of the unfair situation, suck it up and do it anyway.

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18 Don't Wait
Don't Wait

● Are you waiting for someone or something to motivate you?
● If you are, stop wasting your time as you can only rely on yourself.
● Decide to be the best person to motivate you and then do it right now!

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19 Pivot
Pivot

● If your plan is not working, stop and switch to a new path.
● Keep your goal, but work out a different route.
● Find new steps that are more interesting to you and go for it.

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20 Be
BE Then DO

● Before you start a task, figure out the best hat or identity for the job.
● Put on that hat and BE who you need to be.
● Once you're completely BEing that person, you'll be ready and willing to DO the task.

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21 count down
Countdown

● Before you start a task, do a countdown from 10.
● Say to yourself, “10 . . . 9 . . . 8 . . ." and so on.
● When you hit "0," blast off!

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22 Block Distractions
Block Distractions

● Prepare a distraction-free space.
● Get organized so nothing will hurt your focus.
● Then give the task 100% of your attention and begin.

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23 Be Controllable
Be Controllable

● Does part of the task require you to be controlled or influenced?
● If so, relax and let it control you while you focus on the parts you should control.
● Your success depends on you being influenced and controlled, at times.

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24 toughen up
Toughen Up

● If the task seems too hard, get tougher.
● Instead of pulling back, DOUBLE the challenges of the task, and push your limits.
● Be a more powerful person than ever before.

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25 face fear
Face Fear

● If you're afraid of a task, you need to dive in and face it.
● Of course, you might fail or be tortured, but you won't die.
● Squint your eyes, show your teeth and go for it.

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26 Prepare
Prepare

● If you're not sure how to do the task, do more preparation work.
● Do more research, work on your plans, increase your knowledge and so on.
● Once you're fully prepared, you'll know exactly what to do.

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27 Reignite Your Purpose
Reignite Your Purpose

● If your purpose has failed, get over it.
● Fire up your purpose and use more determination this time.
● Be strong and make it go right.

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28 Find Joke
Find the Joke

● What is funny about the task?
● What about the task might make you laugh?
● Enjoy the humor of the task and get to work!

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29 Stretch
Stretch

● Stretch your feet, legs, shoulders, fingers and neck.
● Stand up and raise your arms as high as you can.
● Shake your fists until you're ready to go for it.

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30 Clean Thinking
Clean Up Your Thinking

● Ignore everything that ruins you mood.
● Disconnect from “the news,” social media and people who aggravate you.
● Focus instead on the importance and value of your work.

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31 No Stupid People
No Stupid People

● Remove anyone on your team who do not actually do their jobs nor help you in any way.
● Even though they seem friendly, they frustrate you and waste your time with their pathetic performance.
● You're better off working alone.

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32 Be Realistic
Be Realistic

● If your task is too big or too challenging, you may feel overwhelmed and get nothing done.
● Instead, take small easy steps that chip away at the big task.
● Progress is progress, no matter how small your steps might be.

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33 Build a Cathedral
Build a Cathedral

● Instead of feeling bored by your small tasks, like laying hundreds of bricks, remember the big picture.
● Line up your small tasks to match your goals.
● Get motivated by envisioning your cathedrals.

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34 Be Your bff
Be your BFF

● Be your best friend at all times, forever.
● Handle, or ignore any reasons why you criticize yourself, and love yourself anyway.
● Pat yourself on the back, smile at yourself and give yourself a big hug, and then get busy.

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35 reward yourself
Generously Reward Yourself

● Write down an awesome reward for completing your task.
● Whenever you slow down, remember the prize you'll be getting.
● Keep your promise to both give and accept your reward.

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36 Solidify wins
Solidify Your Wins

● Record each of your successes and the details of how you did it.
● Share them, display them and review them often.
● Use these records to help you create NEW winning streaks.

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37 Ignore Losses
Ignore Your Losses

● On a piece of paper, write down everything that goes wrong.
● Then burn it, shred it or flush it down the toilet.
● Now go for some wins.

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38 Generate clean energy
Generate Clean Energy

● First, get your attention into present time.
● Next, close your eyes and create clean cheerful energy in and around yourself.
● Then build up that energy until you're enthusiastic and motivated.

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39. Love the Task
Love the Task

● If you hate the task, your energy is low.
● If you love the task, your energy is high.
● So find things to love about your task until you're ready to go.

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40 Dive In
Dive In

● If you try to get out of a task you're responsible for, you'll be miserable.
● If you resist any part of the task, you'll be unmotivated.
● So accept responsibility and dive into the task with everything you've got, and you'll be much happier.

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41 End on a win
End on a Win

● While working on a task that's not going well, don't end as you may not want to return.
● Instead, keep working on the task until you're happy with your progress.
● You'll return with energy and optimism.

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42 Assume Success
Assume Success

● Act like your success with the task is 100% certain.
● Behave as if you have no doubts.
● Regard the task like it's easy as ABC.

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43 Connect with Winners
Connect with Winners

● Just as negative people can reduce your motivation, positive people can help fire you up.
● Make a list of Super Performer “Big Beings” who are more successful than you.
● Find ways to work with them, support them and learn from them.

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44 Learn from Failure
Learn from Failure

● Highly-successful people not only win more often than most people, they fail more often than most people, and they learn valuable lessons from each failure.
● Each time you have a loss, find the priceless lessons you can take from the loss.
● Take advantage of these lessons by using them to go for the win.

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45 Reword Your Purpose
Reword Your Purpose

● Write down the purpose of your task and then revise the wording until it fires you up.
● Make sure your purpose doesn't include revenge, self-destruction or harm to good people.
● Follow purposes that are beneficial, that line up with your goals and that make you proud.

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46 Keep a List
Keep a List

● Create your own personal list of motivation tips.
● Every time you feel fired up, write down how you motivated yourself.
● Then, whenever you need to get fired up, use your list.

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