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It’s 6 in the morning. The alarm clock is buzzing, and you’re thinking to yourself, “What’s the point in getting up this early for work?” For some of us, the motivation is simply the desire to shut off the clock that is vibrating off the nightstand. But for others, it is truly self-motivation. It is an internal alarm clock that motivates a person to make the best of his or her day.

Certainly, everyone wants to succeed in the world. Everyone wants to have a purpose, to be at the top of the corporate ladder, or to be the best he or she can be in any given area. But why do some people succeed in doing these things, and others do not? The answer is: self-motivation.

There are several factors that contribute to self-motivation. They include:

-Self-esteem
-Desire to succeed
-Will power
-Mental stability
-Family
-Life goals
-Daily activities
-Daily pleasures

All of these factors will directly affect success in a career, in academics, in playing sports, and in marriage and parenting. Whether you desire the highest position possible at your job, or graduating with a 4.0 grade point average, you need self-motivation to do it. Self-motivation drives an athlete to score the winning soccer goal, just as it drives a parent to be a good role model for a child.

Along with the desire to succeed comes mental stability. Everyone has a bad day here and there; but what self-motivates a person to continue on with the bad day? The answer is mental stability. The mind is a great force. When you put your mind to accomplishing something, you will try your best to do it. As a result, your will power is tested. Being able to stay self-motivated and focused on what is important rather than “throwing in the towel” allows you to succeed in the end. Will power, mental stability, and the desire to succeed are all the result of self-motivation.

Another factor that drives self-motivation is the family unit. Family can self-motivate an individual to be successful. An individual – especially a working spouse – will crave the family’s pride and approval. The working spouse self-motivates himself or herself simply by worrying whether or not the family is taken care of financially. The working spouse will most likely want to earn a high paycheck, and in the end provide for the family. Children often idolize their parents and will mimic what they see their parents doing. In the end self-motivation is passed on from one generation to the next, as it is an important role in family affairs.

Lastly, self-motivation is driven by daily goals and basic daily routines such as losing weight or learning how to play a sport. The simple daily pleasure of waking up to see the sun shine, to hear the birds singing, or even listening to the rain are all pleasures which can self-motivate a person to get up in the morning.

Since self- motivation is dependant on one’s own determination and inner change, it also lasts much longer than being motivated by others. You can take someone as your role model and get motivated looking at his or her achievements. But when, for any reason, that person falls of the pedestal, you also end up losing your motivation. Thus self- motivation is the best form of motivation that there is possible.

We tend to not get motivated if we are not sure of the credentials of the person motivating us. We also want to see the actual proof that they have shown in their life. However, when that person fails at any moment in their life, we lose our motivation as well. On the other hand, somewhere inside us, we trust our potential. So we can hardly ever lose this self- motivation, except when we are mind-wiped.

Let us suggest some tools that can come into use for self- motivation.
1. Writing – One of the best tools for self- motivation is writing. When we write, we pour out our thoughts, emotions and intent on paper. So we can also learn about what pushes us to do better. Through this tool, you can also understand in great depth, what the reasons for your doing certain things are.

Your diary is the ideal example of writing being used for self- motivation. If diaries were only written to express yourself, this expression could just as easily be done by talking to a rock. Thus, it can easily be proved that diaries and journals help us get the motivation that is required to live by careful introspection of their thoughts and actions.

In fact, you can use writing as a means of motivating yourself. Whenever you
write a reminder to yourself, that is a means of self- motivation. There are so
many people across the world who write encouraging and motivation messages to
themselves. All the posters carrying self- motivational messages put up on your
office and room walls also serve the same purpose.

2. Picture – Another self- motivation tool can also be found in images. People often get motivated looking at certain pictures. The best example of a picture that leads to self- motivation is that showing the three monkeys which brings across the message of “ Hear no evil, Speak no evil, See no evil.” Some people in fact put pictures of famous and successful people to look upto them as a role model. If there is a picture that conveys a deep message, it can actually lead people to attain self- motivation.

Thus writing and pictures are the tools used extensively foe self- motivation by people all across the world. They give people the much-needed boost to go on ahead in life.