Motivational habits are those things that people do to keep moving forward in a positive manner to their goals. Motivational habits could be to exercise instead of eating if one wants to lose weight. The stresses would still be there but the positive action would be a motivational habit of exercises. Also exercising beats stress.
The most important thing about motivational habits is staying on top of things and getting them done in a timely manner. When a person is balancing a social life, family life, and work it is important to get in the habit of motivating oneself to get things done so they have time for the other parts of their life. It is often much easier to learn motivational habits than they might think, and it makes life much easier and balanced.
This is a topic that is near and dear to the hearts of my readers, researchers, and website visitors. So much so that one of them were kind enough to share their own personal opinions. I don’t claim to be the best interviewer in the world, but I do promise some good, raw, and honest answers from normal people like you and me. I do my best to NOT filter these answers, except for the bad words and hateful speech.
With that little blurb out of the way, let’s dive right into the juicy bits of (potentially) life-changing insights.
Current Topic: Motivational Habits
‘R’ = Richard N. Stephenson (me!)
‘I’ = Interviewee (anonymous by request unless otherwise noted)
R: What are some of the biggest reasons you would ever look into this subject?
I: A habit has become a way of life that is easy to access. A ‘motivational habit’ is especially valuable, especially when there is a job to be finished. There doesn’t need to be a big struggle to perform if a habit has been established.
R: What is the biggest, life-changing thing that could come from this topic?
I: One motivational habit i have is setting a screensaver of whatever i want accomplished to my phone. I know i look at my phone a million times a day so if i can get to keep that one picture of an assignment due next week on locks screen i will be on top of my grades. I’ve been doing this ever since the beginning of the school year and so far its been working.
R: Describe what’s so special about this topic in how it helps folks live life better.
I: Motivational habits instill a positive course of action for a person in the day to day. If one does things to better themselves, they will do just that. Without working toward something better for oneself, or to be better, a person can’t make a change for the better.
R: Is there anyone you can think of that seems to be a great role-model as far as this topic is concerned.
I: In my opinion, highly organized and/or highly creative people tend to have the best motivational habits. They tend to be more successful and model behaviors that others can use to help them be more successful. Motivational habits are critically important to help one achieve any desired goal in their life.
R: Break it down for me real quick – who just plain sucks at this topic?
I: Someone who can’t focus will have trouble with motivation. They’ll have trouble staying on task. Their mind will wander when they try to get things done.
R: Can you tell us what it’s like to have this subject in your life?
I: When I wake up in the morning I smile at myself in the mirror. Followed by listening music that pumps me up(nothing sad or depressing). I also made some posters that say “be better” “you got this s***” “I believe in your” and “get some”, and hung strategically throughout my apartment.
R: When do you think new folks should get into this topic?
I: When you are lacking or having an off day that is the best time for motivational habits. These habits can help you gain a more positive outlook on your job. Another good time is when you are trying to accomplish a goal but are struggling.
R: Tell me about an inapparopriate time to bring up this topic or use it in life?
I: A person who has been diagnosed with a major illness may need to slow down, even if it’s temporary. It might not be the best time to form motivational habits. Survival habits may need to come first.
R: If you can to name a place where this topic works really well, where would that be?
I: My motivational habits involve looking up to others. Whenever I feel lazy or unmotivated, I look up to my peers or supervisors to see what they could achieve and tell myself that I can do it too. Finding inspiration is the best way to stay motivated.
R: This subject is not fit for use in every situation. Where should folks not use it?
I: The worst place to make motivational habits an active part of my life is in the mornings–wait that’s time of day. But that time of day is a place in my life. The reason being is because I am not a morning person. I want to sleep as long as I can and often, the alarm clock is the most evil thing in the world. No motivational habits there unless you count fighting evil alarm clocks.
R: Give me an example of who you think should look into this subject more?
I: In my opinion, non-profit groups can make better use of motivational habits. While, they are typically highly motivated to solve a particular problem, they often have few or virtually no resources. This causes morale problems and volunteers often get discouraged. Motivational habits would help prevent the impact of this problem in these types of organizations the most.
R: Can you give us any hints or tips for working this topic into our lives?
I: Praying or getting outside of yourself can help with gaining ‘motivational habits’. While it’s great to accomplish this from your inner soul, sometimes it has to be from the world around you. You can draw strength from the crowd.
R: Give the readers an example of the biggest pitfall for this topic.
I: Avoid placing good traits on bad deeds. For an example no one should be motivated to try marijuana. Trying marijuana only leads to trying other drugs. Therefore, motivational habits should be for the good and not for the bad such as getting a good education.
R: How would you describe a practical step we could take today to get more done on this topic?
I: Someone can make motivational habits a bigger part of their lives by making visual reminders to themselves. Someone could write down quotes and motivational pieces of art and place them where they can see them. This can also make it easy for people to talk about their motivational habits to others.
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Thank you for reading this personal journey into becoming a better person and having a better future ahead of you. I hope you enjoyed this interview conversation and found golden nuggets you can immediately apply to your daily life.
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