Many people search for information about how to get motivated. Motivation is a great power that helps us achieve what we want but motivation isn’t enough. You should learn to use it effectively. In this article I share with you 8 ways how to use your motivation.

Make a List

You know the best way to achieve something is to create a list. However, a lot of people make the same mistakes. And I’ll describe how to create a list correctly.

Decide What You Really Want

We’re social creatures, and the society influences our desires. That’s why many of us set goals that are based on what our friends and dears do or choose. But listen to yourself and decide what you really want, don’t set goals if they are not relevant to you. Your goals should reflect what you want to get or change, but not things that someone else thinks you should do.

Focus

If you set end goals, you will achieve nothing. For example, how a usual list of end goals looks like:

Go to Italy

Lose 10 kg

Buy a car

And here is the list of goals you should make if you want to go to Italy:

Save 10 percent per month from my budget for this journey Decide what sights I want to visit In what hotel I’ll stay in Choose an airline Buy tickets Pack a suitcase Go to Italy

Congratulations, you’ve achieved your goal!

As you see, it’s a little bit different to your way how you used to set goals. So, set small goals that will lead to your dream step by step.

This Goal is Great! Why?.. Hm…

If you don’t know why you have set a goal, you don’t need it. You just want to accomplish it under the influence of the society. For example, if you don’t want to travel, you should not do it. It will surprise you, but you have not to travel, buy a car or do something else if you don’t really want it. If you set random goals, you will never achieve them because you’ll always delay them. And, as a result, you’ll feel like a loser who is not disciplined to do anything. But achieving goals is not about discipline, it’s about your desire.

Stop Procrastinating

What is your favorite way to procrastinate? Share in the comments! I like checking YouTube whether there are new videos or not. Procrastination can be ok if you’re tired and want to refocus. However, if you procrastinate all the time, it’s a sign that you’re not interested in. If you want to be productive, set exciting goals that you really want to achieve.

Find People Who Will Inspire You

In the article named How to Break a Bad Habit I’ve told about the crab bucket theory. If you don’t know what it’s about, you can read my article but I describe it briefly- you should find people who will inspire you. It can be your dears or famous people, read this series about people who overcame failure. I’m sure these stories will help you.

Use Apps

If you need to save money to make your dream come true, you should make decisions wisely. It can seem easy — just don’t buy useless things. But, in fact, it can be difficult to stay on the budget: a meeting with friends on Friday evening, mom’s birthday, a heel has broken and you need new shoes. In order to control your budget, use an app from the following list:

PocketGuard

The app helps you keep track of your cash flow, bank balances, spending, subscriptions, mortgages, recurring payments, etc. It will give you your state of finances in a glance, gives you high technology protection & security, with an easy & convenient to use app. ultimately, the app will help you to stay in budget, identify & eliminate money wastages, make better & smarter decisions, and get an insight on how your future finances will affect your decisions.

Home Budget with Sync

The app has a tool for analyzing your expenses and income with charts and graphs, moreover, it lets you sync with other devices, let’s say with a family member within a household, which then you can share a single budget and exchange information on expenses, bills, and income. This way you can create, edit and delete data and browse & search for expenses to come up with just one single account to manage.

Wallet

Wallet lets you note your expenses, income, balance, cash flow, budgets, debts, shopping lists, warranties, and much more. The app provides a wide range of personal finance features, including support for multiple currencies, advanced record tracking, highly readable charts and records, and easily-understood budgeting tools.

Dollarbird

Keep track of your cash flow through adding your money transactions on your calendar to manage them clearly and effectively and where you can visualize your finances with automatic balance calculations and get to breakdown your daily or monthly transactions of your past and planned expenses. You also can get your family or partner to collaborate with your finances to easily manage your money matters. Lastly, data are stored in the Clouds so that means you can have access to it, anytime, anywhere and in whatever platform you are on to.

Track Your Success

Don’t forget to track your progress and achievements and write down all your decisions, and it should be gathered in one place in your journal, for example.

Conclusion

I hope these ways help you use your motivation properly and achieve your goals!