The keys to motivation

Motivation is a very valuable tool for every entrepreneur.

When we face the creation and development of our own business, we usually encounter various adversities that make the road ahead much more complex. Learning to motivate ourselves is fundamental to nourish us with energy that will help us face the challenges ahead. Motivation is a feeling and therefore responds to the emotional side of our brain. This does not imply that we cannot create strategies to foster it and manage it intelligently.

Although we should not base our business solely on motivation, it is important to know how to manage it and above all to know how to apply it in pursuit of our interests. During this guide we will be addressing some of the fundamental keys to find motivation and use it for the development of our projects.

Identify the sources that motivate you

We all have sources that motivate us more intensely than others. When we tackle the task of starting a business, it is important to know which are the things that generate the most excitement, that make the adrenaline run through our body and make us want to work harder. For some, motivation is found within, on the spiritual plane. Therefore, they practice meditation and concentration techniques, where they visualize their objectives and goals.

Others prefer to find motivation on the outside, either by consuming content on the Internet or reading about similar businesses or companies. No matter what it is that motivates you, the essential thing is that you learn to identify it so that you can use that resource to your advantage in the moments when you need it.

Accumulate motivational materials

Try to collect everything that can generate a high state of motivation. It may be that in the moments when you are motivated you don't need to consume that which generates ecstasy and excitement, because you are already well focused and motivation is not a problem. If you are in those moments, you need to collect everything that you think may be useful for when the energies decline, because it is a natural process that sooner or later will occur. Whether it is a video that you find by chance in social networks, a photo, comment or article, create a space and store them.

You can classify and tag them according to the type of content and the intensity of emotions it generates in you. By performing these tasks you will find a smart way to manage your emotions and have them available at the times you need them.

Exploit motivation to your advantage

The last point we will discuss in this guide is probably the easiest to apply and the one we usually fail in when it comes to motivation management. Many of us manage to motivate ourselves very easily and reach high levels of excitement,