The only journey is the journey within...

How often have you felt listless, vacant and spiritless? You switch on the television and there's Tom being battered by Jerry. And you look at Tom, thinking, 'hmmm, that's me all right'. But honestly is there a Jerry in your life making you feel like this? Most often it's you who's doing this to yourself. Be it the lethargic you, the procrastinator you or the 'world-owes-it-to-me' type you.

It annoys me when people give hundreds of reasons why they cannot do something about their life being boring and monotonous when all they need is one reason why they can. And that one reason will come to you like a flashlight if you motivate yourself. How do you motivate yourself?

It is all in the mind. It is as simple as that. If you really want something you go out and get it. And here's how you get motivation:

See the bigger picture:

Bigger means better and clearer. If you know what changes you want to make, spend some time picturing what success looks like for you. At the age of 14, Jim Carey wrote himself a cheque for 10 million dollars and pinned it to his bedroom wall, promising himself that one day he will earn that kind of money! Beginning with a clear picture of where you are really heading really boosts your energy and motivation before you start. Can you buy a ticket to nowhere? Life is one big journey and 'you' need to decide which destination it will be

'Our choices show what we truly are, far more than our abilities do.'
J K Rowling

Spring clean your life:

It energises you to move forward. It's amazing what clearing out can do for the mind, body and soul. It brings about a positive effect, which in turn creates positive energy to propel you forward.

'Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It is not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it is when you had everything to do and you have done it'.
Baroness Thatcher

Be passionate about what you want to change:

When you have a very strong reason why you want to make a specific change or achieve a certain goal, you are more likely to get motivated to make it happen. It's important to get in touch with the benefits of achieving that task or goal. Be passionate about what you want to change When you are, your motivation takes a momentum of its own.

'It's wanting to know that makes us matter, otherwise we are going out the way we came in'.
Tom Stoppard

Make time work for you:

Check you are not holding yourself back with poor time management, or wasting time with unimportant and non-essential tasks. Don't overwhelm yourself with too many activities or too much to do. Keep changes small and manageable.

'Yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is today's dream'.