The ability to motivate yourself is an important skill to have in life. Self-motivation drives us to keep going even in the face of setbacks, to take up opportunities, and to show commitment to what we want to achieve. Self-motivation is in its simplest form, the force that drives us to do things. This topic of self-motivation, however, is far from simple. We can be motivated by many things, both internal and external, such as the desire to do something, to love someone, or the need for money. And usually, motivation is a result of several factors. Listen.

Challenge: Creating a motivation board that includes all your goals, aspirations, and dreams can also be an effective form of motivation. Some call it a vision board, and it is basically a visual incentive that can help you to find excitement and enthusiasm through pictures of what you want, making it harder to ignore than words. It should be placed somewhere where you can see it every day because out of sight is out of mind. Other visual aids such as drawing, video recordings, and viewing images of others accomplishing what you want to accomplish are all powerful tools to make your subconscious mind aligned with your conscious desire.

Reflective Journal Exercise:
I want to invite you to please take some time to reflect on the following sequential questions around your motivation journey. If you can write it down you are welcome or perhaps just reflect where you are at.
· When last did you feel motivated and excited to work towards something?
· What about that time/situation made it motivating to you?
· What does this insight tell you about what and how you are motivated?
· What do you need to do more of or less of now, to have that motivation back in your life again?
Keeping this in mind will help give you the backbone onto which you can build in order for you to understand how to get to, or maintain your motivation.

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Additional Resources
FLOW questionnaire
Intrinsically motivating activities can be identified through the experience sampling method originally used by Csikszentmihalyi to identify the states of flow. The below questionnaire can help you understand how you allocate your attention throughout the day and if you spend a lot of time investing your energy effectively.
This should be done over at least a week but preferably two. Set your phone to prompt you during the day at random times to notice what you are doing and jot down the answers to the following questions.
· At this moment, what are you doing, and who are you with?
· How satisfied are you on a scale of 1 to 10?
· How much skill is needed for this activity? Choose one: no skills needed/some skills required/ a moderate amount of skills used/ had to stretch to do this activity
· Describe your level of motivation: doing this because you have nothing else to do/ doing this because I am told to/ doing this because I have to/ doing this because I want to
· How challenged are you by the activity on a scale of 1 to 10?
· How much are you concentrating on a scale of 1 to 10?

Motivation Quiz
This quiz will help you find out how self-motivated you are:
https://www.skillsyouneed.com/quiz/945353

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