Brian Tracy explains how to regain lost motivation to continue pursuing goals. He reiterates SMART goals (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, time‑bounded) and gives four practical steps: (1) reconnect a small task to the big-picture goal by breaking goals into bite‑sized pieces, (2) check and manage overwhelming thoughts/feelings that drain energy, (3) identify intrinsic motivators (personal reasons beyond external deadlines), and (4) stop overthinking—take the first step and continue step-by-step. He highlights momentum, endorphin-driven positive feedback, and the Law of Attraction, then closes with a viewer call-to-action.
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Hello, I'm Brian Tracy and today I want to talk to you about how to get yourself motivated so that you can continue to achieve your goals no matter what happens around you. The starting point of motivation is motive. It means that what motivates you is you have to have a target to aim at. Whether it's a monumental milestone in your life or a small project at work, we all have goals that we're working towards. And if you've been following my channel for a while, you've probably seen some of my videos on how to set what we call smart goals. And a smart goal means specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time bounded. And these are the kind of goals that help you to achieve whatever it is that you want to accomplish. But even if you have the perfect plan in place to achieve your goals, sometimes along the way we can lose our motivation to continue the journey. So today I want to share a few tips to help you regain your motivation and stay productive. Number one, remind yourself of the big picture goal. How is this small task or project going to get you to where you want to be and in the long run? Remember we say break your goals down into bite sized pieces. So take the overall goal and make a list of all the smaller parts of the goal and then just eat one bite at a time is what we say. So number two, check in with how you're thinking and feeling most. Lack of motivation or demotivation is a side effect of feeling overwhelmed or stressed or burnt up. It's trying to do too much in too little time and you just don't have enough energy. Number three is look for what are called intrinsic motivators. That's things within the goal that motivate you automatically rather than just a deadline from your boss. Find a personal reason why you want to achieve this goal. Sometimes a personal reason is to outperform somebody else in the office. Is to do something that makes you better, more respected, more helpful than anyone else. That's a real motivator. And number four, don't spend too much time thinking about it. When you think a task is too large or too difficult, we have a tendency to avoid it or to lose motivation altogether. Just take it one step at a time and see where it leads. Keep your eye on the target, on the destination. One of the best things I ever learned was that the starting point of motivation is motive. It means that what motivates you is you have to have a target to aim at. And what we find is that the key motivator is a Feeling of forward motion step by step, that's getting you closer and closer towards your goal. People ask me all the time, you know, how do you get pumped up? It's very simple. One step at a time. Just simply be clear about your long term goal, be clear about the steps that you have to take to achieve the goal. And then take the first step. In life, all success begins by your taking the first step. And you can always see the first step. And when you take the first step, you can always see the next step. And if you'll just follow from the first step, then you see the next step and take that step, and then you see the next step and take that step. Pretty soon you actually start to build up momentum and you start moving faster and faster. And as you make progress towards your goal, your brain releases endorphins. And endorphins make you feel positive, they make you feel creative, they make you feel happy, they actually release ideas. And you find yourself moving faster and faster towards your goal. And you find your goal moving faster and faster toward you. And the final point is, as you move towards your goal, you activate the Law of attraction. So you begin to attract into your life people and ideas and circumstances that help you to achieve your goals even faster than before. Now I'd love to hear from you. So my question today is simply, have you been feeling a bit overwhelmed and demotivated? And if so, what steps can you take to get pumped up and regain your enthusiasm for achieving your most important goal? Leave a comment below and I'll be sure to follow up with you. Thanks for watching. And remember, if you want to change your future, take action. And take action now. If you enjoyed this video and you feel it was valuable in teaching you how to get pumped up again in terms of your motivation, subscribe to my channel like this video and share this video with your friends. Don't forget to click on the button on the screen for a free gift.
