subject: Self-Motivated goals and achievements [print this page] Self-Motivated goals and achievements Self-Motivated goals and achievements
what's the difference between those who never reach their goals, year after year, and those who achieve one goal after another? Often, it's their self-motivation.Self-motivation is the force that keeps pushing us to go on it's our internal drive to achieve, produce, develop, and keep moving forward. When you think you're ready to quit something, or you just don't know how to start, your self-motivation is what pushes you to go on.With self-motivation, you'll learn and grow regardless of the specific situation. That's why it's such a fundamental tool for reaching your goals, achieving your dreams, and succeeding, in this journey we call lifeSo, how self-motivated are you? We've put together a short quiz to give you a better understanding of how self-motivated you are. After the quiz, we'll discuss some specific tips for improving your self-motivation, so that you can achieve still more in your lifeSelf-motivation is complex. It's linked to your level of initiative in setting challenging goals for yourself; your belief that you have the skills and abilities needed to achieve those goals; and your expectation that if you put in enough hard work, you will succeed......
Self-confidence and self-efficacy. Positive thinking, and positive thinking about the future. Focus and strong goals. A motivating environment..... Part of being self-motivated is having good levels of self-assurance, self-confidence, and self-efficacy. More on these below!Being highly self-assured means you will set challenging goals for yourself, and it's also a resiliency factor for when you encounter setbacks. If you don't believe in yourself you'll be much more likely to think, "I knew I couldn't do this" instead of, "This one failure isn't going to stop me!self-efficacy as a belief in our own ability to succeed, and our ability to achieve the goals we set for ourselves. This belief has a huge impact on your approach to goal setting and your behavioral choices as you work toward those goals.high self-efficacy results in an ability to view difficult goals as a challenge, whereas people with low self-efficacy would likely view the same goals as being beyond their abilities, and might not even attempt to achieve them.It also contributes to how much effort a person puts into a goal in the first place, and how much he or she perseveres despite setbacks
