Top Ten Ways to Motivate Yourself

 

Welcome to the home stretch!

The semester is winding down and projects are wrapping up. Finals and graduation ceremonies are right around the corner. Some of you can see the light at the end of the tunnel. For others the goal may seem far away. Some are feeling accomplished. Others are feeling stretched and overwhelmed. How do you stay motivated when this happens to you? 

 
 Here are 10 ways to keep yourself motivated when things become overwhelming:

1. Make yourself a deal
2. Do something small
3. Do the toughest tasks first
4. Compare yourself with yourself, not with others
5. Remember to have fun
6. Don't fear failure
7. Write your goals down and work towards them
8. Break it down
9. Do what makes you happy
10. Think outside the box

Visit the Positivity Blog to learn more motivational tips.

 Looking for even more ideas? Here is a selection of books that are available in the library:

 

• 9 Things Successful People do Differently by Heidi Grant-Halvorson
• The Happy Student: 5 Steps to Academic Fulfillment and Success by Daniel Wong
• Motivation and Learning Strategies for College Success: a Focus on Self-Regulated Learning by Myron Dembo

 

Motivational Monday

Yesterday evening, I overheard a student proclaim she needed to write a three page paper on motivation that was due today. I told her "procrastination is a motivator in and of itself"(this doesn't mean I think anyone should procrastinate in order to motivate themselves to do school work); this got me to thinking, what truly motivates college/university students to succeed in school? Motivation can come from anywhere, anyone, or anything. My motivation typically comes from a desire to do better and have more in life. What motivates you?

Check out these books in the library on motivation, achievement, and success in college:

1. 9 things successful people do differently
2. Execution: the discipline of getting things done 
3. The little book of coaching: motivating people to be winners
4. A theory of achievement motivation
5. The achieving society
6. Self-theories: their role in motivation, personality, and development
7. Motivating Students
8. Giftedness, conflict, and underachievement
9. Achieving educational excellence: using behavioral strategies
10. Execution: the discipline of getting things done

To find these resources and more, you can Ask A Librarian or call (254)968-9249.