The 5 Step Process to Develop Life Long Motivation

Below I share with you the 5 step process to develop life long motivation.

Step 1: Identify and Write Down Exactly What You Want

Above all else you must identify your purpose. You must know why you were put on this earth.
When you know exactly where you want to go, it plants the seed for life long motivation.
Here’s a great exercise to start gaining clarity on where you want to go in your life:
Take out a piece of paper and get ready to write. Imagine 5 years have passed. Everything you have wanted to accomplish has happened.
What is your day like?
What activities do you do?
What relationships do you have?
How do you make money?
How much money do you make?
How do you feel?
What are your hobbies? 
Write. Write. And write some more.

Step 2: Write Down Why You Want It

Knowing what you want is the first step, but knowing why you want it feeds your motivation.
Basically you’re establishing a purpose for your purpose.
So look over your 5 year vision. Then write down your response to this question:
Why do you want to achieve this vision? What impact will it have on your life if you fulfill this vision?

Step 3: Develop The Step by Step Plan

A killer of motivation is ambiguity, or a lack of knowledge.
Therefore to nurture motivation you need to gain knowledge and establish clarity.
A critical part of gaining clarity is to identify the specific steps you must take to fulfill your vision.
Look at your 5 year vision. Begin to write out the specific steps that you will need to take to fulfill that vision. Don’t make this difficult. You aren’t going to know all the steps. But you will know some of them.
Develop the plan. It doesn’t have to be perfect, but it’s got to be something.
By creating this plan you have created a map to start working with.

Step 4: Take Action on Step 1

So you have put together the plan to fulfill your vision. Now is when the rubber hits the road.
You need to take action on step 1.
You have identified exactly where you want to go, why the vision matters, and the plan to fulfill the vision.
Now, take the first step to make it happen.
This brings an alignment between your daily actions and where you want to go over the longterm.
This brings meaning and purpose to each day… Which is fuel for lifelong motivation.

Step 5: Reflect Then Adjust

After about 1 week take a look at the actions you have taken. Reflection allows you to learn from your experiences and to increase the rate at which you achieve what you want.
Basically, this allows you to constantly learn and grow as you move forward. As you learn and grow you will become the person you need to be to fulfill your vision.
Look at the actions you took over the course of the previous week and answer these 3 questions:
What actions are moving you towards your 5 year vision? Keep doing those.
What actions are preventing you from achieving your 5 year vision? Stop doing those.

What is 1 action you can start taking this week to accelerate you towards achieving your vision? Immediately implement this.
Remember: a huge killer of motivation is a lack of knowledge. When you feel like your just running on a treadmill it kills your motivation. By taking the time to step back and assess your actions and plans you are providing fuel for your motivation.