{"id":3050,"date":"2026-09-13T07:23:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T07:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/depression\/?p=3050"},"modified":"2026-09-13T07:23:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T07:23:52","slug":"how-to-motivate-yourself-the-trick-behind-lasting-self-motivation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/depression\/?p=3050","title":{"rendered":"How To Motivate Yourself &#8211; The Trick Behind Lasting Self-Motivation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BPAMbZa64u8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>How To Motivate Yourself &#8211; The secrets of creating lasting motivation to accomplish your goals.<\/p>\n<p>The Ultimate Life Purpose Course &#8211; Create Your Dream Career:<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.actualized.org\/life-purpose-course<\/p>\n<p>Leo&#8217;s Top 140 Self Help Books<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.actualized.org\/books<\/p>\n<p>Full Video Transcript Here:<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.actualized.org\/articles\/how-to-motivate-yourself<\/p>\n<p>Video Summary:<br \/>\nSomewhere between watching a motivational video (very ineffective), or someone kicking your butt, lies the vast wasteland of hoped-for outcomes. Self-motivation is often a problematic victim of vague, wimpy goals; lack of sufficient visualization; or failing to reinforce the ratchets in your achievement. <\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re constantly struggling to stay motivated, it may be that you have the wrong goals, or your life has the wrong purpose. If you&#8217;re trying to motivate yourself to accomplish things that don&#8217;t embrace your passion, you&#8217;ll never get far. If you&#8217;re passionless about where you&#8217;re headed, you need to pick a new direction. Examine your higher self and what your true, passionate life purpose really is. <\/p>\n<p>Once your direction is aligned with your life purpose, visualize your vivid, specific, and ambitious goals for your life &#8212; the bigger the better. You need a detailed map before you can get anywhere. Picture your vision in your mind and on paper to make it more real. <\/p>\n<p>Now build your vision deep into your daily life. 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