11 People Reveal The Secret To Staying Motivated In The New Year

“Breaking down the massive task into bite sizes helps. Wanna climb that mountain? Just take it one step at a time, focus on the next ridge, acknowledge and reward your progress with breaks/snacks, focus on the journey rather than the destination. When you’ve reached your summit, think/talk about the tremendous accomplishment and try not to think about the next mountain. While in the context of hiking, the principles apply to almost every task, no matter how big or small.” — newlygay2014

“I am always trying to hook future me up so life can be a bit easier rather than a constant slog. If I get stuff done now then I can relax a bit more in the future and that really makes me motivated to keep pushing.” — Smooth_Talkin_Chron

“The thing I realized is that motivated people don’t magically feel like doing things, they just actually do things. It’s action, not feelings. You know how you have a thought, ‘I should go do xx’ and then you kinda push it off for whatever reason? Maybe you are waiting for a commercial, or to feel like doing it, or just another five minutes… Act immediately upon having the thought. Try not to give yourself time to realize you don’t want to do it. I made it into a game–if I think I should do something, I try to immediately do it. It’s like jumping into a cold pool. By the time I realize I don’t feel like doing it, I’m already started. I also heard a saying years ago: done is better than perfect. It’s constantly proven itself to be true. But honestly, Nike figured it out years ago. Just do it. It really is that simple.” — Girlbegone

“Stop talking to lazy people, they will brainwash you into watching too much TV or being on the internet too much.” — bjjmonkey

“Read and watch a lot of YouTube videos, listen to a lot of audiobooks about the things you’re trying to accomplish and about your inspiring interests.” — wannaseemytriforce

“If you continually break promises to yourself, you are literally training your brain that your words and promises don’t matter. You’re training yourself to fail. If you can’t keep a promise to yourself, how can you keep a promise to someone else?” — Leaper15

“It’s like exercise or anything else that matters. I feel worse if I don’t do it. Nobody likes doing the dishes, applying for jobs, working on a master’s degree, going through your credit card purchases looking for fraud or subscriptions to cancel, etc. But shit’s gotta get done.” — nerbovig

“Routines help. After a while you handle the mundane stuff on autopilot and find your rhythm. Everything else just kind of falls into place. Then, because you’re not wasting time or energy on the boring crap, you have more bandwidth for the exciting stuff… and that’s where the motivation is found.” — awill237

“Combining tasks I don’t want to do with something pleasurable. E.g. Listening to music, doing it in bed while cuddling, if that’s possible.” — thebestofbtggf

“Get off all of your electronics and go outside. A long walk in the fresh air does wonders for our health, both physically and mentally.” — NeoPunkX

“I just don’t let myself think about all the reasons I don’t want to do the thing. It’s kind of like an impulsive thing, I don’t give my thoughts time to talk my way out of it. If I think ‘I gotta do this,’ I immediately get up and do it, I don’t let the small window of motivation escape.” — RaisinBranCromch