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10 Fabulous Motivators That Inspire You To Take Action – Part II
In part I of 10 Fabulous Motivators That Inspire You To Take Action, we covered 3 motivators:
- 1. The Movers & Shakers
- 2. The Deal Breakers
- 3. The Momentum Builders
Continuing with the fourth motivator …
10 Fabulous Motivators That Inspire You To Take Action
4. The Inspiration Generators
When you are inspired, you take action. When inspiration is multi-fold, action is multi-fold as well. As is obvious from the name, Inspiration generators include everything which lifts your spirit and gives you the boost to work towards your goals.
Inspiration generators are reminders of your goals, desires and dreams. They are reminders of the power within you. Inspiration generators encourage you to hold on to your dreams to press on with the task in hand and to not give up. Inspiration generators’ sole goal is to keep you motivated.
Inspiration can be found anywhere and in everything. Here are a few inspiration generators which work very well –
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Words of Inspiration
Words are powerful. Just one sentence is enough to make you feel better; one poem is enough to make you determined again; one passage is enough to motivate you to take action.
If you know of any quotes/poems/passages which touch your heart and speak to you, make most of them. Stick them where you can see them. Read them every day. Begin your day with words that motivate you. Keep them in your vision area always. So that anytime you need some motivation, some form of encouragement, they are there for you … always.
My love for poems is no secret. I have shared with you on this blog a couple of my favorite poems.
Edgar Guest’s “It Couldn’t Be Done” inspires me to tackle any difficult project head on. Even though the project seems impossible to complete and overwhelmingly huge, “let’s get to action” is the space I find myself in after reading this poem.
John McLeod’s “Awakening” inspires me to create something. It motivates me to use my creativity and make something beautiful. Every time I read it, it fills me with awe, wonder and promise … of a life I can create each day.
The best part about words of inspiration is that they are in abundance everywhere. You won’t even have to search hard to find something that calls you to action. Anytime you find something worthwhile, make sure to make a note of it somewhere. So that you can use it again and again and again.
A great way to read and get to know new inspiring quotes everyday is by subscribing to a quote a day facility provided by various websites. You can register at multiple places and keep the ones you like.
Vision Board
A vision board is literally your dream board. It encompasses images and words of dreams that you wish come true. You could focus on a specific dream or a specific area of your life; or you could choose to focus on your entire life all at once.
Just clip images from magazines that inspire you; that represent what you want for yourself and create a collage out of it. This collage that you form is what a vision board is. Looking at a vision board is exciting and fun filled since it’s a visual representation of everything that you want in your life.
As popularized by ‘The Secret’, creating a vision board sends positive signals to the universe on what you want, and thus that’s what you attract.
The goal with a vision board is to have constant happy reminders of what are you pursuing and why. Looking at a vision board by itself is a very energizing and motivating experience. It fuels your passion and makes you look forward to act on your dreams.
For instance, if you are making a dream board for just one goal – losing weight, your dream board could consist of your full size picture in your dream size. You could simply cut paste your head image on a body image you see yourself having in future. You could put in a picture of a weighing scale showing you at your dream weight. You could paste in pictures of how life would be once you get to size you want.
Images of you having fun exercising, pursuing active hobbies – like sports, trekking etc or even enjoying healthy foods are a great addition to this board. If you have some target clothes to fit in, images of those too would be the right fit over here. The idea is to have everything that could motivate you to stay on course with your weight loss on this board.
Book of Inspirations
A book of inspirations is a great way to put together everything that inspires you in one place. Whether it is quotes, poems, passages (from point one above) or pictures that represent your dreams (from point two above) or an inspiring article you come across or stories or even a video for that matter … whatever inspires you should find its way in this book.
Your book of inspiration could be an actual book or a file on your computer or a blog you maintain … whichever way is convenient for you. The benefit of creating book of inspirations is that it becomes your one-stop source of inspiration. Since you chose everything that’s within the book on your own, you are guaranteed to find something useful as you go through it.
Any time you need inspiration or you need to get motivated to take action, simply take this book out and flip its pages. Each page has the power to tap into your motivation. Each page has the power to re-kindle the passion within to work towards your goals.
A side advantage of creating and adding inspirational stuff to the book of inspiration is that it keeps your mind open to inspiration. You will notice inspirational stuff everywhere, you will allow it to inspire you and motivate you. The same passage, the same video which earlier didn’t affect you, you will now find very moving and inspiring – all because you are now open to getting inspired.
Consistently working on the book of inspirations helps you develop a mindset of looking for inspirations in every big-small thing you see/experience around you. This mindset alone will be the reason you stay motivated most of the time.
Action Items:
- i. Pick one inspiring quote/poem/passage which moves you and motivates you. Read it every day – setting it as a daily reminder or computer wallpaper or a post-it note on a highly visible place is a great way to ensure this happens.
- ii. Close your eyes and imagine your vision board. Add images, sounds, words to it one by one as you like. Stay with the imaginary vision board for a while. Enjoy it. Devour it. And see whether you would like to create one for real.
- iii. Every day share one inspiring thing that you found (on that day). You can share your inspiration with your partner, your kids, your family, colleagues, friends … anyone. In return, ask them to share their inspiration of the day. Add each inspiration to your book of inspirations.
Words of Inspiration, Vision Boards & Book of Inspirations are just some examples of Inspiration Generators. Do you know any inspiration generator which I can add to this list?
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This is so so so great, Avani!! Talk about a post that fulfills it’s motivational goal!
I feel like going home right now to put my head on a more muscular body– pictures, I mean!!
And from now I will post highly motivational quotes where I can see them daily. Thank you very, very much.
Jannie Funster´s awesome post ..“Yes – Kids Sure Do Say The Darndest Things” Part 2
Way to go Jannie. You taking action after reading my article is motivational for me
Thanks to you too.
“Begin your day with words that motivate you.” That’s good advice that I keep failing at. I used to be a morning person, rising and full of life at 5 am. Now I’m lucky to be up and eager at 8 am. And it’s like I’m not even open to inspiration in the morning; I can repeat motivational phrases or thoughts to myself and it goes nowhere. I’m like a bear who wants to keep hibernating.
Davina,
If it doesn’t work for you, it doesn’t work for you. Find something else. You can’t force yourself to be inspired. A lazy morning start with a cup of tea and some soft music and good reading / family time / nature time sounds like heaven to me. You might want to try that.
I draw a lot of from past success, like mini-movies, as well as from actual movies and heroes.
Songs are so good too. For example, when I hit a set back, I can’t help but think, “I get knocked down, but I get up again …”
J.D. Meier´s awesome post ..Dancing in the Rain
JD,
Past successes are a powerful source of motivation and confidence. Works very well when stuck in self doubt.
I find children motivating. When mine were young they motivated me to improve myself so I could be a good example. Now they inspirte me because they are such dedicated mothers themselves.
My husband inspires me…his timeless dedication and sincerity for his family.
My friends inpsire me. When I’m struggling I know I can call them to lift me higher.
I think you have the makings of a book with this series. Seriously…Many people need motivation and inspiration and have no idea how to find it.
Tess The Bold Life´s awesome post ..The Time Of My Life
Tess,
Children teach you so much, don’t they? Seeing them play, interact or simply live lives inspires me to re-connect with the child within. People you love seem to be your strongest source of inspiration.
Thank you for suggesting that I turn this series in a book. I was toying with the idea, your vote of confidence motivates me to go ahead with it
“To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.”
William Blake – I’ve always loved that opening verse.
I also love IF. I find music a huge inspiring force for me. I love to listen to my favorite songs to get me going.
Beautiful post Avni!
Amit Sodha – The Power Of Choice´s awesome post ..Honouring People And Cultures With Language Skills
Amit,
What beautiful lines. I had to look up for the entire poem as soon as I read these lines. I am delighted that you liked my post.
Avani,
Movers and Shakers – for me it is just a desire to help by being myself, that’s it.
The deal breakers are my tendency to have multiple interests and take too large of a bite. I’m learning to savour the feast of a snack now. One thing at a time.
My momentum builder is the the feedback and love from anyone that appreciates my work. Though, sometimes “you can’t do that” makes me prove that you can.
When I got divorce I will say that the biggest motivator of all is LOVE. I was away from my daughter (and still am 6500 km away in my country), the love of my life and she was the only motivator. I got the strength every day by making sure that I “did this for Sylvie”. The rest of me was exhausted. Amazing.
simply stephen´s awesome post ..i’m not hungry, i’m starving
Stephen,
‘Savour the feast of a snack’ sounds good. I like the term. LOVE is the greatest motivator of all. So true.
Avani,
Wow, looking forward to the whole series of articles on the topic, looks very interesting. For me, my best motivation is my 2 kiddos, my preschooler and infant son, both gives me reasons and hope for life and living. We all need some encouragement often and this is great list.
Zengirl´s awesome post ..Life balance: 6 Critical areas
Zengirl,
I am delighted that you are enjoying the series so much. I am having equally good fun writing it. Kids are magicians aren’t they? Just seeing them, being with them can make all wrongs disappear.
Wow. I used to have a book of inspiration ages ago, when I was a teen. I know I have it somewhere… off to look for it.
Vered, all the best. Hope you find it. I think as kids we had an eye for such treasures. Keeping a book of inspirations came so naturally then. Now it’s more of an acquired habit.
The vision board is definitely a must! Great post! How often do you look at your vision board Avani?
jonathan figaro´s awesome post ..You’ll Never Be Successful
Hey Jonathan, right now my home location keeps changing. Hence, no vision board. I have some very specific aims/goals and maintain files (you can say vision files) which I go back to every now and then. I am looking forward to creating a vision board when I head back home (India) this year.