My life after high school will definitely be college. I am planning to follow my cousins footsteps into becoming a pharmacist in the future (he has one more year left before actually being a pharmacist). Woo! Anyway, it took him about 8 years to complete his education before reaching his dream, and I’m starting to question how he managed to not give up during the years and how he dealt with living away from his family. He is taking pharmacy school in Boston for 3 years, and he is finally on his last year! Will I be doing the same thing a year from now?
From a couple of sources, I’ve managed to seek these:
1. Set a goal and visualize it down to the most minute detail.
2. Make a list of the reasons you want to accomplish the goal.
3. Break the goal down into smaller pieces and set intermediary targets — and rewards.
4. Have a strategy, but be prepared to change course.
5. Get the help you need.
6. Pre-determine how you will deal with flagging motivation.
7. Continually check in with your reasons for carrying on.
I believe 1, 2, 5, and 7 will help me stay motivated and inspired to do 8 more years of school. Setting a goal and visualizing it would definitely cause me to work harder to reach my dreams of becoming a successful pharmacist. Imagining all the things I’ll be abke to do and provide once I get this job will increase my motivation. Making a list of reasons why I want to accomplish this goal and constantly checking in on them can be my daily reminder that I have to commit to this challenge, and that I am doing all of this for a purpose. A purpose that involves my family and my future family. Although, my main focus right now is to give back to my family what they have given me to reach my dreams. I know there will be times where I’ve got too much on my plate, which is why asking for help is a good reason to stay motivated as well. People willing to help me and my struggles will make me realize that I can do it not by myself but with those will support me all the way. Receiving support from anyone is such a big deal because they are the one’s that believe in us.
One last thing on how to stay motivated for longer periods is to be positive. According to HuffPost, “An infectious, positive attitude can shift your entire life. Infusing your mind with positive thoughts will cause you to produce more positive results in your life. Right now you’re getting as many opportunities as you think you can have. To break into making what you’ve only dreamed of and wished for, you must start thinking, believing and speaking like you’re already worth that number! Purposefully infusing your life with a positive perspective will keep you motivated and eliminate all negative sources out of your life.”
Sources:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2013/07/19/how-to-stay-motivated-and-accomplish-anything/
https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_4941277
http://www.planetofsuccess.com/blog/2010/how-to-stay-motivated-stay-focused-stay-positive/
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