So, how bad do you want to SUCCEED? Do you want it as bad as you want to breathe? Leave all your stuff behind- Partying, fooling around, that basketball game on TV, and whatever excuses you had that stopped you from performing. Focus and work on your habits because that’s how you will succeed. And for help, stretch out to a YouTube channel. Yes, you have heard it right. YouTube isn’t just for funny videos, silly prank invasions, or drooling over Kardashian’s butt. They may relax you for while but they do no good. So, stop lurking and use YouTube for your own good. Get a daily dose of videos from these channels which I have penned down, practice the idea and you will see the change in yourself.

1. How to Motivate Yourself: 3 Tips for Self
Improvement
1. Put your goal on the calendar.
One way to give a boost to your internal motivation is to create some
external motivation: a target date. Whatever it is you’re aiming to
accomplish, put it on the calendar. You may be working toward a goal
with a set finish date built in. Examples include preparing for a test or
taking a course with a fixed end date.
If your goal lacks this structure, you can add it by deciding on a date by
which you could realistically achieve your goal.
Want to run a 5k or marathon? Sign up for a race on or near your target
date. Considering a degree? Research the application deadline and write
it down. Aiming to learn a new career skill? Register for a course and set
a target date to finish.
Having a target date not only helps you stay motivated, it also helps you
track your progress—you always know how much further you have to
go. This can have a big impact on your performance
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2. Make working toward your goal a habit.
When you make working toward your goal a habit—an automatic
conditioned response—you no longer have to rely so much on feeling
motivated. How do you turn a behavior into a habit?
Identify a trigger.

2. Choose something that you already do everyday, like brushing your
teeth or eating lunch, to be a trigger for the action you want to make a
habit. Write out an “if-then” plan (also known as an implementation
intention).
For example, if you want to create a habit of studying for a class
everyday, your if-then plan might look like this:
If I pour my first cup of coffee, then I will spend five minutes on my math
homework.
To build consistency in exercise, it might look like this:
If I get up and brush my teeth, then I will immediately put on my workout
clothes.
Making this plan and committing it to writing could increase the
likelihood of following through [3].Start small.Notice that the above
examples do not say that you’ll read six chapters of your textbook,
watch two hours of lecture videos, or spend an hour sweating on the
treadmill.Getting started is often the hardest part on low-motivation
days, and starting is much easier when the task is small: Five minutes of
study or putting on your workout clothes [4]. These seemingly small
actions can prime your mind for the task at hand, so the
followthrough—a longer study session or a full workout—can happen
more naturally with less mental resistance, according to The Science of
Self Help
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3. Plan for imperfection.

3. It’s great to feel excited and confident about achieving your goal, but it’s
also possible to be too optimistic [6]. Not every day will go exactly as
planned, and that’s okay. Life happens.
One way to boost motivation on difficult days is simply to plan for them.
As you think about your goal, jot down a list of the things that could get
in your way. If you’re taking an online course, this could include:
● Losing internet access
● Getting a phone call in the middle of a study session
● Having a child home sick
● Feeling stuck on a difficult concept or assignment
If your goal is to go running everyday, some obstacles might include:
● Rainy weather
● Injury
● Illness
● Getting asked to stay late at work during the time you usually run
We can’t predict everything that could happen, but we can predict those
obstacles that are likely to happen from time to time based on our
unique circumstances.
Once you have your list, make a plan for how to handle the obstacle.
How can you plan ahead for when your internet goes out? Maybe you
could keep a few lecture videos downloaded to your phone or computer
for offline access, or you could identify a nearby coffee shop that offers
free wifi.
Now when that obstacle pops up, instead of losing motivation and
feeling deflated, you have a plan in place to keep the momentum going.
Keep in mind that for some obstacles, missing your task is a perfectly
acceptable plan.
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4. The WOOP method
Next time you’re setting a goal for yourself, practice the WOOP
technique, pioneered by Dr. Gabriele Oettingen. This stands for
Wish, Outcome, Obstacle, and Plan. What is your wish? What
would be the outcome of that wish coming true? What main
obstacle stands in your way? What can you do to overcome that
obstacle?
These seemingly small actions can prime your mind for the task at hand,
so the followthrough—a longer study session or a full workout—can
happen more naturally with less mental resistance, according to The
Science of Self Help