Do you know someone who’s really successful? I bet that person is also really motivated and driven all the time, right? How the hell do they do it?

Well it’s actually pretty simple: to them, it’s worth it.

When was the last time you were really, really, really motivated to do something?

Maybe you were dying for a cold beer and you just had to find a pub?

Maybe you were desperate for a pee and had to find a toilet, or at least a suitable bush.

How would your life be different if you could tap into that kind of motivation whenever you want?

Is there something you know is important to do but you can’t find the time or motivation to do it?

To be really motivated, you have to really want something… scratch that… you have to really need something, or at least believe that you do.

When your back is up against the wall, there’s no way out, it becomes a necessity. Your brain will get to work doing what it needs to do to find a solution and get you where you need to go.

The good thing is, your brain’s not as clever as it thinks it is. You can trick it into thinking your goal (what you want to achieve) is a life or death necessity (something you need to achieve).

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Here is a very simple technique you can implement today to get motivated and do some hardcore achieving!

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Stage 1 – Get crystal clear on the ‘what’

What do you want? Be as specific as possible about what you want to achieve. If your goals is too vague, your brain won’t be able to prioritise it.

Here’s one from my life:

“I want to speak German at a fluent level”

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Stage 2 – Decide why you need to achieve it

Think of 3 or 4 reasons why you need to reach this goal. Why is it essential? Why is life not worth living if you don’t reach it? How will it change your life? How will you feel when you get there? Again, specificity is key.

When I explored my why for learning German, I realised it was attached to my strong need for independence, freedom, and my pride.

“I won’t have to rely on anyone to translate for me”

“I will be able to do anything I want”

“I wont feel like a hypocrite, teaching people how to learn languages but not doing it myself”

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Stage 3 – Break it down.

I know we just spent two whole steps building it up, but this is important. Break your goal down into easier, manageable steps. This does two things:

1. It helps tame the beast of overwhelm

2. It makes your goal relevant to where you are at the moment.

For learning a language it’s easy, especially when you live in a country where they speak the language. There are a lot of learning materials that break down the learning into steps, but they’re not always relevant to you and so make it harder to stay motivated.

These are some of the mini goals that worked for me:

“order food in a restaurant”

“fill out my tax return”

“have a job interview”

“introduce my songs on stage”

“explain a grammar concept in an English class”

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Stage 4 – Make your brain want to do it

Words have a lot of power over us; phrasing goals in a way that makes them sound more fun or interesting (or whatever is valuable to you), makes them more enticing.

‘Learn vocabulary’ became ‘practice the words I need to be independent’

‘learn grammar’ became ‘practice sounding coherent and awesome’

‘read the news in German’ became ‘find out some cool stuff to have great conversations about’

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Stage 5– Action

Remember the question from earlier?

Here it is again: Is there something you know is important to do but you can’t find the time or motivation to do it?

Here is my challenge to you my friend.

Think of that thing that you really want to do.

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Go through the process:

1-Get crystal clear on the ‘what’

2-Decide why you need to achieve it.

3-Break it down

4-Make your brain want to do it

What are your goals and how are you going to use this process to achieve them?

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