SECRETS TO SELF MOTIVATION DURING COVID

Self motivation is the ability to drive oneself to take initiative and action to pursue goals and complete tasks. It’s an inner drive to take action — to create and to achieve. It’s what pushes a person to keep going on and pursue tasks, especially those you’re pursuing because you want to, not because someone told you to.

When reaching for a big goal, self-motivation plays a key role. But making a change in your life requires persistence, and many of us find it difficult to stay motivated over time.When we talk about self-motivation, we are going beyond basic motives. What we really mean is the ability to follow through ,on making a positive change in life — without giving up. Self-motivation requires that you believe in yourself, stay inspired, and keep going despite setbacks. In other words, we are talking about grit. 

With the onstart of covid, also emerged lack of motivation. My quarantined self can rightly describe the experience of quarantine being like ” a monotonous vacation”and the whole self-isolation process comes with a lot of the same risks and challenges. It is easy to let go of usual routines of self-care, such as having a schedule, showering, dressing well and eating structured meals at regular times. While not all these patterns are risk factors for depression, they may affect your motivation and energy levels. After wiling away a considerable amount of precious time that most of us were always falling short of once can also become a factor in reducing one’s motivation in life in general.

Similarly, sleep patterns can become dysregulated, with either excess sleep or sleeping out of sync with the usual daily routine – going to sleep early morning and waking around lunch or later