7 Ways To Motivate Yourself

Are you feeling stressed ?

I found an excellent article on 7ways to trigger the zone by Brad.

Here are a few of Brad's tips for getting in the zone

1. Put in 5 minutes - I like to call this the 5 minute productivity breakthrough. If you are putting off a task, or not feeling like getting to work on it, that is the time to put in 5 solid minutes on it. ...

2. Eat a mid-morning apple - Eat a light breakfast of a bowl of cereal or two slices of toast and a cup of coffee. The fructose zaps your system and puts you into overdrive.

3. Get Regular Aerobic exercise - An efficient body works efficiently and is more streamlined for the zone. I recommend 4-5 times a week of rapid walking or jogging for 30 minutes or more.

4. Take A caffeine nap - If you are on the edge of the zone, but sort of cloudy in the head, try a caffeine nap. You just drink a cup of coffee and immediately doze for 15 minutes.

5. Stop working at a fun part - If you’ve worked a long stretch in the zone, one way to ensure you get back into it is to stop working at a fun part. Almost like a kid at an amusement park, stopping gives you that “awww man!” feeling of not finishing something fun.

6. Work fast, very fast - This tip works very well with the 5 minute productivity breakthrough… Take a project and work it as fast as you can. Get some adrenalin going if you can. 1, 2, 3… knock ‘em down and take names. Remember, an object in motion stays in motion. Make your motion faster than flow state and you should relax just fine into the zone.

7. Do 5 on 5 off for 30 - Sometimes your mind just doesn’t want to cooperate. How to deal with it? Beat it into submission. Not literally of course. But take a timer and go on for 5 minutes, then take a 5 minute break. Refuse to work on your project for that 5 minutes.

You can read the full article on motivation at Brad's blog http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2008/08/7-ways-to-trigger-the-zone-and-reader-tips/