Create Your Own Self Motivational Guide Book ...
As you live life, motivating yourself, you'll come across 'stuff' that hit home, leave a mark on your motivated soul. The 'stuff' (quotes, photos, conversations, meetings, glimpses, chance meetings, happy accidents ...), that has really meant something to you in your quests, the words and phrases that help you do better in the 'now'.
But ... and, why lose them? Why let them drift by in to the past? Grab them, keep them, have them there when you need them. Add them together along with how and why they guided you in to your personal motivational guide book
Now this is no ordinary book... it should reflect you, your tastes, desires, dreams and hopes. A book unique to you and your experience. The creation of it should reflect that experience.
You may choose a simple notebook to collect quotes in. You may choose to create the book yourself through scrap booking methods. You may buy a beautifully bound hardback notebook. Whatever, it should be something ' out of the ordinary'. Whichever method you choose, the content inside is what is important. Remember, you want this to be easily accessible, but also full of quotations that have made a difference to you one way or the other and will be able to continue making that difference.
Once you've sourced/created your guide book, start adding. Add the strongest motivations you can remember. Write about them, draw pictures of them, paste photographs or cuttings, quotes, whatever it needs.
Need reminding or a source of fresh self-motivation? Here are some good places to visit:
All purpose Motivational quotes!:
www.nightingale.com/temailsubs_motivationalquote.asp
www.motivational-inspirational-corner.com
Sports Motivational Quotes:
www.quotations.about.com/cs/inspirationquotes/a/Sports37.htm
www.motivationalinspirationalquotes.com/Sports_Motivational_quotes.asp
Funny Motivational Quotes:
www.quotations.about.com/cs/inspirationquotes/a/Funny11.htm
www.humor.about.com/od/jokesarchivesa/a/motivational_qu.htm
Business Motivational Quotes:
www.quotations.about.com/cs/inspirationquotes/a/Business28.htm
www.work.com/finding-motivational-business-quotes-538
Famous Quotes by Women:
www.biography.com/womens-history/quotes.jsp
www.1-famous-quotes.com/women_quotes.htm
Motivational Photos:
Well ... what may motivate me, may not do the thing for you.
Go buy a cheap disposable camera.
Make it a goal to use it up taking any kind of photo you want in the next 7 days.
Photos of things that make you laugh, think great things, remind you of great memories, make you salivate ... got the idea!
Music:
Hey, the 'right' song can sure pick me up and make me bolder!
Make a play list of the songs that pick you up ... put them on your computer, phone, mp3 player ... everywhere!
(With the best lyrics written in your guide book?)
And:
... what have I missed out. My thinking can only work for me. Take a small notepad out when you go taking your photos. Ideas and thoughts will come to mind!
Strike while the iron is hot and get your book started today so that you will always have it to refer to in the future. We all look for help when the chips are down and our spirits are low. If you’ve enjoyed creating this book, all you’ll have to do is open a page and begin re-hearing, re-seeing, re-feeling the inspiration and motivation that means something to you.
Your shopping list:
Either a notebook or materials to make one yourself (more fun!)
Decorations for your book (let yourself go! It's your book - no one else need see it!).
A pack of bright cheery and colorful fine point felt pens.
Some glue (photos, cuttings).
Disposable camera.
Small, pocket size notebook.
And ... oh yes, that special item only you know about ...
Enjoy!
Vic Carrara
www.empowersu.com
Vic Carrara owns and writes for www.empowersu.com, a site devoted to designing better life choices. Discover some fresh choices, motivational & inspirational words, reviews and lifehacking freebies, as well as some discount offers after subscribing yourself.
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