How to keep motivation?

No matter what we do, design or text, food
or by math, everyone wants to be creative. But often,
that we are losing motivation to work, it becomes difficult to focus on
project. How to keep motivation throughout the project?
Of course, people are very different, and each has its own formula for entering the creative
rage. In this article I want to offer some tips based on my
experience, they may be useful to you, but to constantly support
high-level motivation you need to pay attention to your habits,
instincts and behavior, and think about how you can help strengthen your
motivation.

Phase 1: Initial

Starting a project from scratch is the most difficult part of it, and the reward for it will come not
soon, but if you want to reach the stage where your work will be
rewarded, start with something you need.
Here are some tips to help you get started:

Identify goals

It is much easier to keep motivation if you see where you are going. If you not
you know what you strive for, then how do you understand that you have achieved success?

Move progressively

Keeping interest and motivation directly depends on the likelihood of achieving
goals. Set realistic goals, start small. As
achieve your goals, and feel more and more successful,
set more ambitious goals.

Create a creative lair

You need a place where you can work with maximum efficiency, whether
dark cave, hotel room, or company headquarters. Once defined
this place, try to use it to the maximum, than great success you
achieve this workplace, the more it will encourage you to
creativity. When I enter my office, I feel an influx of creative energy,
Of course, to get such an effect you need to get used to your lair for what
It may take a lot of time, but trust me this time will not be wasted.

Back down but don't give up

Never dwell on projects or problems. If you immediately find a solution
does not work, postpone the problem for some time, but then be sure
go back to it, problem solving develops confidence, expands knowledge, and
promotes portfolio growth.

Determine the optimal time for work

Just as the body has an optimal time for sleep and nutrition, the mind
there is an optimal time for creativity (unfortunately this means that there is time
not very suitable for creativity). For me, a super creative time is morning
but I know a lot of people who are more productive late in the evening.
Try to determine the time when you are most productive and enjoy
this less successful time try to use for administrative
aspects of work.

Use the best tools

To work creatively is quite a difficult task, do not create yourself
additional obstacles. Calculate your requirements and necessary
opportunities and choose the best tool you can afford.

Follow your progress

Seeing how far you have come is a great way to motivate. If you rarely
look back, start doing it, you might be surprised at how
Much has already been done, and how much they have advanced. At worst you
see what you have done is not enough and it will make you work harder. In any
case, look back and try to objectively evaluate their achievements.

Phase 2: support

I hope that by following the above tips, you will successfully achieve your
goals But when this happens, sometimes from the initial stock of interest and
zeal nothing remains. In such cases, it is worth trying, something new,
set a new obstacle or take a step back to return the old
level of motivation.
Here are some tips to try if you feel like you hit
in a rut.

Do not set any goals

In the early stages of an idea’s development, or if you have found an opportunity
experimenting, setting goals will prevent the spontaneity that makes
experiments are so helpful. Let the idea grow naturally, and when it
be ready, start planning.

Make goals unreal

Sometimes it helps to lay out much more than in the case of working for
visible benefits. Unfortunately, there is a big risk of not achieving these goals, or
burn out completely by the time they reach them.

Leave your lair

Despite the fact that creative lair contributes to productivity,
sometimes it’s worth working elsewhere, maybe it’s not so
suitable and comfortable, but can have a positive impact on your ideas
and as a result for all the work.

Learn from colleagues

See what other people in your industry do sometimes
is useful. It can inspire new ideas, or at least give
understanding of the quality of your competitors so you know what
demand from yourself.

Ignore colleagues

Although observing colleagues can be very helpful,
misuse of these may cause you to focus on their
achievements and forget about their goals. Worse, you can start
doubt your work if it differs from generally accepted standards,
whereas in reality they may just be completely unique and
fresh. Be careful and focused primarily on your work.

Look for external stimulants

We are surrounded by many examples of the creative approach of people and nature. Pay
close attention to everything that surrounds you, many of these things can be
sources of creative ideas.

Look for internal stimulants

As it may sometimes be helpful to surround yourself with incentives, sometimes it can be
useful and eliminating all external stimuli to enable the mind to
self-stimulation. Often running helps me find solutions to problems and new ideas without
because I like to run, but because running is probably the most boring
a lesson in the world, it allows you to concentrate on creative tasks,
because the brain has nothing more to do.

Get a notebook

I can not express how important this is. Ideas - whether they are bad or good -
must be recorded. No one can remember all of their ideas, and, writing them down
future, you can free up some of the memory for new ones. Stock ideas is good
insurance in case the project deadlines are approaching, and inspirations are all
not.

Work no matter what

It seems to some that it is impossible to make yourself work creatively, but
in fact, it is possible and sometimes very useful. At first it may seem
difficult, but when you practice a little, you will be able to return motivation
and inspiration when they are needed. Even if it does not, continue
work, often the results of work will seem disgusting, but not
Hurry up with conclusions, maybe next time you will have a good
Job.

Create an obstacle

Set a time limit, discard some tools, select
more difficult direction, sometimes such obstacles lead to excellent
results.

Eliminate unnecessary obstacles

Sometimes we set extra restrictions for projects that prevent you
use the full potential. If in solving any creative problem, you
feel too limited in action, sometimes it is worth reviewing
conditions and get rid of the least important restrictions.

Find your way

I hope that some of my advice will help you strengthen your motivation, or
at least give a little enthusiasm. Of course, in this area can not be
universal solutions, if you think that my methods are right for you,
great, but if not then luck, patience, experimentation and perseverance
help you find your way to maintain motivation and inspiration.