8 Ways To Find Motivation To Achieve Your Goals

Caitlin McColl
Dose Of Wonder
Published in
4 min readJul 21, 2024

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Motivation — what is it?

It’s the desire to do something — to achieve a goal, an aim, a dream. The intention to get up off your butt and get something accomplished.

But I know, if you’re like me, sometimes finding the motivation (or helping it stick around) can be difficult, and maybe even feel impossible!

We might know that we want to achieve our (insert dream or goal)…but it can often seem so hard and it’s a lot easier just to…not.

Right?

I can 100% relate.

If you’re procrastinating on achieving what you want to do to kick your life into higher gear and stay (or start) being motivated to move forward with your life goals and plans, here’s 8 things you can do to keep you on the right path.

1. Reflect

Reflect and reassess your goal. Is it still what you’re wanting to do? Maybe you need to tweak it a bit, and that might give you the little kick up the bum if you refresh your goal — it’ll put some more pep in your step

2. Break it down

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Caitlin McColl
Dose Of Wonder

Writer on mental health, grief & loss, mindfulness, running, life musings (+ fiction and poetry!). ❤️coffee & dogs. Vancouver 🇨🇦