Is it a problem with you that you tend to lack motivation when it is essentially important to have it?

Do you feel that you would be very successful if only you had a bit of motivation and excitement for the job you are into?

So how do you keep yourself motivated?

Here are some mantras to help you.

1. Pick Yourself Up

If you walk long enough, you are going to stumble. Accept this universal truth. The key to success is in getting up, dusting yourself of and carrying on. Never let faults and failures let you down and decrease your working capacity. Shrug it off and do not allow it ever to overcome you and fail you further by depression.

2. Compete

Nothing spurs us on more than competition. Competition need not necessarily be against another individual. Every task can be looked upon as a competition - you have been assigned the task because you are perceived to be the best at it, or the most probable to succeed at it.

Fail and sure enough there will be someone waiting to take over the task and the mantle from you. Build up the spirit of competition in you. Your hard work in this rapidly progressing capitalist society will give you nothing unless you compete against somebody and for something.

3. Focus on the positives

Failures or bad days bring us down. Mulling about these failures for too long can seriously dent your motivation and ability to work. Leave your failures behind. Don't ignore them - analyze them and learn from them. But once that's done, shift your focus to the positive aspects of your life.

4. Try something new

We love a challenge or an adventure. It is in our basic nature as humans. Every now and then take up something new and challenging. It will provide your mind with fresh fodder, and motivate you tremendously. You will find your energy levels perk up and your general outlook towards your work will improve.

5. Motivation is temporal It's difficult to be motivated throughout your life since life is full of unexpected twists and turns. In many occasions you also suffer jeopardizing situations, which shake your very foundations. Understand them, learn from them and get back on the job. Staying motivated takes some effort, put in the work.

6. Understand yourself

Everyone is unique and each one of us has our own quirks and handles. Understand what works for you and what doesn't. Keep in view things and objects which helps to motivate you as well as occurrences and people who de-motivate you.

7. Be passionate

If you have to pick one consistent trait among people who have been successful at their chosen professions or pursuits, it will have to be passion. A passion that is the main driving force behind every action you take. Passion for the job you are doing is paramount to keep you motivated for it.

8. Talk yourself up

Ever wonder what coaches tell boxers between rounds? Boxing tips and techniques? Probably not. It is far more likely that the coach lifts the spirits of the boxer and motivates him with positive talk. Keep a check on your self-talk. Replace and monitor your negative thinking with positive solutions from your heart and think of feel good things that will help to enliven you and hence provide motivation.

Motivating yourself could be the easiest or the hardest thing to do. We've gone through some mantras that should help you find your motivating factor. Adapt these to your specific traits and situations and if you do so then obstacles will just breeze past you and success will be within your grasp.