It doesn't matter how many books you read or how many degrees you earn – if you don't go after your goals, you're going to lose them. you have to commit to doing the work, no matter what. For achieving your goals in life you have to end all excuses in your life.
Life is all about having fun and enjoying life. Most people enjoy life because they have choices to make and so the key to making the most out of life is having choices, which brings me to what is wrong with you I'm supposed to say to you. Don't let the things that suck you in stop you from reaching your goals. The only person that can tell you what is and isn't worth doing is you. You are the only one that can be responsible.
You have to be willing to not only take criticism and criticism well, but to get back at it. Yes criticism is important, and is actually a great source of motivation and to a degree of confidence, but be willing to overlook it and treat it well, as you could learn from it, adjust it and implement changes to it so that you are now better able to deal with it.
There is a huge difference between living with challenges and accepting them as a part of life and feeling like a failure because of them. there is a possibility that the strain of overcoming an obstacle in your path is something you are ill-prepared to face. so don't be surprised when they show up again and again.
Take time off when things can get stressful. learn how to enjoy yourself. be the type of person who smiles at people, you are an amazing person and they will always give you the respect you deserve. #9 Your Own Sense Of Desire And Perfection Because the human being is essentially a machine, as such, we strive to achieve what we think we can do. we seek more, we push ourselves to strive for more. we use "a positive thinking" method to try and make ourselves more perfect, even though we are destined to fail.
How do you stay positive when things go wrong, especially when people don't understand? by understanding and ignoring your negative emotions you get rid of them and look forward to the positive experience you'll have when it will all be done. make use of your reward system. success is more satisfying if it is highly motivated, and rewards are what bring you into a new state of mind where you won't find it so hard to achieve it.
The more you can accept that and take advantage of that and learn to create mechanisms which would aid in being able to accomplish that goal regardless, the more your work and life will improve. because you will not be pursuing your goal to the point of distraction. a lot of things just happen to us that keep us from fulfilling our dreams, but with more insight and a healthier mindset about our goals and our world in general, things will be more awesome!
The path of personal growth starts with you. I want to give you one thing that will make you happy. If you make it your goal to be motivated the same way as me. Next time you make excuses do not waste your precious time thinking why you aren't motivated. Think why you should be. It will make your life more fulfilling.