How do I stay motivated when I am not seeing results?

Stephen Covey once wrote "I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions." At the end of the day, what you do will always matter a lot more than how you feel. That's not to say that how you feel doesn't matter, but it's to heed a simple warning: don't become a victim of circumstance. When you aren’t at the mercy of circumstance, you train yourself to do something just because. Repetition and discipline lead to habits, and habits lead to the fruition of your goals. Are you taking actionable goals? Failure to see results is not the end. It's only the end if you've reached your personal threshold for failure, and that in and of itself is something you have absolute control over. Failure to see results is not a dead-end sign, it's a detour, an opportunity to try something in a different way. The more you do work that seems unpleasant at the moment, the easier these things become in the future. Soon, you won’t see unpleasantness as a chore, but an integral part of the fruit of your vision. Challenges for the betterment of your life. The more you endure, the less you will suffer in the future, the less strenuous these “chores” become. You don’t set out to build a wall. You don’t say ‘I’m going to build the biggest, baddest, greatest wall that’s ever been built.’ You don’t start there. You say, ‘I’m going to lay this brick as perfectly as a brick can be laid. You do that every single day. And soon you have a wall. — Will Smith To me, motivation doesn't exist, or at least shouldn't be your sole purpose of doing something. Smaller steps lead to the bigger picture eventually, just trust in your journey and one day you'll most certainly reach fruit.

Know that it will be worth it in the end. Often it happens that we lose motivation due to the fact that we aren't seeing the improvement or the results we are wanting. But everything takes time. It's important to hang in there and to keep on going even if you may not be seeing the results immediantly. With time, and with patience and commitment, they will come. But for now it is important to focus on the present and trying to use it wisely, maybe using it to get closer to your goals. Anyways, be patient and positive and the things you desire will come to you soon.

I studied a hard subject in my undergraduate university and despite working really hard, I would receive bad grades. I wanted to switch out of that major so that I could do something I could potentially be better at and get better grades in, but I did not receive much support from my familiy to switch. I decided to stick with it to not cause harm to others for the time being and see if maybe things will get better. They did because I was able to integrate within a community that I did not expect to become part of. We all helped each other from there and I started to see my grades go up. To answer concisely, I wanted my grades and interest in the subject to work out, but only found that after a certain threshold of working. So even just sticking on for a little longer helped me see results, even if I were not as motivated as I would have liked

Understandably, sometimes it's tough to stay motivated when not seeing results. However, one of the first things I do is to take a deep breath and take a step back. Are you not seeing results with an exercise routine? For that, I look at what I've been doing the past few days or weeks. And if I've been pretty diligent, then I know there has been at least a bit of progress. From there, I know that even if I do not see any results, I know that in the long term, I'm getting healthier! Often, it takes a few months of doing something to see any progress.

I set smaller goals for myself, ones that are quicker and easier to achieve, and which, most importantly, are easy to quantify. A good small goal is one for which the identification of completion is easy. I recognize and I reward these small accomplishments. I allow myself to understand that a big goal is nothing but a bunch of small goals put together. Most importantly, perhaps, I do not try to punish myself or engage in self-hatred if I fail to fulfill one of these small goals within an allotted frame of time. I forgive myself, which is one of the most powerful things you can do for yourself.

i have faced this personally it is very hard i mean very hard it will be hard you have to focus on what is the problem then focus on that problem then fix what is necessary until then focus on that one problem just remember that don't fous on all problems it will if you do it will stress you out more than needed to be ok? until then breath you got this and don't worry it will be ok every problem has a good out come when you find the issues then fix it that is what i can say about this i hope this helps someone that is reading

Many individuals struggle to exercise. Perhaps the most difficult aspect of exercising is beginning a routine that is manageable yet effective. Understanding what stands in your way to exercise can help you find creative methods for incorporating exercise into your routine. 1. When a friend wants to talk, ask if you can walk as you talk. This can benefit your fitness in two ways. First, you will begin to associate exercise with a positive experience (talking to your friend), which will increase your likelihood to exercise again. Second, it will establish a healthy and simple routine with your friends. *Tip: Do this with colleagues at work by walking up and down a stairwell during a break.

We all have our own type of struggles. Different problems, different hardships. But one thing we all have in common is success, because success is always at the last part. We also have different ways on viewing points. We need to see things differently and always think about all the possibilities there might be. We can also continue the struggle but also just enjoy the ride. "Nothing is easy in life", even the slightest movement cause our lungs to work, our circulatory system to do it's purpose. For short every single thing we do causes us to breathe. We can just enjoy the ride of life and also do what we love

I like to think of future me watching over me. The person I aspire to become, whispering in my ear that I'm getting there, that I need to keep pushing and I'll eventually get there. This helps first of all to create an image of how you want yourself to be in the future, and how your goals are achievable. Think of it as a guardian angel - even though it's just yourself. This will help self-confidence but it will also push you to reach your goal and stay motivated. There are surely better times ahead, just keep swimming!! -m

Try to remember why you started said activity in the first place. A lot of times results won't be obvious right away but you will get those results if you keep going. Also it may help to break your goal into smaller short term steps. For example instead of saying I'm going to lose 20 pounds in 2 months say I'm going to lose 5 pounds in 2-3 weeks. It will be easier to see the progress that way. finally consider if what you are doing is an effective way to reach your goal. that could be a cause of not seeing any results. I wish you the best of luck in whatever it is you are trying to achieve!