We've all been there, when we wake up in the morning with a long to-do list, knowing that each item needs to be completed, but having no desire or motivation to get out of bed and actually completing these things. Procrastinating and putting things off is ok sometimes, but sometimes, it's easy to set a goal for ourselves, and not make any strides or effort towards completing this goal, pushing the achievement of this goal off to the point where it never gets achieved.

Sometimes, it's difficult to find ourselves getting motivated to do simple tasks such as completing a homework assignment, working out, going to work, the list goes on. With motivation comes passion to get motivated.

I'm not saying that in order to complete daily activities you have to be passionate about every single thing you do, obviously, we don't look forward to completing a 10-page essay. However, if we take a step back and look at the bigger picture, it becomes a lot easier to get motivated to do what needs to be done. That 10-page essay that has to be written is probably a pain and may seem pointless now, but getting an A on that paper will help you to get an A in a class which will help boost your GPA which will help you get into a better graduate school, etc. Even if that paper is on something that happened in Rome in 400 BCE and you have absolutely no interest in this topic, remember that you don't have to be passionate about this in order to graduate with good grades, it's all contributing to the bigger picture, this alone will motivate you more than you know.

Another way to get motivated is by finding things that you are passionate about. More often than we may realize, we find ourselves doing things for other people that may fulfill the hopes and dreams they have set up for you, or doing something just because all of our friends are doing it. It is more difficult to get motivated about something that other people are passionate about if you yourself aren't passionate about that thing. Of course, it's great to be a selfless person, however, when it comes to your own hopes and dreams, find the thing that you love to do. Once you find a hobby, major, or activity that you love to do, all of the other things you have to do during the day will seem like a piece of cake because you'll have that one thing, or more, that you love to do to look forward to, almost like a way of rewarding yourself.

If it becomes hard to motivate yourself in any capacity, try to re-evaluate the goals you have for yourself, maybe they really aren't the right goals for you, maybe you don't care enough about fulfilling those goals to actually do anything about reaching them. If it's time to re-direct your life, do it! Whatever it takes to make you happy and successful in anything and everything you do.