Solve your Motivation Problem

 Find your Motivation 

    If you are a futbol player, you know that motivation has and will always be an ongoing problem in your internal self. Motivation is what drives you to keep going and performing at the highest level you possibly can and a lot of players now a days struggle to find the motivation that they need because they lack the patience and the discipline needed to succeed. 

    Patience 

    Patience is a virtue and when it comes to the game of soccer, we know that success does not happen overnight. With this game, you need to be willing to put the work in to see the long-term results that you dream of. This game is a lot like the stock market because when people enter the stock market, they expect to make thousands of dollars overnight and as we know it simply does not work that way. When you are dealing with the stock market, you need the training and the patience that it takes to accomplish your goals. 

    You must not fear failure if you are trying to become the best player you can be and in order to do that you must find the motivation to inspire yourself. The fair of failure is a very critical factor when it comes to this. For example, if a player loses the ball on a play or makes a wrong pass, they will become discouraged to try it again the next time around and this is the most common mistake that I see with young soccer players everywhere. You must remember that you must fail in order to succeed and this comes with trial and error so failing is the first step at becoming better. 

    Another major problem that I see is player that tend to practice and train their bodies too much. Your body has a limit and if you push those limits too far, it can result in negative effects for you. If you do this, you can become both mentally and physically exhausted. You must understand that your body is a temple and enables everything that comes from within and if you push the limits too far, it can cause great damage to both your mental and physical health so remember that resting days and relaxation is also important. 

Procrastination 

As we all know, procrastination is a big problem in almost everybody's life and this includes students, work, etc... It is important to understand that procrastination is a real thing in everyone's life and is a primary reason that people do not accomplish what they want to. 

    As a soccer player myself, I know how it feels to feel lazy and think "I will just go train tomorrow or maybe next week". It is very important to know that you are not the only person that is struggling with this problem and procrastination is very common in our society. We as a society want to succeed but we spend too much time on our phones and on the media that distracts us from what we need to be focusing on. 

    It is okay to procrastinate but it is also important to know that you are a lot better today than you were yesterday. This means that if you put in the work today, you will be much better than any opposition that did not put in the time that you did. Just know that tomorrow is never guaranteed so if you want the results that you desire, you need to work towards them today. 

    For example, when I was playing college soccer, I was waking up every morning at 5:30 am to go train for futbol because I knew that the next guy was not willing to put the same effort into the game as I was. At first it can be difficult because you are not used to the hard work, but you end up getting used to it and realize that you are working for a goal at the end of the day. If you are willing to work harder than the guy standing next to you then you will be successful. 

   Create a plan for yourself 

    If you do not know what you are doing or what you are planning for, you will lack the motivation that you need to succeed with you end goal. Having the motivation to do something is great but will you do something that will back it up? If you are taking action on what is in your head, then you are going to be unstoppable. A good way to accomplish this is by fixing any errors that you have made in the past and correcting them, so you do not have the same mistake in the future.

    For example, if you remember a bad past experience that you may have had like missing a penalty in a championship game, you should recognize this and be able to correct his mistake to better yourself and your team as a whole. 

    The thought of failure should motivate you to do better since your brain does not want you to fail again. When I fail at doing something, I hate to remember the past and I simply aim to correct this behavior, so I won't have to feel this same degrading emotion again. 

Go with the flow

    This sounds like such a simple topic but the importance of going with the flow is substantial because players need to stop worrying about the future so much and live in the present. If you worry about your future performances or games too much, then you will not be able to concentrate on what is important; and this is the present. Your best performance is going to be when you solely focus on what it is that you need to do now so you know how to better yourself in that moment which benefits you as a player a lot more. 

    We often suffer with anxiety and being scared of the future simply because we are scared of failure but if you follow the steps that I have given in the previous topics, you will see that finding your motivation to perform is all mental. It is much less physical work than you think and although the physical aspect of the game is important, the mental aspect of the game is what is going to push you to the next level. 

    I hope that this information was helpful for any player out there that is struggling to find their motivation to keep going and performing to the best of their ability. This leads me to ask you what you think is important to find motivation in your game? Do you agree with the short list I have provided? Why or why not?