Motivational Songs
67One of the great things about motivational songs is that they inspire us to go for more in life. I'm sure you've had many experiences where you listened to a song that just moved you. Whether the feeling you got was happiness, sadness, excitement, motivation, or inspiration, the power of music is something that cannot be denied. Imagine watching a thriller movie will no music. That suspense level would drop at least in half.
Many people when working out at the gym will listen to their favorite list of songs to help them workout more intensely. The song itself really depends on the individual. Some people like fast tempo while others actually like slower tempo music to motivate themselves. So what is this all good for?
One of the hardest things about reaching your goals is to be able to stay motivated long enogh for the goal to be achieved. When you are excited and pumped up about taking action towards obtaining your goals, life is good. But when you feel defeated and down, the last thing you will feel like doing is continuing the pursuit of your goal. This can be hard. So many people have experienced this and have quit. Many people will do the same.Of course, if you quit, there goes your dreams. So what do you do?
You need to motivate yourself again. The best type of motivation of course is internal motivation where you are just driven to take action by your own intense desire to succeed. Even then, you will sometimes need something external to start it back up again. One great way of course is using music. Music has the ability to just stir up intense emotions.
Do you ever remember hearing a song and instantly started remembering a specific even in your life? How did that feeling get there so fast even if just a second ago you weren't thinking of it? The answer has to do with anchoring. We are anchored to certain songs depending how intensely we were feeling about a certain emotion while listening to that song.
As with songs that make you instantly sad, there will be songs that will remind of times when you felt incredibly powerful, like you are on top of the world. These are the songs you want to use when things get tough. It will bring you back to feeling empowered again. You see, whether we feel defeated or confidence has nothing to do with reality. You can beaten time and time again and still feel confident. What will make you feel confident is the mental state that you are in.
When you are thinking confident thoughts and move with confident motions, you will feel confident. What motivational songs do is bring you into that state. Can you feel like you will still win a competition even if you are getting destroyed? Of course. How many times have we seen teams or individuals make a sudden comeback to win the game? Regardless of what your situation is, you will have a greater chance of turning things around if you believe you can.
There are lots of ways to put yourself into the right mental mindset like watching motivational videos, although listening to a motivational song seems to work pretty fast. Whatever type of music you are into, when you find a song that helps you believe in yourself and feel empowered or just pumps you up, use it over and over to get yourself into that state whenever you are feeling defeated or just plain lazy. This is the power of music. If you use it correctly, it can change your life.
If you want a list of great songs that will motivate you, here is a compilation of different types of great motivational songs. Here are a few to start you off. Again, everyone has their own taste in music, find ones that work for you.
M-Theory 3 years ago
I love it. Especially the part about anchoring and how songs empower your mental state to overcome defeat.