1 - Give Yourself Rewards - For every success that you have give yourself a reward.
That way you will have something to look forward to regardless of the results that you are seeing.
The anticipation of receiving the reward can be used to motivate you to take action even if you don't particularly like the tasks that lie before you.
2-Revisit Past Success - Look at milestones that you have hit in the past.
Relive them.
Think about the excitement that you felt.
Now transfer that feeling onto your present aspiration.
Take action with the intent of experiencing the same exhilaration.
This will motivate you to put your all into your work in order to get the same results.
3 - Associate with Motivated People - Motivated people will help you take your game to a higher level.
Their excitement and action oriented approach to life will rub off on you.
You can model their approach to life.
Apply their mindset to your problems.
Find out why they are always up and duplicate that same type of thinking in your own life.
You become like the people you associate with, be they poor, rich, negative or positive.
4 - Keep Your Dream In Front of You - Your dream provides you with inspiration.
If you are inspired you can easily overcome procrastination and strenuous circumstances.
Focus on the rewards and the pleasure that you will receive once you hit your goal.
When you have to do something that you are not particular fond of doing think of this task in relation to what you want to accomplish.
Will this task result in you getting closer to experiencing the happiness associated with your dream? If so then take action with your dream as your motivation for doing so.
5 - Get Feedback - Seek advice from people whom you respect.
They can give you inspiration and information which can keep you upbeat about pursuing your goals.
A good coach can help you maintain a positive outlook on your goals.
This in turn motivates you to keep taking action.
6 - Be Persistent - Just keep on keeping on.
Take action on a consistent basis and your results will astound you.
If you consistently apply yourself in any endeavor you will eventually become proficient at it.
As your skill level and your confidence rises you will find that your desire to continue taking action will increase as well.
7 - Read Inspirational Works - Read books which uplift you.
Success stories and biographies inspire you to push though the problems and challenges.
When reading these works you develop a bias towards seeing the opportunities before you rather than fretting over the problems.
The examples of other people overcoming difficulties and obtaining their dreams helps to increase your believe while motivating you to keep pressing forward.