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It can be a hard thing to put action to something when we don’t have the inspiration to do it. I’ve heard many stories of people who want to learn how to do something, but they don’t have the inspiration to do it.

For instance, lets say you want to learn how to play the guitar, and you really want to get good at it but it seems as though you are stuck in a rut. It seems as though there is little to no progress so they find that they no longer have the inspiration or the zeal to pick up that guitar.

Below are 5 tips in which you will learn how to develop inspiration:

1) Expose yourself to things that will inspire you. – Now days there are so many venues, which we don’t access, that will inspire us. There is inspiration in music, arts, culture and books. You can also seek out someone in your area, who is developed and skilled in the area of which you are lacking inspiration; which leads me to my next point.

2) Hang Around Inspirational People. – When you hang around people who aren’t encouraging, you will find that you loose motivation. However, if you position yourself around people who are positive and inspiring, then you become inspired also. Inspiration is enough to help us break out of our rut and progress in life.

3) Utilize Modern Day Technology. – We live in a day where the internet is becoming the “go-to” place for information. It use to be so that if we wanted to find out more about a topic, all we had were encyclopedias and the local library. Now days we have social media sites like youtube, twitter, and facebook.

For instance, the person, of whom I spoke of before who wants to learn the guitar, has the opportunity to utilize youtube because there are many video tutorials there of talented individuals who are inspiring. Facebook has groups and fan pages that you can befriend. There you will find others who have questions such as you do.

4) Pray – Remember, prayer is simply having a conversation with God. If you’re thinking that you have no where to turn when you’re lacking inspiration, know that you’re not alone. God is with you and He will encourage you when it seems like all is lost.

5) Think Positively – People who are the most successful at something: whether it be in the area of music, business, sports… you name it; they had days where they lost inspiration. Even the people who are passionate, and were born with a special gift, loose inspiration at some point in time. We fight this by having a spirit of perseverance. We should have an attitude that no matter what, I will keep trying until I see results.

A wise man once said, “Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.” The enemy will place strongholds in our mind and make us feel as though were not going to make it. Sometimes you may think, “I might as well quit because I’m not seeing results.” However I dare you to keep trying, remember, the moment we stop trying thats where failure begins.

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