What do you do to get motivated and stay motivated?
 

I'm new to this forumn so please forgive me if there are a ton of posts on this topic.

I'm a 21 year old college student taking 12 credit hours, working 14 hours a week at the school, and dealing cards 1 or 2 nights a week for a total weekly schedule of 30-40 "busy" hours. I haven't worked out consistantly for about 2 years now. I've cut back my online poker from summer schedule of 2-4 hours a day, to 0-1 hours a day of online poker. Even though I'm putting a decent amount of hours every week devoted to doing something "constructive", I still find many afternoons and nights bored.

One of my roommates and I have only went to the gym and worked out once all school year. Our routine was less than intense you could say.

What do you guys do to get and stay motivated for a good workout routine?

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Read about people who have accomplished the goals I'm striving for. This always gets me itching to get into the gym and better myself.

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I'm a pretty skinny guy so I don't want to become any skinnier.

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Put some meat on those bones, muscle weighs more than fat.

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Vanity.

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GUNZ

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performance

On motivation...
 

Great desire. Wanting something really bad!

Edit:
I feel like i must add in a few ideas more on motivation in general.
The masses are primarily motivated by extrinsic motivators, such as material possessions and money. The great achievers are motivated intrinsically, by their dreams, desires and passions. External motivation is short lived, while internal motivation is nearly impossible to exhaust until the goal is achieved.
One "secret" to motivating yourself is discovering what you will fight ofr when the going gets tough. Ask yourself the question: "Why must i suffer?" A world-class athlete, for example, will answer this question with the vision he has carefully consturcted, and he'll keep on fighting. Since the masses lack this mental clarity and have no reason to suffer, they quit as soon as the pain kicks in.

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I look at pictures of me when i was fat.
People tend to respect my opinion more often.
My fiance is into me a lot more.
I hit the golf ball 285 yards +.