Do you struggle to get motivated and follow through on what you think you should get done?
Have you ever wondered why that might be?
If you’re sick of trying to figure this out logically, then maybe it’s time to consider another approach as you recognise that most of your decisions on what you’re going to do are not logical!
The truth is whether you recognise it or not yet, you tend to make decisions at an emotional unconscious level and then switch on the logic to try and convince yourself you made a good decision.
These emotional drivers are very powerful and today I’m going to look at one of the most common traps that people fall into when considering what they should be doing. Read the rest of this entry »
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Motivation requires motive, is a nice catchy little phrase, but are all motives equal?
Did you know that motives for change come in two broad categories, moving towards something you want, or away from something you don’t?
If you are someone who naturally is naturally goal orientated, then chances are that you have a clear idea of what you want and find setting clear goals and achieving them comes pretty easy to you.
If you are someone who has gotten used to moving away from what you don’t want, then chances are that you could easily tell me what you don’t want, or what you want to stop doing. But if I ask you what you want, you’ll struggle to answer.
“Away from” motivation is very powerful but makes a poor long term motivation strategy for a number of reasons.
Every week I receive emails from people telling me they want more motivation. They talk about it like it’s something you can go to the shop and buy: “2 kg of motivation please”.
Now, I don’t know about you but I’ve not seen motivation on the shelves of any shop!
Some people may argue that you can buy motivational stories, films and attend seminars? It’s true these kinds of things can help you get motivated, they may inspire you, and they may even in the right circumstances help you get really motivated!
This is because human beings are social animals; we love stories and we ‘feed’ off each others energy; so being around motivated people is infectious. I bet you have met people who’ve read a book, or who have come back from a training course full of excitement and motivation. You may even have done it yourself.
I’m not a career’s advisor but I am frequently contacted by people who don’t enjoy their job but lack the self-confidence to go after something else.
What do you think they should do?
As ever there is no “right” answer, there are many potential approaches some people would say “Get up and walk out!” and maybe for some that’s a great strategy, others would say “Begin to look for what is good about your current job, you can learn to be happy where you are!” Again this can be a useful strategy to experiment with, especially as you already know that you see more of what you look for in life.
Today I’d like you to consider an alternative approach, I’d like to tackle the problem at the root and look at one of the major sources of a lack of self-confidence.
I’d like you to review another example of my initial question:
Few people realise that dreams are a measure of your current potential; I believe that your dreams are a measure of your potential without many of the limits that are currently holding you back.
As babies we are born without limits and we begin to build boundaries around who we are and what we are capable of as we develop. So in many ways dreaming is a better starting point than the traditional goal setting approaches commonly recommended.
Recently I was speaking to someone at an event and they began to talk about personal development and coaching, they had one question and it’s one I’ve heard a lot over the years.
Have you ever struggled to make breakthroughs in your results, or to maintain motivation and progress on some project or goal?
If so you’re not alone, experience suggests that many many people struggle for years to overcome procrastination, get motivated and take control of their lives.
One of the most common limitations I hear while coaching, is people saying that they just can’t do it on their own.
There seems to be a great deal of publicity for the DVD “The Secret” and more generally “The Law of Attraction” all over the internet at the moment.
It seems people are waking up to the fact that, what you focus on, you tend to create in your life. Speaking to you as someone who understands the power of taking control of your life, I’d reinforce this message wholeheartedly. You really have the power to create almost anything you truly want in your life and are creating your experience of life with your thoughts every moment of every day.
However, my experiences speaking to people about this over the last few months have led me to believe that many people are missing a crucial detail.
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