What motivates you really? When was the last time you were motivated – truly motivated? When you think back to the time when you were really motivated what was your thought just before you were motivated? Now that you are able to look back at this time when you were able to feel totally motivated notice what this motivation was as if it was happening right now again and again. Are you able to recreate that event, time, and motivation and now that you are thinking about that motivation is it a good feeling that you would want to experience over and over again?
Sometimes our motivation is something that we look forward to. There are also times where our motivation comes from a point in our life where we are willing to do anything and change anything to stop something from happening as well. Both motivations are helpful but the experience is so different that even the act of being motivating can be a challenge. The difference is the focus and the direction of the motivation itself.
Have you ever met someone that seems to live their life in a constant marry-go-round? They start to do well and then they seem to go right back where they were and then start the whole trip over and over again? One type of motivation strategy that we can and do develop is a strategy to get away from something that is bothering or harming us. This happens when whatever it is that is focused on causing us so much discomfort that we will do anything to get away from it. While we are experiencing the feeling of the motivating factor we start to change. We will do anything to rid ourselves of this feeling or issue and as long as that issue or feeling is there we continue moving.
An away from motivator can be very productive. The challenge that some people can have is that once that feeling or issue has been removed our motivation itself has also been removed. So to stay motivated we must bring that thorn or feeling with us on the journey. You will be able to spot away from motivation in yourself and others quickly by the language that is used. If a negative is used like NOT or WON’T then in 99.99% of the time the motivation is to prevent or stop something from happening. You can only go so far with an away from motivator without losing your motivation.
The opposite is to look forward to the benefits of where you want to go. To motivate yourself toward a goal or benefit. The more you can experience the rewards and benefits the more you look forward to the trip. My personal favorite for motivation is a toward or forward motivation because the closer I get to the goal the more motivated I become and it keeps changing and getting better and better building self confidence and success.
There can be a challenge with a motivation strategy that is toward something as well. Remember that we are basing our forward motivation on benefits that we want to experience. This means that we do not already have them all. If we are really good at creating the benefits as if we have them already then we will not experience the motivation enough to actually start moving to get them. Remember that there is always a fine line with motivation and the secret is to really understand your motivation so you can tap into that source anytime you want to change .
Mystically yours,
Michael Holt, Ph.D.
Magi Institute of Natural Medicine
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