Motivation is a key to living a good life. With motivation, we can take on difficult tasks and get things done. Without motivation, we can be doomed to a life full of abandoned projects and unfulfilled dreams.
The more we understand about motivation, the better off we will be in life. If we want to start exercising to keep in shape, or give up smoking for better health, motivation is a key factor in our success or failure.
So here’s some important wisdom about motivation. When you boil it all down, it comes in just two forms. Positive and negative.
We all know about negative motivation. If you don’t take out the trash, it will start to smell. So we take out the trash to avoid the negative consequence of a smelly house. If we don’t go to work we’ll lose our job, and then we can’t pay the rent and then we are homeless. The negative consequences motivate us to go to work.
We were all raised with negative motivation. Avoiding the threat of something bad happening to us. If you don’t do your homework, you’ll fail your classes and get in trouble. It perhaps got us to do our homework, but negative motivation is just that, negative. It is deflating. We grumble and moan as we do our homework or go to work because we “have to.”
Positive motivation, on the other hand, is very energizing. Normally you may not like getting up at 5AM. You may grumble and moan all the way to work. But if you are getting up at 4AM one day to catch a flight to Hawaii, you may literally hop out of bed singing a happy tune. The positive result of being in Hawaii motivates you with enthusiasm and excitement. Positive motivation is a great way to do things with with zest and energy.
It takes a little practice, but you can learn to positively motivate yourself to do a lot more things in your life. Think of how great it’ll be when you fulfill a dream, like writing a book. As you think about it, the positive energy can start to fill you to the point where you want to get started. If you are stuck and blocked in some area of life, think of positive results and see if it helps you take action.
The key to motivation is to take action. Positive motivation can start filling you with some enthusiasm and energy to get things done. Focus on the positive outcomes you want or the fun things that go with any job and see if it doesn’t start making you feel more excited to get things done.
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