Correct motivation

You’ll begin to feel more motivated when you put yourself in a position to actually feel more motivation. You do that with your body. Move like you move when you’re motivated. Stand like you stand when you’re motivated.

Hey—what if I told you that you could instantly motivate yourself by mimicking the images of a motivated person that you just pictured in your mind’s eye?

How does a person with motivation stand? Close and narrow, or open and upright?
How does a motivated person walk? Head held low, or head held high? Are their shoulders slumped forward, or pulled back nicely as they walk?

The solution to the first reason why most people have a lack of motivation is simple. Keep in mind that you can’t hit a target that you cannot see. That said, identify some compelling, exciting goals for yourself in each of the major areas of your life – physical, financial, emotional, spiritual, etc. – and write them down.

Here’s the thing: most people are about as intelligent as they make up their minds to be.
If it were a matter of intelligence, they wouldn’t have such an in-depth understanding of their favorite team’s stats.

If you ask a typical sports fanatic about their favorite team, they can give you so many statistics it’ll make your head spin. They can give you all the details you need to know about a team and its players—from speed to points per game and on and on…

Whenever I do goal-setting workshops with people or with organizations, one of the first questions I ask is, “What do you want?”

You’d be surprised by how many people are unable to give me a compelling response to that question.

Of all the reasons responsible for why you might be lacking in the motivation department, this first one is by far the most common: Either you don’t know what you want, or there’s a lack of clarity about what you want.

By the time you’re done reading (or listening) this, you’ll have the knowledge you need to unleash the motivational powerhouse within you. Let’s dive in. Scroll down to keep reading, or click the Play button below to hear the podcast version (which has two parts.)