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    Motivation Equals Destination: Achieve the Success You Desire using Self Motivation, Goal Setting, Stopping Procrastination, and Living Your Purpose
    Motivation Equals Destination: Achieve the Success You Desire using Self Motivation, Goal Setting, Stopping Procrastination, and Living Your Purpose
    Motivation Equals Destination: Achieve the Success You Desire using Self Motivation, Goal Setting, Stopping Procrastination, and Living Your Purpose
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    Motivation Equals Destination: Achieve the Success You Desire using Self Motivation, Goal Setting, Stopping Procrastination, and Living Your Purpose

    By Stephen Doerr

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    Do you lack motivation? Are you feeling stuck right now? Are you looking to bring more inspiration to your life on a day-to-day basis? What if I told you could do all three, all at once?

    If this sounds good, then keep reading!

     

    Newton's First Law of Motion states that an object in motion stays in motion. This law also applies to human beings—at least in goal setting. In other words, when we are in motion and actively moving toward our goals, we can sometimes feel unstoppable. We can experience a state of flow and achieve a lot more than we otherwise would achieve.


    With this guide, you will learn not only how to get motivated, but also about various techniques and training that you could apply to promote ultimate efficiency and forward progress toward your goals.

     

    Within these pages, you will discover:

     

    • What Motivation Is and How It Can Change Your Life

    • The Theories of Motivation

    • The Advantages of Motivation

    • Simple Yet Powerful Strategies to Regain Your Motivation.

    • Practical and Straightforward Exercises to Launch You Into Action Straight from the Start.


    AND MUCH MORE!

     

    Fortunately, lacking momentum or feeling stuck is never permanent. You can make it a temporary condition. You can do many things to generate motivation and become excited to progress toward your goals and dreams once again.

     

    As you apply what you learn in this book, you'll be able to build momentum and generate more consistency in your life. Your motivation will increase, and, as a result, you will be able to achieve many more of your goals than you ever thought possible.


    What are you waiting for? Scroll up and hit BUY NOW to start today!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPublishing Forte
    Release dateApr 28, 2022
    ISBN9798201214647

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      Motivation Equals Destination - Stephen Doerr

      1

      Motivation and How It Changes Your Life

      Motivation is the driving factor behind an individual's actions. The phrase motivation refers to an intention or goal that drives the movement. Having a goal, cause, or purpose awakens motivation.

      Meaning it’s kind of pointless and unrewarding to advance towards anything if you can't perceive a reason or purpose for doing so. Even sitting still or practicing meditation has the purpose of being present. Sitting in front of the TV has the dual purpose of relaxation and entertainment.

      To generate momentum or motivation to move forward from where you are now, it’s necessary to provide a rationale or justification for putting in the work.

      You’re more likely to be motivated if you're enthusiastic about something. You won’t need to attempt it - you’ll simply want to do it. When you feel unmotivated and don't have a compelling reason or purpose, you're not going to move very fast.

      When it comes to motivation, each step you take or don’t take answers the following question: Are you moving towards - or away from - the desired outcome?

      Human beings are pretty simple creatures. It's human nature to enjoy pleasant experiences, like eating food or doing things we like, and to use fear to avoid painful ones.

      Like any other living being, we gravitate towards pleasure for comfort and away from suffering for survival. To be motivated or to move, you must have a compelling reason. This could be a reward, advantage, goal, or desire to avoid discomfort or danger.

      Key Takeaways

      Motivation refers to the force that propels an individual toward a desired path of action.

      You need a goal, desire or an objective to spark motivation.

      Action-oriented goals need more justification for the work involved.

      To move forward with purpose, ask yourself: Am I moving away from - or towards - my desired outcome?

      We're addicted to pleasurable experiences; therefore, we need extra motivation to persist through unpleasant situations towards our goals.

      2

      The Push and Pull of Self-Motivation

      Motivation - or lack thereof - is universal. We often wonder why we or others are unmotivated. Alternatively, we might ask: How do they do it? Where do they get all that energy?

      When it comes to business, one of the most common questions managers ask themselves is: How do I motivate my team?

      One of the biggest mistakes is expecting a simple solution to work like magic, like a team-building day.

      You're unlikely to get any more than a temporary boost even if you hire the best motivational speaker in the world. It doesn't make the team more motivated to collaborate for very long. Why?

      Because if there is no apparent reason, no clear purpose for team members, they won't be motivated. The same is true for individuals. Most people want a magic motivation formula rather than being clear about their goals and rationale.

      In an aside, but it's important to note, the temporary boost from listening to a motivational speaker can actually be misleading because it can be turned into a crutch to replicate one's own motivation. It's one of the reasons people spend insane amounts of money and go into debt to get more content from their favorite speaker or high-end coach.

      None of this is wrong per se, but again, unless we understand how to create our own motivation, we'll be mostly at the mercy of outside forces. Coaches and speakers are great and can be helpful, but the real power lies in setting your own benchmark and directing your own progress.

      If you think of your inner motivation, your purpose, your intent, and your goals as the main dish, everything else external such as speakers, coaches, books - yes, even this one - serves as a condiment.

      What Am I Gaining?

      We’re generally motivated only when our most fundamental issues are addressed:

      What’s the purpose of this action?

      Why am I doing this?

      What am I getting out of it?

      What relevance does this have for me?

      To be motivated, there has to be some benefit for you. Even if you're not especially driven towards something, it can motivate you if it gives you fulfillment and a purpose.

      Let’s look at a simplified example…

      Back when my buddy Craig was living with roommates, he would take turns doing the chores. Between the three of them, each had two weeks off from cleaning during the rotations for the other two.

      After one of the roommates moved in with his girlfriend and the other friend bought his own house, they parted ways. Craig was on his own now, loving it, but it was time to deal with his own mess. It was way too easy to let things pile up and let clutter take over.

      So, he wallowed about like a slob for a while. He had no motivation.

      Until one day, he did.

      He missed the clean, fresh spaces and couldn't stand the mess or the clutter.

      Benefit: Cleaning was a no-brainer now, he realized. He'd have a clean house again. He wouldn't feel crowded in with junk everywhere. And maybe he would feel great if he got a good day's housework done on the weekend.

      It was a great experience after he got his act together and cleaned up like a boss.

      Self-motivation is made up of push and pull aspects.

      The push is created out of the current moment.

      The pull is created into the future or imagined moment.

      The impetus could be a painful status quo or an imagined better future.

      The discomfort of not having a clean home - the purpose and the goal - overrode the stasis of not doing anything and created an internal motivation.

      Principle #1: Push

      When the pain or discomfort of not having something is more intense than your current state, it creates an inner motivation to push yourself forward to obtain or achieve it.

      In my example: When living in a messy house was way worse than what Craig considered pleasant, the discomfort made him want to get up and clean the place.

      Principle #2: Pull

      When the anticipated relief or joy imagined upon achieving the end goal overrides your current state of being, it will pull you towards the goal with motivated action.

      Once again, using my example, imagining and looking forward to a clean home drew him forward with action.

      An even simpler example to illustrate this principle is:

      When feelings of hunger override your state of being in the present moment (pain), you’ll be motivated to get up (the push) and make something to eat that you desire (the pull towards your tasty meal).

      Let’s look at external motivation a little more…

      Have you ever wondered why you were forced to study subjects you didn't like? The standard response is, Because it's part of the curriculum.

      Did this motivate and inspire you to succeed? Although it's likely you complied - a failure to do so would have almost certainly had negative consequences - it's also very likely that you weren't self-motivated, eager, or thrilled to study.

      Let’s look at a little story that illustrates why externally managed motivation isn’t lasting or can even have detrimental effects…

      Lindsay had a secret she was dying to share. She was beaming as she boarded the bus to visit her boyfriend. She fidgeted on the edge of her seat, unable to contain her excitement. Recently, she had an inspiration and spent the day researching how she could achieve this, visiting websites, and reading everything she could find.

      She rushed into the bar with a bright smile on her face. She’d barely taken off her bag before she blurted out to her boyfriend

      I'm going to train to be a journalist!

      Troy laughed, almost dumping gin and tonic all over himself.

      No way, really? I'm not trying to be mean, but don't you have deadlines pouring out of your ears? And last I saw, you weren't the best speller. But hey, if that’s what you want, go for it!

      That jokey remark left Lindsay filled with insecurity after being filled with ambition and resolve earlier.

      This is just a small example of what can happen when we allow external motivation to sway our internal drive. Most of us have been burned by people who made well-meaning comments that killed our excitement.

      Internal motivation is how you talk to yourself when you're chasing a goal and can be significantly influenced by the external stimuli we face daily.

      In order to achieve any goal, we need to make sure our internal motivations aren't overridden by external ones.

      In her book Eating Less, Gillian Riley asserts that the biggest mistake people make when attempting to improve their self-esteem, is to focus on gaining approval from others rather than embracing themselves. The fact is that you only have authority over yourself, and relying on external motivation to accomplish your goals may leave you unsatisfied.

      It's also true that sometimes we change our minds or grow out of certain goals. If that goal has mostly been externally validated, then it feels like it's more public and harder to back out of.

      You've probably heard that to reach a goal, you should make it public within your personal circle, so you commit to it.

      This is not something I

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