Tuesday, 11 November 2008



 MOTOVATION
Let’s begin the search for motivation by meeting you where you are in your current reality.If you are totally happy and content then it seems fairly obvious that you’ll have no driving desire for change,but at some point you may begin to consider other options and you begin to create a new desired outcome.
As this becomes clearer, your mind will begin to notice a gap between your current reality and this new desired outcome. As it works to hold these two different realities at the same time it creates a sort of creative tension. You may recognize this tension to resolve the difference between a desired outcome and current reality as Motivation! In concept it’s that simple - but as ever in life it’s not that easy. Over the next few minutes I’m going to introduce you to some of the mistakes people make when looking for effective motivation and explain one of the ways to create consistent motivation in your life.
Mistake number 1 is being vague:

You’ve probably hear that you need clear goals but what is wrong with vague goals.Well, once you’ve accepted that motivation is the creative tension to reduce the gap between current reality and your desired outcome, what do you think it would happen if the goal was vague?I think of it like this, if the goal is vague then the then the gap is less obvious to your mind so the tension is reduced. It gets even worse if you’re not being honest with yourself about your current reality because if both are vague then the gap will be very difficult to identify. It’s no surprise that under these circumstances, your motivation will be very low.

Mistake number 2 is making your outcomes too close too your current reality:

This occurs because the smaller the gap, the lower the tension or motivation to change.However this is what a lot of people do, they don’t like the feeling of tension of having a goal out in their future and they want to reduce the tension. What’s the quickest way to do that?That’s right move the goal closer to reality! This gives instant relief,but contains the seeds of its own destruction because, if you keep following this pattern, what happens? The desired outcome gets so close to current reality that there is no tension, so you stay stuck and wondering why your not motivated change?
So is the answer to keep your desired outcomes out in the future?
Well, yes and no because having your goals way out leads to the 3rd mistake
Mistake number 3 Dreaming:
Quite simply your desired outcome is so far out that you either don’t really believe you can achieve it - so there is no tension to change. Or it’s so far out in the future you can kid yourself there is no urgency to change -Result - No motivation!
So let’s assume you’ve got your desired outcome and current reality clear in your mind and you hold the goal fixed in your mind?How can your mind work to reduce the tension? If you hold the outcome fixed the only way it can reduce the tension is by getting you to take action to move current reality towards the desired outcome!
Is it really that simple?

Mistake number 4 the goal plateau:

Well yes, and no because as you move towards the outcome the tension reduces.This explains why many feeling feel a sense of anti-climax or lack of motivation after achieving big goals - the tension that has been driving them has gone so they feel flat.This is what I call the goal plateau!
So what is the answer?
It’s deceptively simple really - all you need to do as your approaching your goal is set another compelling outcome out in your future so that when you achieve you already have the motivation to keep moving forward. A quick warning here is that if you want to avoid feeling like a donkey with a carrot hanging in front of its nose you want to make sure that you recognize, or celebrate ticking of outcomes.If you follow this approach you’ll find that you’ll have more consistent motivation and you’ll achieve far more as a result.This ill also help you understand why it’s important to enjoy the journey to your desired outcomes.
Summary of Motivation Mistakes
Being Vague
Outcome too close to current reality
Outcome too far away from current reality (Dreaming)
Hitting the Goal Plateau
Secrets of Consistent Motivation
Working to continually understand what is important to you and how you will know when you have it.
Being open and honest with yourself about your current situation.
Celebrate “ticking off” your successes
Having a string of goals of realistic but challenging goals out in your future.
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