Real Motivation Is That Drive From Within
According
to motivational speaker Zig Ziglar, "People
often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing. That's why
we recommend it daily."
His
pithy saying on motivation is at the heart of why some people get motivated and
others do not. Everybody has their moments of motivation; a time when sparks go
off internally and they tell themselves (or others) "I am going to do this or that."
"Real motivation is
that drive from within," believes motivational speaker Denis Waitley. "You know where you are going because
you have a compelling image inside, not a travel poster on the wall."
Adds
his fellow motivational speaker Brian Tracy, "The clearer you are about the consequences of your actions and
the more intensely you desire to enjoy the consequences that your behaviors may
lead to, the more motivated you will be."
The closer you are to self actualization on Maslow's
scale, the greater will self satisfaction be as a motivating factor. Naturally,
there are few greater reasons for doing anything than taking action because it
fits in with your own self image or because it has importance and relevance to
you.
When you combine this kind of motivation with
determination and commitment, you are nearly unstoppable. You may never achieve
the exact, glorious outcome you envision for yourself, but whatever you achieve
through motivated action will be far greater than living a passive existence
where life simply passes you by.
As Abraham Lincoln noted, "Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more
important than any one thing."
Let your personal resolution to achieve your ProjectYou Life Journey goals be your fundamental motivating factor and A
Determined Life will be yours.
This article is excerpted from Project You: Living A Determined Life, a best-selling book at Amazon available in Kindle and paperback formats.
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