Want to start exercising? Want to give up smoking? Want to write a book? Motivation is the key to our success or lack thereof.
Here then is a wisdom key to motivation. There are really only two kinds of motivation. Positive motivation and negative.
That's right. There are only two kinds of motivation when it comes down to it. One is negative motivation. We are all familiar with this kind of motivation, about avoiding a negative consequence. If you don't go to work, you'll get fired. If you don't do the grocery shopping, you'll go hungry. If you don't save money to pay the rent, you'll be out on the street.
There's isn't anything wrong with negative motivation. It can be helpful in some instances. If you want to give up smoking, thinking how bad it is for your lungs and health can help you take action to start avoiding those negative health consequences. But the thing about negative motivation is that it is negative. Yes, we go to work with NM, but we'll drag ourselves in grumbling all the way.
Positive motivation is the opposite of negative. Instead of trying to avoid a negative consequence, we are trying to accomplish a positive outcome. That changes everything. You may, for example, hate to get up at 4am to go to work. You grumble all the way in. But what if you are going to Hawaii and need to get up at 4am to catch your flight? You will hop out of bed humming a happy tune. You are positively motivated and energized by the result you are after.
The thing is, you can start to practice being positively motivated as much as you want in life. Just think of the positive result you are after from an exercise program for a few minutes. Then see if that doesn't start filling you with the desire to get started.
Taking action is the key to motivation of any kind. Positive motivation will just help you to take action with some excitement and enthusiasm, instead of being dragged kicking and screaming into your future. Try more of it in your life and see how it feels.
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