Self Motivation!

I was asked the other day about how to stay motivated regarding goals, so I thought I'd write on one of the most important things you NEED to do as a Sales Person, Business Owner or whatever else you may do for a living. What you NEED to do most is to MOTIVATE yourself to take the actions that are in alignment with your financial goals.

Definition of Motivation (mine): The art of talking yourself INTO action, no matter what your feelings tell you. A lot of times we let our feelings control what we do or what we don't do. We let our feelings make our decisions for us, such as: "I feel fear. I feel tired. I feel rejected. I feel overwhelmed. I feel dejected." etc. Your feelings are not the best source of your motivation, your thoughts are.

As a Personal Coach for over 18 years, I've taught my Coaching Clients that thoughts create feelings. Change your thoughts, change your feelings. For example: If you feel you don't want to do what will get you the results you want, you are thinking something negative about your taking action. It could be you won't do it right, you might get rejected, you may look foolish, etc. Whatever your negative thought is, creates your negative feeling. You NEED to change your negative thought (it moves you away from what you want) to a positive thought (it moves you toward what you want).

Your thoughts are "Made Up" by you. I know they seem real and I know they then manifest the subsequent reciprocal feeling, yet they are made up by you. Because that's so, you NEED to make them up so they propel you into action regarding the attainment of your goals, rather than making them up so they deter you from taking actions regarding the attainment of your goals.

TALK YOURSELF INTO TAKING ACTION, RATHER THAN TALKING YOURSELF INTO NOT TAKING ACTION!

How you will know if you're motivating yourself is by the amount of action you are taking toward your goals. Not enough action will not have you attain your goals. It's called "Sowing and Reaping." To the extent you sow (take action) will be to the extent you reap (create your goal)!

You NEED to have the attainment of your goal drive you, not your feelings. Keep your goal as the motivator to do what you need to do to attain it and you WILL attain your goal!

Have a Happy, Healthy, Prosperous, Joyful New Year!