Do not look at your issue or your problem differently

Apple Store window display of colorful beads promoting iPhone 5c
Same thing different angle – looks entirely different

 

It’s challenging to look at our age old habits and issues differently. Why? Because how has it paid off for us in the past? Most likely, not as well as we dreamt.

So here’s what I’m proposing: Don’t look at the ‘issue’ or the ‘problem’ differently. Look at your motivation to succeed differently.

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But that’s our job – firing people up! Right?

University entrance display
What is leadership? Here it looks important, no?

 

University entrance display
what is leadership if not setting the example

 

As leaders, we never rarely ask ourselves (mostly because we’re too busy), “Am I a thermometer or a thermostat?”

More energy is required to keep the heat high all the time. But that’s our job – firing people up!

The difference between our low motivation days and our high motivation days, is, well, motivation.

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You’re Kidding, Right?

Fuel is easy to spot when we're hungry, but what about when we're not motivated?

I’m not kidding. The way to stay motivated is to force yourself to gather enough fuel to sustain you until you need to add fuel again. Such a simple concept. For example, we eat breakfast and a few hours later we need to eat again. Motivation is no different.

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The Teacher Said They Have Very Little Motivation

Is too much of a good thing demotivating?

What do we have if we don’t have motivation to improve? Last night provided an intriguing conversation in which I did very little talking. A teacher from our Son’s school once taught in a frontier area in northern Canada.

Bottom line: the residents are provided significant governmental financial resources, yet have health and wellness issues that defy explanation. Can handouts and subsidies actually worsen a standard of living, reducing one’s motivation?

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