"You can look for external sources of motivation
and that can catalyze a change, but it won't sustain one.
It has to be from an internal desire."
- Jillian Michaels
According to statistics this it about the time of the year when most people give up on their New Year's resolutions or the goals they set for themselves to change their ways in the new year.
This doesn't have to happen. But first we got to realize a few things to be able to stay on track and accomplish our dream for this year and also for the future.
Having some kind of external stimulus isn't enough. Like a fun event that gives us energy and a burst of emotion, will unfortunately fade as time goes by.
Self-awareness alone isn't sufficient enough for us to get inspired and motivate ourselves to make the changes we truly desire and dream of.
I also believe that most of us can identify our self-defeating behaviors and then plan strategies for eliminating them.
It's easy to turn over a new leaf, but what isn't so easy is to sustain change for a long enough period of time, for our new behavior or habits to become part of who we are, just like the old habits were.
Most of us set goals and then we create a road-map on how will get to our desired result. We can all do this. But we all need more than goals and a road-map.
We got to develop self-discipline and also the power to persist and persevere to pursue a long-term goal without giving up until the goal is achieved
Self-discipline is a learned behavior... but what is the fuel to pursue a goal until it's completed, no matter what?
We must have FUEL. The fuel of internal motivation.
We all need fuel to sustain ourselves in our pursuit of our ultimate goals.
What is your fuel to continue on the road to want you truly want to create for yourself, no matter how many obstacles that you will encounter and no matter how many setbacks and storms that will knock you off track?
What is your WHY?
Reasons come first. And the more reason the better and the more likely you will be to be able to accomplish your VISION for your life.
What is the VISION for your life and WHY do you want it?
"Hard work and diligence are essential for success,
but they require an internal motivation.
The internal motivation is Vision."
- Myles Munroe
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