The Key to Maintaining Motivation

One of the questions I get all the time from people is, "how can I stay motivated?" And another related question is "How can I motivate someone else?"

If you've ever known anyone "driven" to succeed at any endeavor, you know the passion at which they move toward their desired outcome. Some will stop at nothing, many times to the detriment of themselves and others in many ways. But, there is one thing you will find that is common within all those that are driven to succeed, and that is what I will discuss below.

The most important thing to understand about motivation is that external motivation never lasts. So, if we want to maintain our own motivation, and understand how to motivate others, we MUST understand where motivation comes from, and we can do this by again looking deeper into the word at its derivative.

Let's break down the word - MOTIVATION - Motivate - Motive

Notice that the main part of the word "motivation" is "motive." What is a motive? A motive is a reason.

So, the bottom line is if you want to stay motivated, you need to have a reason. A purpose. My friend, colleague, and mentor Paul Huff, creator of the Effortless Peak Performance™ program says, "The foundation of our desire lies in our "reasons" and our "whys."

Therefore, you must understand your reasons for what you are hoping to stay motivated to achieve. What's your reason for staying motivated? What is your purpose for achieving what you want to achieve. What are the most powerful reasons you can create that will guarantee you will stay on track?

Additionally, if you are in a leadership role, you can now begin motivating others, once you understand what motivates them. You must understand what they want in terms of what is most important to them, and why they want it. Then, give them a realistic opportunity to achieve it, and help hold them accountable along the way, and everyone WINS!

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