Forever Motivated

Learning how to motivate yourself at-will is one of the most important skills you can learn. It doesn’t matter if you’re a student, entrepreneur, recent divorcee, or anything else. Being able to keep pushing forward, and doing what you need to do, is a skill that EVERYONE should master. This isn’t just about willpower- although that’s part of it. It isn’t just about your “Why”, although it plays a role.

Motivation isn’t always about taking massive action- but it can certainly help. Here’s what Wikipedia has to say about motivation: “Motivation is a psychological feature that arouses an organism to act towards a desired goal and elicits, controls, and sustains certain goal-directed behaviors. It can be considered a driving force; a psychological one that compels or reinforces an action toward a desired goal. For example, hunger is a motivation that elicits a desire to eat. Motivation is the purpose or psychological cause of an action Motivation has been shown to have roots in physiological, behavioral, cognitive, and social areas. Motivation may be rooted in a basic impulse to optimize wellbeing, minimize physical pain and maximize pleasure. It can also originate from specific physical needs such as eating, sleeping or resting, and sex.