Chapter 4
Tapping into Personal Motivation
IN THIS CHAPTER
Understanding how motivation works
Becoming familiar with your drivers and behavioral style
Finding creative ways to motivate yourself
Motivation is a key tool of success. It is the fuel that powers our engine speeding down the track of success. The importance of motivation is right up there with persistence, self-worth, and a positive mental attitude.
To understand motivation's power, we have to define what motivation is. The dictionary defines motivation as the condition of being eager to act or to work. I feel that’s a splendid definition. Motivation is not the planning process. It's not about preparing endlessly. You can spot a motivated person based on their actions.
We see a person who has unlimited energy and excitement, and we think that’s motivation, and those characteristics can be outward signs of motivation. But there are many people who talk a good game of success. They say all the right words and phrases to identify them as successful. But when you see them in real life, problems are readily apparent. What you're hearing and what you're seeing don't match. In a motivated person, the audio and video are in ...
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