Skip to Main Content
Yes, I Can!: Using Visualization To Achieve Your Goals
book

Yes, I Can!: Using Visualization To Achieve Your Goals

by Robin Nixon
July 2012
Beginner content levelBeginner
298 pages
4h 23m
English
Capstone
Content preview from Yes, I Can!: Using Visualization To Achieve Your Goals

4

Lighting the Fire Inside

Motivation is a fire from within.

– Stephen R. Covey

In this chapter you will:

  • feel motivated when you have to do a task
  • enjoy getting stuck into things
  • look forward to the results of your labours

Perform a search for the word ‘motivation’ on the Internet and one of the commonest themes surrounding it you’ll encounter will be that of motivation being self-created, or coming from within. Most psy­chologists agree that motivation is not a lasting thing you can simply give to others unless they want it. Neither can I or anyone else give it to you unless you want it.

So before proceeding any further, ask yourself whether you really would like to be motivated. I mean, is it something you feel strongly about, rather than ...

Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Start your free trial

You might also like

Your Life Plan: How to set yourself on the right path and take charge of your life

Your Life Plan: How to set yourself on the right path and take charge of your life

Erica Sosna

Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9780857083258Purchase book