How do you springboard from observation into motivation so that it's actually leading you to a better destination? In Part 2 of this 3-part series, I've put together some thoughts on motivation that I want to share with you, and some guidance on how you can create motivation through leverage.
At a basic level, our behavior is governed by avoiding pain or gaining pleasure. -Elissa, LYWL, Ep.61
Leverage is using both pain and pleasure to create motivation for yourself. Here are few pain/pleasure questions to ask yourself to create this leverage:
Pain-associating questions:
• “What will this cost me?”
• “What has it cost me in the past?”
• “What is it costing the people I love?”
• “What is it costing me in (lifestyle, opportunity, family, etc.)?”
Pleasure-associating questions:
• “If I change this now, how will my life be?”
• “What will I gain?”
• “What will it mean for the people I love?”
• “What will it give me?”
You can go back to these questions over and over again to maintain the leverage and motivation you've created. Without motivation, none of those amazing plans and goals you've made will really matter. Any kind of meaningful change in your life or in your career is underpinned by motivation.
LYWL Episode 9: Running Away From the Past versus Running Towards the Future
