Barriers to Success - Motivation - (BTS Part 4)
Iceburg
An iceberg is a devious barrier with the most damaging parts of it underneath the water sometimes impervious to sight.
The Titanic was suppose to be the “unsinkable” ship. An iceberg took it out easily and many people perished as a result of this unseen or unperceived barrier
There are some barriers in our lives that don’t seem to be that large when we first look at them. However, when you look underneath the barrier it is larger than you ever imagined. How you deal with these “unseen” barriers will determine largely how well you succeed in your business and personal life.
Today we will be addressing one of these unseen barriers. Personal motivation is an unseen barrier. It is internal, self determined and self handled.
I remember my dad coming into my room and saying, “Time for school!”
It was soooo hard to get up to go to school, and I liked school. My motivation level for school was just not at a level to ensure consistent participation. What gets you motivated? Have you found that special “thing” that motivates you?
Martin Luther King says:
“I say to you, this morning, that if you have never found something so dear and precious to you that you will die for it, then you aren’t fit to live.”
What are you willing to DIE for.
I have heard it said that if your why doesn’t make you cry, its not big enough.
There are many things that motivate us, but they are usually broken into two categories. Desperation and Inspiration. People that are motivated by desperation find that their motivation usually is a temporary motivation and will dissipate as soon as the situation that caused the desperation has been resolved or eliminated. Desperate people react to situations.
Inspiration on the other hand can have a significantly longer time span because it is rooted in the subconscious. It is built from a deep mission or longing. It will not dissipate with results. Rather with results, it will build excitement spurring additional results and desire. Inspired people are proactive.
It has been said that you can lead a horse to water, but you can NOT make him drink. While this is fundamentally true, if you feed a horse salt pellets along the way, the horse will drink the water without you having to ask.
There is a measure of of pure determination and disciple in any motivation. That is why it is important to find that which inspires you. Motivation starts with self. However, it should extend to others to ensure that your mission gets traction toward completion.
Matthew McConahey really caught the vision in the film We Are Marshall.
Will you “lay it on the line” today? Inspiration beats desperation every time.
Here are a few things you can do to help in the motivation process:
• Dream Big - Visualize what your successful day will look like.
• Speak it out loud
• Choose to have the right attitude
• Believe in yourself
• Give yourself the time to succeed
• Remove Negative/Abusive People from your circle of influence.
• Read positive/inspirational materials
• Determine in your mind that you will NEVER give up.
• Break tasks into smaller parts
• Seek inspiration from those who have traveled the same path and are successful
• Build a positive group of Key ResourcesTM
• Music is a master motivator. Use it to your advantage
• Living things motivate. Keep things that are alive around you.
• Become a life long student of your industry choice
• Reward yourself for reaching a goal
These things will ensure that you keep yourself motivated. Listen to motivating people and watch motivating material. Seek your true inspiration to ensure that you have the energy and drive to succeed.
Listen to Gene Hackman:
You don’t need a sports movie to create motivation. Notice that each coach here is programming the athletes mind in preparation for performing above the normal abilities. You can program you mind the exact same way.
Choose to be better.
Rob.
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Comments
Sweet post! You put a lot of work into these, love the video clips.
“We Are Marhall” (I’m not sure if that’s the exact title) is a great movie, well worth renting. And like Marshall, we may not win every time but when we “lay it on the line” life is a lot better and more rewarding than when we’re just coasting!
Dave Sherwin
I love these movie. Seeing others who have made it against the odds is very inspiring. Some of them like, we are marshal, did not even “make it” but they keep moving which ensured their destiny with history through pure tenacity.