If you speak to some of the greatest athletes, thinkers, businesspeople and generally successful individuals, many of them will talk about motivation. However, they will also acknowledge that there are periods of time in which motivation escapes them. What happens then? Long term success is not necessarily about motivation. It is about effort. If you replace the common excuse, “I just don’t feel motivated” with “I’m not willing to put in the effort”, it is equally true but acknowledges the truth of the situation in which you are relying on something external to yourself that you expect to ‘appear’ to give you success. If you switch your thinking to acknowledge that your performance relies on effort – day in, day out – you give yourself agency again and it is not dependent on mood swings, circumstance or energy levels. True success is based on hours and hours of effort, not just acting when conditions are favourable. Grinding through tiredness, a lack of inspiration and generally feeling ‘blah’ are important habits for successful people. The effort that you put into your goals will spread throughout the rest of your life, assisting you in building your integrity, keeping your word in business and relationships and improving your health. You know that you can keep your promises to yourself. So, start thinking about your success in terms of ‘effort’, rather than ‘motivation’ and notice the changes in your behaviour.
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