Unless we can succeed in overcoming the pain of achieving success it will be impossible to reach your goals in life. The only way to properly understand motivation is to understand the nature of desire. There are two types of desire, the desire to gain pleasure and the desire to avoid pain. Out of the two, the strongest desire is to avoid pain.
Pain is always a bigger motivator than pleasure. Understanding the power of fear is the first step to understanding motivation. The power of fear does two things for you:
1. Prevents you from taking action: This is how the
power of motivation works against us. As long as we
are not certain of our potential, we hesitate to take
action. Unless you are able to overcome your fear of
failure, you will naturally not progress from you
present circumstances.
2. Motivates you to take action: In the same way that
fear of failure prevents you from taking action, it can
help you to move towards your major goals. The
process is one in which you keep the commitments
that you make to yourself. It is something which
resembles a personal contract with yourself. We will
explore this in greater detail later. What is important
to note at this point is that fear is not always
debilitating, if properly harnessed it can be a positive
force in your life.
That’s why it’s important to make fear work for
you, not against you. As long as fear works against you,
you will be struggling to make progress towards your
goals. Conversely fear, when properly handled, can be
used by you to achieve success (whatever that means to
you). When you recognize that the power of fear can be
used to your advantage you will begin using it to create
positive change.
When you recognize the power of fear can be used
to your advantage you can begin using it to create
positive change.
The difference between the fear which blocks action,
and the fear that motivates you to act, is the structure you
build around fear and how it operates in your life. In one
example fear (i.e. fear of losing money in an investment)
causes you to stand-still, preventing you from taking
action. In the second example, fear (losing money from
breaking a promise to yourself) compels you to act and
follow through on your personal objectives.
Fear is so powerful because it is urgent and pressing.
The truth is that desire inspires you, while fear compels
you. You either use the power of fear or the power of
fear uses you.
Create Your Destiny
What if you won a million dollars tomorrow? Would you
quit your job? Would you travel the world? Would you
start your own business? Would you buy a new house?
How about a new car? Would you help your family
members? Would you give to the poor? Would you go
back to school?
Living your dream life isn’t dependent on winning
the lottery, it’s dependent on using the power of
motivation effectively. If you and I want to live our
dream life, then we first need to write what it would look
like. So take the time and write down goals for each
area of your life. Write down what you want financially,
physically, emotionally, in your relationships,
and in your career.
If you’re reading this, you should have written goals
for each area of your life. You should be able to measure
your goals daily. They should be challenging yet
believable. As long as you can measure your progress
daily, you are focusing within your circle of control.
Congratulations! You have now turned the invisible
into the visible. This is the very first step to making your
dreams a reality.
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