BEST LIFE U Podcast - MOTIVATION How Do You Get Motivated?

Welcome to the Best Life University podcast.

I'm Dr.

Lynn Brown,

A counselor and educator.

In this podcast,

I discuss a myriad of topics related to the five dimensions of personal growth,

Mental,

Social,

Spiritual,

Emotional,

And physical.

Thank you so much for listening.

Today's topic is motivation.

How do you get motivated?

The first step is to examine the reasons for desiring your goal.

Determine your motivators.

What is there in it for you to go through the process in order to achieve the result?

You have to believe you will come out ahead by going through the process.

Motivated behavior begins with needs,

And it is these needs that result in your being able to act in a goal-directed manner.

You can only perceive so many stimuli at one time on a conscious level.

So if you have a precise idea of what is important to you,

It will be easier not to see,

Not to pay attention to,

What has nothing to do with attaining your goal.

When you know exactly why you are doing something,

Everything else becomes vague and hazy and not as easily noticed and recognized.

You are only aware of what applies to you.

For example,

You drive down the same street each day,

But until you need to stop at a certain store,

You may not even have realized it existed.

You can't be aware of everything around you,

And the way your brain decides what to be aware of is what you have determined is important to you,

What is a priority.

This in and of itself makes reaching your goal easier.

Copyright 2020,

Lynn Berenice Brown.