The words "motivation" and "inspiration" are frequently used together but often confused for one another. There is a relationship between the two, but they actually play very different roles in terms of your effectiveness and achievement. Do you know the difference?
In this episode, I'll explore, elaborate on, and define the two terms, and inform you about how to use inspiration to make the shift from being externally motivated, to being internally driven.
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Do you have an ultimate goal you are working towards?
Are you waking up each day and investing in future rewards? What are the outcomes you are looking to achieve? Why are you doing what you're doing each and every day? These are just a few questions I challenge you with in my latest episode on YouTube. Today's episode of DISTINCTIONS is on the difference between partying and celebrating. My intention for distinguishing between these two terms is so that you can apply them and transform the way you reward yourself and increase your effectiveness.
When you intentionally celebrate you can reinforce your accomplishments by rewarding yourself with a party. Doing this will create associations between hard work and celebrations, and over time that gives your brain an incentive to more. The real key here is to ultimately be able to first transform regular parties into celebrations with an intention, and then structure and schedule those celebrations to serve as a reward AFTER you get your work done. That part is key. It’s called the Premack principle, which I discuss in detail. Why don’t we start calling the pop term “cheating” what it actually is, and stop accepting it as something that is just a normal part of relationships.
Let's start using language that we take a little more serious so that maybe we can set a better example for future generations and couples, and change the culture and society before it gets any worse than it already is. Cheating is not a mistake, it’s a decision that had no priorities attached. I share my thoughts on the word "racism" as well. The biggest difference between a dream and a vision has to do with your ability to be involved and actively control or participate and dictate one as opposed to the other. Dreams are unconscious, they're effortless. Visions are conscious, intentionally created, and purposefully constructed through the use of imagination and visualization. Dreams happen on their own, visions are crafted.
Understand the difference between something you consciously create, and something that happens unconsciously by default. Your success at anything is going to depend upon your ability to create a specific vision, and with that specific vision, you can begin to set goals that you can work towards each day. |