- Motivation Types and Personal Engagement: Motivation is a significant concept needed for high productivity and effective actions. It counters periods of laziness and lethargy, where engagement and energy are lacking. There are two forms of motivation - extrinsic, where driving factors are external incentives, and intrinsic, fuelled by one's inner drive.
- Importance of Intrinsic Motivation: Individuals are encouraged not to rely too heavily on external motivation, as it can be unstable and inconsistent. Instead, foster intrinsic motivation, which is comparable to stoking an internal fire.
- Goal Setting and Having a Purpose: To develop and sustain intrinsic motivation, one needs a personal mission or purpose that inspires their daily actions. Seeing oneself as 'fighting' for meaningful objectives and having a purpose can ignite internal motivation.
- Motivation Impact: A strong internal motivation not only stimulates personal actions but can also inspire others. Without a compelling and critical purpose, individuals tend to lack sufficient driving force or motivation.
- Role of Vision: Vision is a critical element that fosters motivation. Having a clear vision of one's goals promotes consistent motivation and engagement in necessary actions.
- Significance of Self-Drive in Self-Employment: Self-employment requires a higher degree of intrinsic motivation, as there are no external factors to spur you into action continually. Intrinsic motivation becomes essential in such a scenario to avoid distractions and laziness.
- Over-reliance on External Motivation: Over-reliance on externally incentivizing factors often results in fluctuating levels of motivation. To avoid this, individuals need to reorient their motivation sources, focusing less on possible punishments or rewards and more on personal growth and achievement.
- Current State of Motivation in Most People: Many people currently lack a compelling purpose or personal mission, leading to a lack of motivation. Without a resonating purpose, individuals may feel aimless, floating along life's currents without a specific direction.
- Lack of direction and action: If youre not sure what you want to create in life or whats meaningful to you, then its likely you lack motivation. Having unclear or unfulfilled values can leave you without motivation. To get motivated, you must clearly define what you want to create in life and take consistent action towards it.
- Determining your purpose: This is vital in finding your motivation. Your purpose can be tangible, such as creating a product or an organization, or less tangible like cultivating great relationships or sharing your wisdom. The question remains, what is your purpose? If youve never really thought about it, then it shouldnt surprise you that you're lacking in motivation.
- Internal and external purposes: Improving your own life, whether through material wealth or personal relationships, serve as internal purposes. They're better than having no purpose and can provide some motivation. However, external purposes those aimed at creating impact beyond yourself are incredibly powerful. They, for instance, are what keep Leo motivated, he's driven by the goal of ignifying change in people through his work.
- Design your vision: Your purpose isnt an abstract concept, it should be something you visualize and design daily. Think of your purpose as a blueprint that you're painstakingly crafting. As humans, we are goal-driven organisms. Hence, having a clear vision can spark excitement, inspire action, and eventually materialize in the real world. Lacking a clear vision, or having one that isn't significant or compelling enough could sabotage your motivation.
- Creating a compelling vision: To get motivated, you need to spend time visualizing and building your vision, which entails a lot of internal work. A powerful vision can inspire not just you, but others around you.
- Overcoming fear and ego: These two factors could hinder you from pursuing a more meaningful vision. It's essential to overcome fear and let go of ego to focus on the world beyond yourself.
- Ensuring the clarity of your vision: Many people dont have a vision, explaining their lack of motivation. Your vision could also be vague, too feeble, or not compelling enough causing less motivation.
- Resources available for developing motivation: Actualized.org offers a wealth of information and resources to help determine your purpose, identify your values, and get clarity to discover and maintain motivation. The next step after getting motivated is staying motivated, which is covered more in-depth on the website. Leo's newsletter also provides free weekly updates for sustained motivation.