Accessing the Drive to Succeed

What motivates you?  What drives you to success?  Are you able to self motivate? Do you need external forces to push you or pull you along?  Do encouraging words motivate you?  Does praise motivate you?  Perhaps the fear of discouraging words forces you to push towards the finish line.  Maybe you are motivated by rewards.  Does food motivate you?  Do presents motivate you?  Some quality time with yourself or a friend may motivate you.  Pampering rewards can also be motivating!  

If you have never thought about what motivates you the most, take time to find out now.  Whether it be internal, external or both, motivation is a powerful tool without limits.  It is a tool we often forget to access at full potential. It is a tool that is more dangerous if left in the toolbox, forgotten. 

I have witnessed what lack of motivation looks like in a loved one.  It is heartbreaking. As a high school teacher, I see it more and more every year.  Many of my students have never been taught, or at least bought into the power of self motivation.  It is destructive.  It is lonely.  Lack of motivation quickly kills our spirit. 

Again I encourage you to find what motivates you.  Find it.  Hold on to it.  Use it intentionally. 

Nothing motivates me more than Albert.  His words motivate me.  His actions motivate me. His touch motivates me.  It seems appropriate then for Albert to be the one to reward my successes.  My big goal right now is to lose the baby weight and give Albert back his bride.  

Thirty-two pounds is a big goal.  Too many small set backs can be enough to put a halt on the entire process.  That would make my goal feel impossible.  I decided to break my goal down into small increments.  Eight pounds to my pre-Levi weight.  Six pounds to a mini goal. Six more pounds to my pre-Harli weight.  Six pounds to my next mini goal.  The final six pounds to my wedding weight.

Albert has set up rewards for me along the way. The first, coming soon, is three nights of dinner and dishes taken care of!  Then one full week of dinner and an hour massage.  Next is a home project of my choice completed.  The fourth reward is a week of dishes and another project completed. The grand finale is three one hour massages in one week and four nights of dinner and dishes.  To me, these rewards are amazing. I have always been able to self motivate internally, thanks to my parents, but these external goals will keep me moving at a pace beyond what I could do on my own.  Like I said, motivation is a powerful tool.  Find what works for you and run with it!