Why Don't WE Feel Motivated?

    

               

 

                      

             

          

                      

                            Do you ever feel there's a greater being inside of you bursting to get out? It's the voice that encourages you to really make something of your life. When you act congruently with that voice, it's like you're a whole new person. You're bold & courageous. You're strong. You're unstoppable. But, then reality sets in, and soon those moments are history.  It isn't hard to put yourself temporarily into an emotionally motivated state. Just listen to that motivational song for that matter. However, this motivation does not stay forever. Your great idea seem impractical. How many times have you been temporarily inspired with an idea like. "I Want to start my own business," And then a week latter it's forgotten? You come up with inspiring ideas when you're motivated. But you fail to maintain that motivated through the action phase.

            

                                  The problem we ask ourselves is, why does this happen? You can listen to hundreds of motivational speakers & experience an emotional yo-yo effect, but it does't last. The problem is that as we are intellectually guided, we try to logic in emotional motivation and  as we fail to find logic it eventually phases out. I used to get frustrated when my emotional motivational fizzled out after a while. Eventually, I realized that  being guided by intellect, wasn't such a bad thing after all. I just had to learn to use my mind as an effective motivational tool. I figured that if I wasn't feeling motivated to go after a particular goal, maybe there was a logical reason for it. I noted that when I had strong intellectual reasons for doing something. I usually didn't have trouble taking action. I don't need to emotionally pump myself up to go to the gym. I  just go..

                                  But when my mind thinks a goal is wrong on some level, I usually feel blocked. I eventually realized that this was my mind's way of telling me the goal was a mistake to begin with. sometimes a goal seems to make sense on one level but when you look further upstream, it becomes clear that the goal is ill advised. Suppose you work in sales, and you set a goal to increase your income by 20 % by becoming a more effective salesperson. that seems like a reasonable and intelligent goal. But maybe you're surprised to find yourself encountering all sorts of internal blocks when you try to pursue it. You should feel motivated, but you just don't. the problem may be that on a deeper level your mind knows you don't ant to be working in sales at all. You really want to be a musician. No matter how hard you push yourself in sales career, it will always be a motivational dead end. further when you set goals, that are too small and too timid, you suffer a perpetual lack of motivation. You just need to summon the courage to acknowledge your true desire. Then you'll have to deal with the self doubt and fear that's been making you think too small. Ironically, the real key to motivation is to set the goals that scare you.You're letting fears, excuses and limiting beliefs hold you back. Your subconscious mind knows you're strong, so it won't provide any motivational fuel until, you step up, face your fears, and acknowledge your heart's desire. Once you finally decide to face your fears and drop the excuses, then you'll find your motivation turning on full blast.