{"id":6875,"date":"2017-10-22T15:17:24","date_gmt":"2017-10-22T13:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mulier.hr\/?p=6875"},"modified":"2024-01-22T15:27:34","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T14:27:34","slug":"how-to-find-motivation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mulier.hr\/en\/how-to-find-motivation\/","title":{"rendered":"How to find motivation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you have your formula for finding motivation?<\/p>\n<p>Motivation can be a driver of our activities but also a blockage to success.<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s why it&#8217;s important, at the beginning of any change we want to introduce into our lives, to define what our motivation is and what we ultimately gain from it.<br \/>\n<em>Many things appeal to us.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>In one day, we might like a new way of eating, a different job, a new hobby, a new way of exercising, a new hairstyle, a new life, a new person, a new idea.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We need to ask ourselves what this change brings to our lives in the long term.<br \/>\nDefine the benefits and personal gain.<br \/>\nLearn to distinguish between benefits and personal gain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A benefit <\/strong>is the initial reason why we want something and is usually superficial.<br \/>\n<strong>Personal gain<\/strong> is our deep motivation and the satisfaction that comes from fulfilling that desire.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>I want to eat healthier.<\/strong><br \/>\nWhat&#8217;s the benefit of a new, healthier way of eating?<br \/>\n<strong>The benefit is that I&#8217;ll be healthier.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But what is the gain? <strong>WHAT DO I GET FROM IT \u2013 <\/strong>that&#8217;s the question you need to ask. That&#8217;s where motivation lies.<br \/>\n<strong>That&#8217;s where passion and desire are found.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>How do we get there?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The golden question is WHY<\/p>\n<p>Always ask WHY DO I WANT THIS?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why do I want to be healthier:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>To look more beautiful?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>To have more energy for my child?<\/li>\n<li>To engage in sports more?<\/li>\n<li>To travel more?<\/li>\n<li>To feel better?<\/li>\n<li>To work more?<\/li>\n<li>To find a better job?<\/li>\n<li>To move?<\/li>\n<li>To start a new project?<\/li>\n<li>To improve my skin?<\/li>\n<li>To desire what I want?<\/li>\n<li>To care for self-realization instead of playing a role or seeking security?<\/li>\n<li>\u2026..<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once again, the golden question, WHY?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why do I want to be more beautiful (when I become healthy):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><\/b><strong>To get a better job<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>To be braver and have more self-confidence<\/li>\n<li>To receive admiration<\/li>\n<li>To be a role model for my daughter<\/li>\n<li>To be taken more seriously by people<\/li>\n<li>To enjoy my beauty<\/li>\n<li>To captivate him<\/li>\n<li>To make life more enjoyable<\/li>\n<li>To prove to myself that I care about myself<\/li>\n<li>To have a healthy spirit in a healthy body<\/li>\n<li>To feel better in my own skin<\/li>\n<li>To appeal to my husband<\/li>\n<li>Because it will be easier to get what I want<\/li>\n<li>Because it&#8217;s the image of an ideal woman<\/li>\n<li>Because I&#8217;ll be more successful in my career<\/li>\n<li>Because all my friends are like that<\/li>\n<li>Because my rival is like that<\/li>\n<li>\u2026..<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Once again, the question, WHY?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why do I want to get a new job (when I become more beautiful because I invest in my health):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Because I like the idea and image of being an attractive and successful businesswoman<\/li>\n<li>Because it will provide\/restore my self-confidence and self-esteem<\/li>\n<li>Because it&#8217;s the job I want, and I can only get it if I look good and radiate energy<\/li>\n<li>Because it&#8217;s a job I love<\/li>\n<li>Because I&#8217;ll earn better on that job<\/li>\n<li>Because that job will fulfill me<\/li>\n<li>Because that job will make me happy<\/li>\n<li>Because I will spiritually progress in that job<\/li>\n<li><strong>Because it&#8217;s more fun<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Because he works there, and I want to be close to him<\/li>\n<li>\u2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ask the WHY question repeatedly until you reach the point where you stop and feel <strong>&#8220;THIS IS IT.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If the <strong>AHA moment<\/strong> is when you realize that this job brings fun and is your main motivation and benefit you desire, then you will take the first step and persevere.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>You need to summon this feeling in moments of lost motivation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Where does motivation usually hide, the feeling &#8220;this is it&#8221;?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Motivation lies where our deep, inner desires are, which is where you will find the need for:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A relationship with a partner, an inner desire for marriage<\/li>\n<li>Relationships with friends, an inner desire for socializing with friends<\/li>\n<li>Relationships with children, an inner desire for motherhood<\/li>\n<li>Achieving a career goal, achieving a project, an inner desire for success<\/li>\n<li>An adventure, an inner desire for new experiences<\/li>\n<li>Peace and inner desire for contemplation, monotony<\/li>\n<li>Creativity, an inner desire for the sensuality of the body and the wonders of the soul<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>So, motivation is where the inner desire is.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>You need to learn how to turn that inner desire (sometimes you need to rediscover it) into motivation.<\/strong><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you yearn for company and conversation but are constantly alone, you will wither away.<\/p>\n<p>You do things that don&#8217;t motivate you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Life should be motivating!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Returning to yourself, getting to know yourself again is the task of every woman in her 40s.<\/p>\n<p>If you have even a little dissatisfaction and wake up in the morning feeling moody and unmotivated, take the first step.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Life is too short to search for too long and too long to be everything and everyone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>You need motivation to change your diet, to heal, to lose weight, to find the right people for you, the right city, the right situations, the right dreams.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Find out what your motivation is.<\/p>\n<p>Come to the workshop &#8220;Women&#8217;s Mind, Women&#8217;s Heart, Women&#8217;s Body,&#8221; 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