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There are as many definitions for motivation as there are lights in the city. Most people have a pretty good understanding of it.

Motivation is:

♦A general desire to do something.

♦A willingness to act.

♦An inner power that pushes you to action.

♦An inner energy needed to accomplish something.

♦A desire to achieve a goal.

The best description? Motivation is the inner driving force that gets you going. It’s usually seen in a positive light – when you feel motivated, you feel good. Unmotivated, you feel bad.

Being motivated does not mean YOU are good or bad. In South Africa, where we have a high crime rate, you will find that the criminal mind is highly motivated. A criminal sets a goal to rob a house and has the inner energy and motivation to reach that goal.

Motivation is part of your human conditioning and it is possible to affect your motivation levels. This is good news, because it means you can empower yourself to achieve your dreams. In this book you’ll learn and practice different ways to up your motivation levels. The more you practice, the better you will get!

One of the quickest and easiest ways to get motivated is to socialise with achievers and people with similar interests or goals. Drive and positive attitudes are contagious. Mix with people who are negative and miserable and it won’t be long before you feel the same. You do have the power to choose with whom you socialise – use that power!

Be grateful when you feel motivated. Be even more grateful when you learn how to change from an unresourceful, unmotivated state to an energetic, motivated state. Now you hold the key to success.

“We are what we repeatedly do.

Excellence, therefore,

is not an act but a habit.”

Aristotle

Key ideas

♦There are many definitions for motivation.

♦Motivation is a general desire to do something.

♦Motivation is an inner power that pushes you to action.

♦Being motivated does not mean YOU are good or bad.

♦Motivation is part and parcel of our human condition.

♦It is possible to affect your motivation levels.

♦Get motivated by socialising with achievers.

♦Motivation and positive attitudes are contagious.

♦Be grateful when you feel motivated.