Magic Motivation

Beliefs are powerful! Let’s see what happens when you believe something. For example, the belief: “I can’t work without pressure ...

Journal work Write down a limiting belief that you hold. For example: “I am a procrastinator” OR “I can’t work without pressure” ...

Key ideas  If you have to label yourself choose the label carefully.  Procrastination is choosing to do something later that y ...

Chapter 8. Don’t break bad habits Focusing on breaking bad habits creates resistance and uses up energy. As soon as you start th ...

Journal work Write about your current motivation levels. Ask yourself:  When am I motivated?  When am I unmotivated?  What li ...

It’s always best to introduce one small habit at a time. If you decide to introduce 10 new habits every week you will soon find ...

Key ideas  Don’t focus on breaking bad habits.  Rather create a new and supportive habit.  Your brain can’t picture DONT’s.  ...

Something extra I decided to interview a few coaches on Skype about motivation. Listen to the interviews here: Annette Breetzke ...

Chapter 9. Best practice Business defines ‘best practice’ as a technique or methodology that reliably leads to a desired result. ...

 Create a CD of feel-good songs that you can play when you’re feeling down and lacking energy.  Do what needs to be done, even ...

Key ideas  Business defines ‘best practice’ as a technique or methodology that reliably leads to a desired result.  ‘Best prac ...

Chapter 10. Self-reflection Self-reflection is essential to your growth and development. All it takes is a few quiet moments, aw ...

Journal work Write in your journal, once a month, about the areas in your life where you’re feeling unmotivated. Write down all ...

The Serenity Prayer God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisd ...

Practice Do this for a month. At lunch time every day rate your levels of motivation for the past five hours on a scale of 0 to ...

Key ideas  Self-reflection is essential for personal growth and development.  Writing in a journal helps to focus your thought ...

Chapter 11. The right attitude What is attitude? Your attitude is the way in which you respond to your environment. How is attit ...

the knowledge to do the job, so immediately starts doing some research. He asks for help. He does the best he can do and gets th ...

This is all very well. On the flip side: how are your thoughts and attitudes influencing others? When people are negatively affe ...

that you’re unfriendly and withdrawn. When they interact with you, they’re reacting to their internal picture of you (not the r ...