I have many things that excite me about everyday living – like ‘coincidences’ that lead to outcomes I never could have imagined and learning new things.
Recently, through a mutual friend, I met Dr. Stephanie Burns, an Australian human behavior specialist specializing in adult learning and the human brain and body.
Among the many things I learned from Dr. Burns is a simple yet profound ‘hack’ for sustaining motivation.
But first, as a little ‘background, a great motivator to get humans ‘going’ toward a dream, in the beginning, is the evidence that someone they relate to has done it before them.
It’s the ole, “If they can do it, I can do it!”
That’s a great starter. It’s the well-known “I can!”
The challenge is that specific self-talk repeated “I can. I can” indefinitely doesn’t last long-term by itself because “I can” gives us an image of precisely what we want, and nothing else will do!
Instead, once we believe we can, if we say to ourselves, “I’m not sure how far I’ll go – let’s see,” and we work at the goal diligently day after day, our motivation is fueled because we’re excited to see how far we really can go.
Perhaps it will be further than the original dream – who knows? Let’s see!
So that’s what I have for you today – a power-packed Mighty Mouse inner voice phase that encourages and challenges you simultaneously.
I know you can go for your dreams – and I’m wondering just how far that will be!
I absolutely love this message!! It’s another way of saying it’s the journey not the destination. Thank you for articulating it in a way that is not only motivating, but encouraging as well.