Motivation is NOT Fleeting. You are Always Motivated.

On a mission to spread the truth about motivation

Fun Quiz:

Q1: What is “Motivation”?
A. Mysterious Superpower that comes and goes
B. Quality we are born with or train in
C. Feeling Inspired
D. A Process

Picked one?

Hey hey! No no no no…
No peeking at the answer before you pick one!

Done?
Oooh! I feel curious why you picked that one.
(Would you like to share with me in the comments?)

Just one more tiny question before I give you your result:
Q2: I am scrolling through Substack instead of going to the gym right now.
Am I motivated?
A. Yes
B. No

Ready for your result?

Tadaaaa...

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Q1 Answer:

D. Motivation is a PROCESS!!!
To initiate and continue activity directed at achieving a goal.
(Evidence: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5113774/)

Q2 Answer:

YES, I am motivated! (Did you guess "No"?)
I am motivated to scroll through Substack.
Humans act because of motivation. (motive to act)
Otherwise, we won’t drink water/ eat/ pee, etc
Those are all actions.

About going to the gym...
My motivation is low in quantity and/or quality as compared to scrolling.
(Quality? Yes! There are 6 levels of motivation - we'll talk about it later)

"But, Natasha, what do I do with this information?"

3 things:

1. You stop feeling helpless about motivation.
Motivation is not a shooting star that appears sometimes randomly.
You can generate and regulate motivation. (with support. I specialise in it.)
Metamotivation = Psychological processes that monitor and modify motivational states.

It is a skill that can be developed over time with practice.
Like learning a new language.

To generate motivation, we need to fulfill our 3 psychological needs.
More on that later.

2. You become aware of your motivation for your actions.
Motivation is not just "feeling inspired"!
Ever eaten an ice cream (action) because of sadness (motivation)?
Ever done a workout or punched someone (action) because of anger (motivation)?

3. Identify your motivation today.

Right now, you are motivated to read (& be here with me in this post).
Compared to that, in which action is your motivation low right now?
Tell me in the comments.

...and if you want to close this gap👇🏼

"I want to change" —> "I did it!"

I'd love to be your behaviour change partner.

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