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What happens when motivation disappears?
One of the biggest changes you can make in your life is to stop making your emotions a prerequisite for action.
Think about how often we say, I feel motivated today, so I am going to get after it. Then tomorrow comes and we do not feel the same, so we do nothing.
That is the problem.
Your emotions were never meant to determine your commitment.
You are not going to wake up every morning feeling motivated, inspired, confident, or excited. Your emotions will change because life changes. But if your actions constantly change with them, your results will too.
This is where consistency becomes so powerful.
You made the commitment when you decided what you wanted your life to become. Now your actions need to honor that commitment regardless of what emotion shows up today.
I think too many people spend their lives reacting to what they feel instead of proactively choosing what they do. They feel frustrated, so they react. They feel tired, so they quit. They feel uncomfortable, so they avoid. Eventually their emotions begin making decisions their goals should be making.
Remember, emotions are information. You can acknowledge them without allowing them to become instructions.
Become aware of what you are feeling. Take responsibility for what you do next. Then choose the action that moves you toward the person you want to become.
You do not need to feel like doing it.
You need to remember why you committed to doing it.
Because the life you desire will not be built from occasional motivation.
It will be built through consistent action.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
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#emotions #moment #commitment #proactive #reactive
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Josh Olalde
One of the biggest changes you can make in your life is to stop making your emotions a prerequisite for action.
Think about how often we say, I feel motivated today, so I am going to get after it. Then tomorrow comes and we do not feel the same, so we do nothing.
That is the problem.
Your emotions were never meant to determine your commitment.
You are not going to wake up every morning feeling motivated, inspired, confident, or excited. Your emotions will change because life changes. But if your actions constantly change with them, your results will too.
This is where consistency becomes so powerful.
You made the commitment when you decided what you wanted your life to become. Now your actions need to honor that commitment regardless of what emotion shows up today.
I think too many people spend their lives reacting to what they feel instead of proactively choosing what they do. They feel frustrated, so they react. They feel tired, so they quit. They feel uncomfortable, so they avoid. Eventually their emotions begin making decisions their goals should be making.
Remember, emotions are information. You can acknowledge them without allowing them to become instructions.
Become aware of what you are feeling. Take responsibility for what you do next. Then choose the action that moves you toward the person you want to become.
You do not need to feel like doing it.
You need to remember why you committed to doing it.
Because the life you desire will not be built from occasional motivation.
It will be built through consistent action.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#emotions #moment #commitment #proactive #reactive
Background Photo Credit:
Josh Olalde
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Are you lost or simply unaware?
I have learned that when we feel lost in life, most of the time we do not need someone to give us all the answers. We need to become aware enough to acknowledge that there is something we do not know yet.
That is where growth begins.
Acknowledge what you do not know and then educate yourself. Become curious. Ask questions. Read. Listen. Learn. Expand your awareness because you cannot change something you have not yet become aware of.
But knowledge alone will never change your life.
There comes a point when you have to commit. You have to take what you know and turn it into action. We can understand exactly what needs to change, but until we actually do something, our results remain the same.
Then comes the part where most people struggle.
Consistency.
One action can create momentum, but consistent action creates transformation. It is what you repeatedly choose today, tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year that begins changing your habits, your identity, and ultimately your life.
This is where you become powerful. Acknowledging gives you knowledge. Commitment gives you direction. Consistency turns those actions into who you become.
So if you feel lost today, do not try to figure out your entire life.
Acknowledge what needs to change.
Commit to one action.
Then become recklessly consistent with it.
Your potential is already there. Your responsibility is to start living up to it.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#acknowledge #commitment #consistency #path #capable
Background Photo Credit:
Hassan Ouajbir
I have learned that when we feel lost in life, most of the time we do not need someone to give us all the answers. We need to become aware enough to acknowledge that there is something we do not know yet.
That is where growth begins.
Acknowledge what you do not know and then educate yourself. Become curious. Ask questions. Read. Listen. Learn. Expand your awareness because you cannot change something you have not yet become aware of.
But knowledge alone will never change your life.
There comes a point when you have to commit. You have to take what you know and turn it into action. We can understand exactly what needs to change, but until we actually do something, our results remain the same.
Then comes the part where most people struggle.
Consistency.
One action can create momentum, but consistent action creates transformation. It is what you repeatedly choose today, tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year that begins changing your habits, your identity, and ultimately your life.
This is where you become powerful. Acknowledging gives you knowledge. Commitment gives you direction. Consistency turns those actions into who you become.
So if you feel lost today, do not try to figure out your entire life.
Acknowledge what needs to change.
Commit to one action.
Then become recklessly consistent with it.
Your potential is already there. Your responsibility is to start living up to it.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#acknowledge #commitment #consistency #path #capable
Background Photo Credit:
Hassan Ouajbir
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“How do I change?”
And then
“It is so hard to.”
I get asked this all the time when people find out I am a Life Coach. From clients, strangers, family, and friends.
So I try to explain.
Maybe it is a bad habit. A limiting belief. A choice they keep making even though they know it is not serving them. Sometimes they simply know they want something different, but they have no idea where to begin.
My answer usually starts with another question.
What does change look like to you?
Because change itself is not nearly as complicated as we make it. At some point, you really can wake up and decide, enough of that. I am going in a different direction.
But first you have to be willing to see what needs to change.
That requires lowering the ego. Becoming aware of the choices, beliefs, expectations, assumptions, and interpretations that may be creating interference in your life.
Real change comes down to three things.
Acknowledgment. Commitment. Consistency.
Acknowledge what is no longer serving you and become aware of the choices that will.
Commit to those new choices. Not just when they are easy. Not just when you feel motivated. Decide this is the direction you are going until new knowledge gives you a better one.
Then become consistent.
Keep making the choices that add value to your life mentally, physically, emotionally, financially, and personally.
That is where transformation happens.
You do not become someone new in one giant moment. You become someone new through the choices you repeatedly make.
So if you are asking yourself how to change today, start here.
Acknowledge for knowledge.
Commit to change.
Be consistent until your choices become your new way of living.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#acknowledgment #commitment #consistency #change #choice
Background Photo Credit:
Ian Taylor
And then
“It is so hard to.”
I get asked this all the time when people find out I am a Life Coach. From clients, strangers, family, and friends.
So I try to explain.
Maybe it is a bad habit. A limiting belief. A choice they keep making even though they know it is not serving them. Sometimes they simply know they want something different, but they have no idea where to begin.
My answer usually starts with another question.
What does change look like to you?
Because change itself is not nearly as complicated as we make it. At some point, you really can wake up and decide, enough of that. I am going in a different direction.
But first you have to be willing to see what needs to change.
That requires lowering the ego. Becoming aware of the choices, beliefs, expectations, assumptions, and interpretations that may be creating interference in your life.
Real change comes down to three things.
Acknowledgment. Commitment. Consistency.
Acknowledge what is no longer serving you and become aware of the choices that will.
Commit to those new choices. Not just when they are easy. Not just when you feel motivated. Decide this is the direction you are going until new knowledge gives you a better one.
Then become consistent.
Keep making the choices that add value to your life mentally, physically, emotionally, financially, and personally.
That is where transformation happens.
You do not become someone new in one giant moment. You become someone new through the choices you repeatedly make.
So if you are asking yourself how to change today, start here.
Acknowledge for knowledge.
Commit to change.
Be consistent until your choices become your new way of living.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#acknowledgment #commitment #consistency #change #choice
Background Photo Credit:
Ian Taylor
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