Extreme Motivation
SQI Security Entrepreneur Series 26
Master Your Mindset & Achieve Greater Success Than Ever Before
Introduction
What if I told you that you are capable of working on something in such a way that you are unstoppable? That’s right. When you are enter a certain mental and emotional state, it seems like all you can do is to produce lots of your best stuff. It doesn’t matter what’s going on around you. It doesn’t matter whether you woke up on the wrong side of the bed. It doesn’t matter whether people around you are freaking out.
You are still able to produce a lot of stuff, take care of your best work and feel good about it. Sounds crazy? Well, this is called your state of flow. The good news is everybody has one. It can take different forms. It definitely takes place at different times. It can to be triggered by many things. After all, we’re different people from different walks of life with our own distinct experiences.
These differences do add up. Still, one of the things that we have in common is a state of flow. This is where things are ridiculously easy. You produce a lot more and you are able to hit really high quality standards. This is a time where you achieve peak performance. Everybody is capable of this The problem is, for most of us, we stumble upon our state of flow. It’s kind of like walking by the road and then you hear some rumbling up ahead. It starts to rain and, all of a sudden, you get hit by lightning.
Well, how often does that happen. Unfortunately, in the case of states of flow, it’s not often enough. The key to triggering this state is motivation. A lot of people think that as long as they focus on their state of flow or they think about it or they kick around the idea in their head that it will overcome them somehow some way. It doesn’t work that way. You’re missing a key ingredient.
You’re missing motivation. A lot of people would say, “Okay, I get it. I just need to be motivated so I’ll push myself to be motivated”. There’s a big problem with this. Life’s pressures and stresses can overcome you. You know this. I know this. Everybody knows this. We surround ourselves with too much clutter, and I’m not just talking about clutter that you can see. I’m also talking about emotional and mental clutter. These are uncomfortable memories. These are regrets, problems that we dwell on. These can also involve our worries about the future.
The 5 pillars of sustainable motivation
Focus on your purpose
It turns out that for people to do a better job at doing what they need to do, they have to first be informed of why they’re doing things in the first place. That’s right. While having a clear idea of what to do and how to do it are important, it’s even more important to understand why you’re doing these things in the first place.
Focus on what you stand to lose
I wish I could tell you that most people are proactive. I wish I could tell you that most people are motivated by the things that they hope and dream of. Unfortunately, when it comes to practical reality, most people would rather stay with almost unbearable situations until they feel that their backs are against the wall. They basically act only in terms of reactions.
These are reactive people. Most of us are reactive. Accordingly, telling people what they stand to gain can only motivate them so much. In fact, for a lot of reactive people, thinking in proactive terms isn’t much motivation. What really gets them to sit up and pay attention or better yet, get o the fence is to show them in clear terms what they stand to lose. Reactive people are driven by fear and loss.
Get motivated by daily micro-victories
Believe it or not, every single day, if you’re even putting in a half effort into whatever it is you’re doing, you’re actually achieving lots of victories. The problem is too many of these are routine, familiar, and programmatic that it’s very easy for you to overlook them. In fact, it’s very easy for you to take them for granted. In your mind, unless and until you achieve big victories, you’re not really winning on a day-to-day basis. Well, you need to learn how to get motivated by micro-victories because they’re all over the place.
Turn to others when you begin to slow down
It’s important to note that in your journey towards self-discovery, self-awareness, self-actualization, and victory, there are other people making the journey with you. It may seem that you’re the only person in that lane. You might’ve even gotten the idea in your head that nobody can really quite understand you. However, if you’re completely honest with yourself, there are other people around you. You can turn to them when things begin to slow down. When you and your motivation lacking, there are people you can turn to.
Mentally standardize your state of flow and call it into mind
This is the most important part of this process. Unfortunately, you have to master the previous parts to even have a shot at succeeding with this section. This is where the rubber meets the road. If you are able to achieve this, then a life of pretty much unstoppable accomplishment and victory awaits you. You see, when you enter a state of flow, things become easy.
Can you imagine being able to call that state into mind on command? In other words, you call it into mind at that point in time when you’re being challenged. When you feel that you need a Hail Mary pass to win this game, you call your state of flow into mind. Believe it or not, you can do this.
However, you need to get all the previous four pillars taken care of before you attempt to do this. Still, this is the ultimate goal of continuous motivation, as far as using it to lead to your personal state of flow.
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