Why The Motivational Experts Are Keeping You From Achieving Anything

This may be the most important article you'll ever read on motivation.

What if you can have unstoppable motivation? How would your life look different? You would be able to achieve your dreams, make the money you want, maybe start your own business, have the freedom and joy you desperately need, ... and lots and lots more...

People do interesting things to get motivated. They'll talk to themselves, put great music on, they go watch inspiring movies, even do fire walks, watch mind movies, get a wake up clock with motivational audio on it, do affirmations ' I'm motivated, I'm energized, I'm good ...'

Isn't it amazing to see how creative you are in trying to find new ways to motivate yourself?

Does that work? Not Really.

And you already know that since everyday you get out of bed and start motivating yourself all over again. And some days it works and other days it doesn't.

And you're wondering why the heck you lack motivation

And there's a simple reason for this why you need to do this over and over again, but let's us first start out with defining what motivation really is and what none of the motivational experts are telling you:

Motivation is the feeling you need to be able to do the things you do not want to do in the first place.

Are you with me? If not, read that again.

And I hear you thinking right now... 'This is not the case at all, because I want this so badly...but there are just these days I just can not get myself moving at all'

See this is exactly what I mean.

Lots of motivational experts tell you that the best thing you can do to get motivated is by taking action. But as you already know... this does not work. Some tell you that you have to forgive yourself, or to reward yourself, ...The carrot and the stick method..

What do you think is going on then? Well it all comes down to same thing over and over: they are giving you advice to overpower the real problem at hand.

There are reasons why you do you not want to do things in the first place... even if you think you want them so badly.

The reason is that there are uncomfortable feelings getting in your way.

Feelings like self doubt, uncertainty, is it good enough, am I good enough, doubt, insecurity, fear of failure, perfectionism, not knowing what to do next, no commitment... the list goes on and on....

This is what stops you dead in your tracks time and time again. Not the so called "lack of motivation". That's only the excuse you use. The truth is that you have no way to handle those negative feelings.

The notion that you need to motivate yourself to get things done only leads to trying to overpower those uncomfortable feelings. And denying the real problem. Actually it keeps you in a comfortable spot and helps you to avoid those negative feelings.

Here is something very important to realise: People who get things done do NOT have those feelings in their way. They just do. They do NOT have to be motivated.

What you need to do is get the crap and negative feelings out of the way first and this perceived "lack of motivation" will NEVER be a problem any more.

So start looking at what happens right before you start procrastinating, or what you are really feeling about the task at hand when you are not motivated.

This realisation is the first start to help you release your unstoppable motivation.

Have fun

Bart Loos