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Five daily blogs about life's 5 big choices on five interconnected sites.
What is it about having a compelling goal that excites us so?
Legalize marijuana in Florida, not just for medicinal purposes, but for recreational use?
When a goal is outrageous, impossible, or both, it stirs people’s souls – whether they are for or against.
How does this apply to our life being “stirred”?
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Motivation is like a fire.
Unless we constantly add fuel to it, it will go out.
Constantly.
Our attitude about remaining positive is like this too.
Our habits dictate our wood gathering effectiveness.
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(photo: Had lunch at Team Disney building yesterday. And today, December 5, is Walt Disney’s birthday.)
Attitude is shaped by three days.
Yesterday.
Today.
Tomorrow.
What did we learn yesterday.
What’s on our agenda today.
What are our hopes for tomorrow.
Pretty simple.
Simple does not mean easy.
But it does mean simple.
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(photo: Disney Institute Facilitator job posting from LinkedIn)
We love succeeding. Titles, pay, office location, parking spaces, etc… all these are external motivators.
We love it.
Peak performance feels great doesn’t it?
External motivation is what we are taught to use to perform at high levels.
But what happens when we have no external motivators? No deadlines, no campaign, no cheerleaders, no cause.
Then what?
Dangerous isn’t it?
Or maybe, deep down, the motivation is really the solace we get from doing work that matters to others.
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(photo: How many apps we have is a decent indicator to many other things… simplicity is the ultimate sophistication)
You don’t hate it enough.
Hate smoking enough and you’ll quit.
Hate being overweight enough and you’ll quit being overweight.
Hate feeling alone enough and you’ll quit feeling alone.
Hate being in debt enough and you’ll get out of debt.
Hate relying on alcohol enough and you’ll quit drinking alcohol.
Hell yeah these are bold statements.
You know how it’s possible to absolutely know?
Will give you one guess.
No theory at Mid Life Celebration.
Ever.
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