MOTIVE FOR ACTION

More than a Motivational Speaker Series 

by Dean Lindsay – Author of Cracking the Networking CODE and The Progress Challenge  

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 As I mentioned in my last post, I got a great endorsement recently from the President of the Consumer Choice Award.  Here is is again: 

“More than a motivational speaker, Dean Lindsay is The DEAN of Sales and Service! Energetic, Funny and Thought Provoking, Dean delivered an outstanding presentation to our elite group of business people. We look forward to inviting Dean back to our next business event!”  - Jeff Chernoff, President, Consumers’ Choice Award ®

It got me thinking about being ‘More than a Motivational Speaker’ and MOTIVATION in general.   

The word motivation can be broken down into two root words:  Motive and Action.  

Motive is an inner drive that prompts a person to act in a certain way.  Motive is the goal or object of one’s action.  Other words for motive include reasons, purpose, intention.  

Action is simply the doing of something.  Examples of actions include:   Do, rent, read, act, try, sign up, show up, eat, move. 

Motivation, therefore, is the inner drive to act, to do, to try. 

Simply put:

Internalized Reasons Create Movement.  

As William Shakespeare wrote in The Life and Death of King John, “Strong reasons make strong actions.”  Often we fixate on a goal without giving enough focus and attention to the reasons behind the goal.   

It is not a goal that motivates us, but our internalized reasons behind the goal that propel us to action. 

As we connect with the fact that our internal reasons inspire our external actions, we begin to notice that our true enemies come from within.  Among these resident vixens: 

-         Self-doubt 

-         Fear & Anxiety 

-         Impatience 

-         Lack of focus 

-         Procrastination 

-         Stress 

-         Poor self-management (time management) 

-         Misguided pursuit of perfection 

-         Fear of success 

Many of us do not need to come to terms with the world around us.  Instead, we need to come to terms with our own unrealistic expectations and poorly defined goals.  Well-established reasons help us feel the internal pressure needed to focus.  

We must dig to the roots and remind ourselves of the benefits, the reasons behind the actions that will move us forward.  We need to do this for those we wish to inspire to action also.  Being able to share with customers, clients, coworkers, and employees how they will be able to move forward by partnering with us is a major key to working and winning in this challenging world of change. 

There is always some movement, but it is not always forward.  Strengthen your commitment by continually reminding yourself of the personal benefits that reaching your and/or your company’s goals will have in your life.  

Each day we have the choice to move forward.  

Be Progress. 

More on ‘More than a Motivational Speaker’ in future posts.  Thanks Jeff, great endorsement! 

Be Progress. 

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