Motivation means action and having results means you are determined to do what must be done. What motivates you? The answer lies in your true potential and your inner strength. It is your courage to take the necessary actions.
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Motivation means action. And just as action must be taken, so must reaction. Your actions, reactions, and choices have consequences. You may get what you desire but you will also have to deal with what you are subjecting yourself to. You have to take an action that brings about change.

A good action starts with the right attitude. What does it mean to have the right attitude? Anger, hatred, self-pity, self-doubt, lack of confidence, arrogance, pride, callousness, callous neglect, and other similar attitudes create obstacles. Do you have them? Are they controlling your actions and your emotions? If you have, I would suggest that you would like to change.

A lack of self-confidence can produce negative thoughts and actions. These negative thoughts and actions often lead to failure, depression, anger, guilt, fear, and many others. What does this have to do with you? Your ability to succeed is in direct proportion to how confident you are.

Your actions are as important as your thoughts and emotions. This is not to say that your actions are right or wrong. They are as right as they could be or could not be. The issue is whether you feel motivated to take the action needed to fulfill your desires. And feeling motivated often equals taking the necessary action.

Motivation also means maintaining a sense of consistency. Consistency here does not have to be a mental state. It can be a physical state. Things like eating healthy foods, exercising, sleeping in on a regular schedule, keeping organized, keeping on track financially, staying focused on one's goals, following up - these are all examples of consistent behaviors. Being consistent in behavior is what will create a desired outcome.

Many people will tell you that motivation is not a trait. However, I beg to differ. Trait motivation is determining how you will act based on past experiences. trait motivation is a learned behavior. People who are born leaders develop trait motivation because they understand what will lead to success and they learn to follow that path.

On the other hand, trait motivation is the result of a person's upbringing. In most cases, if the parent didn't have the drive or desire to do what was asked of them, they probably wouldn't have done it. They may have had the drive but lacked the desire or the focus needed to follow through on that desire. And, unfortunately, most people that come from broken homes lack the drive and desire to get out of their current situation and achieve success for themselves. The best way to motivate people to take action is to show them how it will change their life.

Some people believe that the only way to motivate others to take action is by giving them a reward. Sometimes this works. However, in order for motivation to really make an impact, people need to feel as if they have some control over the situation. Rewarding people who take positive action is one way to do that. Other rewards may include creating a private space that is off limits to family and friends. Private forums are also another way to create motivation.

Motivation means more than just getting you to do something. You need to identify an aspect of your life that needs to be changed so that you can be motivated to change it. When you identify the problem you face, you can begin to work towards changing that aspect of your life. Once you have changed that aspect of your life, you are ready to use motivation to get you to take action.

Another common mistake that people make is to wait for motivation to come to them, when in all actuality it should come to them on its own. It may not happen right away. When it does, though, getting started on your new path will be much easier. This means you have a better chance of actually changing your behavior pattern and thus making progress toward any goal you have set forth.
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One of the most common mistakes that is made with motivation is to start the task at full strength - even to the point of being completely focused and aware of everything around you. When someone is motivated, they have their own ideas about what to do and they aren't going to let anyone stop them from taking action. If you are motivated, you don't focus on the task itself so much as you focus on doing the task. When you are motivated, you are able to see the end result of whatever activity you are engaged in and that can lead to more success than you would have with a distracted mind.