I cannot recall that I’ve ever had difficulties in motivating myself, apart from an 18-month period in 2013-2014. Latter makes sense as a burnout is a crisis of faith (NY Magazine-2006, my 2019 blog). Our faith empowers our beliefs while our beliefs drive our willpower. Hence, losing faith in your beliefs erodes your willpower.
Recently, someone offered me money to include his opinion in my blog. I waived that suggestion. Money does not motivate me (anymore). My faith and beliefs motivate me. In 2015, I defined the 7 Belief systems, being: Money, Politics and Religion (in Power domain), and Philosophy, Science & the Truth (in Knowledge domain), and then there is Love (also a domain). Also see my 2019 update of the 7 Belief systems.
Our growth (my blogs) – being emotional (EQ), intellectual (IQ), physical (FQ) and social (SQ) – is along (i) three collective stages (my blogs), being Needs (eg, child), Wants (eg, consumerism) & Beliefs (eg, Politics) – and (ii) one individual stage of life, being an Awakening (my blogs).
Each of these four stages has a different motivation: I must (have my Needs), I want (what I Want), I fight (for my Beliefs), and I doubt (during Awakening). These four motivations have four different purposes. Please see my diagram below.
For a long time, behavioural scientists argued that a carrot and stick approach would motivate people. A carrot is a reward for proper behaviour, while a stick is punishment for bad behaviour. Some parents apply this approach to their children. Probably, most parents do not. I suppose that latter parents believe children need to develop their existing inner compass, need to learn from mistakes, and that good behaviour is a default that should (thus) not be rewarded.
Research by Richard Ryan and Edward Deci argues that our motivation is not driven by a carrot and stick approach. Impact: “At its core, the theory assumes that people are naturally curious to learn, develop knowledge and take action. These intrinsic tendencies are grounded in three fundamental psychological needs: competence (the ability to develop skills and master tasks), autonomy (acting of our own will) and relatedness (a sense of belonging and connectedness).”
Growth and motivation are intertwined: you cannot grow without motivation and growth also motivates.
Believe (2015) by Mumford & Sons
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