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The Power to Change Anything (Personal (Motivation (Making the Undesirable…
The Power to Change Anything
General
Everything boils down to can you do it, aka do you have the ability to succeed, and do you want to do it, or in other words you have the motivation
Personal
Motivation
Making the Undesirable Desirable
Make them try it
If you want someone to enjoy it give them a go. People tend to be bad at making accurate judgments about their likes and dislikes
Make it a Game
The reasons games are so addicting is because they tend to be the right amount of challenge combined with instant gratification
Use this to your advantage
Connect it to a Person's Sense of Self
If you're practicing music connect it to yourself. Those who view themselves as musicians are more likely to succeed since it's a part of them
Engage in Moral Thinking
Always be conscious of your actions
Humans tend to be reactive to their environment which in the current era can be a disadvantage
Always be mindful of your actions
You hear a ring you check your phone. You see the TV and then want to watch Netflix.
Connect Behavior to Moral Values
We all have an idea of what our "ideal" self is
Strive to be that
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
So when lazy acknowledge that this quality is a vice. It is not something desired and the only way to get rid of it is to get up and going
Broaden Your Vision
The reason why we procrastinate is because we want that short term satisfaction of being at peace. THIS IS NEVER WORTH IT
Once you recognize you're doing something you shouldn't thing more long term
If you pig out over food then consider the feeling you get at night. The feeling of disgust and self pity. Not to mention the fact that you need to now eat less and exercise more to make up for it
You can think in longer terms too
Think of the feeling you'll get when months from today the amount of stress you'll have on finals due to missing hours studying
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How to help ohters
If you want someone else to start or stop something be empathetic
Giving advice comes off as preachy so you need to quit giving lectures
See what their goals are frame the behavior or habit that co-alligns with that
Ability
