The motiovation within

The motivation within

Howdy folks, Eoin here to shove some thoughts down your neck and potentially get you one step closer to your “ah ha” moment. For those of you who have already stumbled across that moment of clarity and sense of purpose, please keep up the good fight and never be satisfied both inside and out of the gym.

However if you are already thinking what in the world is your “ah ha moment” have no fear I am about to explain all. It is really the moment in your life you decide enough is enough, I am not happy with something and I am going to do something about it.

It is a moment crucial to your long term success in starting a health and fitness regime. It leads nicely into the concepts of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and what literally drives you to do the things you need to do to get the results you feel you deserve. 

Not understanding the difference between the two types of motivation and how your desires fit into both is potentially the beginning of the end before you even start.

Extrinsic motivation is all those things around you in your environment that influence you both positively and negatively. 

The media, your friends, what you read and even your coach (if you are smart enough to have one) are all forms of extrinsic motivation that can literally shout at you “Keep going!, don’t give up!, you are nearly there!”. 

This form of motivation can be a tremendous help in keeping you going when it gets tough and when your own motivation is waning. However this form of motivation pales in comparison to the power and influence of intrinsic motivation.

Intrinsic motivation is what is left when all is said and done, when the lights have been turned off and no one is watching. 

What are you able to do when it is just you and your mind? What makes you rise at 6am and go do something that will take you one step closer to your goal? When it is so easy to just stay there with your internal monologue pleading with you to forget it today, telling you that you don't need to do that and to stay in bed where it’s nice and warm and safe.

What makes you say no is your intrinsic motivation, your desire for change and you’re yearning to reach that goal no matter what. It is simply not enough to outsource your goal to someone else and switch off your mind for a set period of time. I see it all too often, people coming into the gym, parking their body in front of me and telling me their mind will be in the car for the next hour. 

I can only provide you with the environment and tools you need to reach that goal. I can show you the way but I cannot walk it for you. The great marketing book by Simon Sinek “It starts with why” couldn’t have a more apt title in conveying the message I am trying to get across to you.

Your ultimate goal is important but the “why” behind it is the driver that will make it become a reality. We all know what needs to be done. What you need to figure out is what kind of person you need to become in order to not need anything but heart to drive you on day after day, week after week and month after month. 

We must realise setbacks are not just forms of bad luck but parts of the process that show you what you are really made of.

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