If Your Only Driver is Motivation, You’ll Never Succeed
Inspiration is fickle. Unwavering commitment is essential.
We’ve all been there. Perhaps we’ve just finished watching a Tony Robbins seminar and we’re ready to smash our business goals, or it’s Monday and we’re ‘totally committed’ to getting into shape this time. (Because we weren’t really serious about it last week.)
Wherever you find yourself right now, there’s no doubt that you’ve been influenced by motivation at some point in the past. It’s like a shot of caffeine that jolts us into action, transforming our mental state from laziness to laser-focused devotion in a matter of seconds.
However, like a shot of caffeine, motivation is a drug. It’s addictive, but it isn’t sustainable.
Just as one shouldn’t rely upon stimulants as a source of energy, if our dedication to hard work is dependent on our degree of inspiration, we’ll be sure to fail sooner or later.
Motivation isn’t reliable. It wavers. It fluctuates. What doesn’t fluctuate, however, is commitment. Commitment, therefore, is the key to success.
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