Your motivation as a resource

• Your motivation can be your most powerful resource if you are highly motivated and channel it effectively.
• Motivation is often underestimated as a strength, compared to skills.
• But strong motivation can overcome all sorts of weaknesses.
• Many handicapped people achieve great things - Beethoven was deaf.
• People have succeeded in their own businesses with no demonstrable skills other than sheer determination and self belief.
• How many occasions can you think of where you were highly motivated?
• How well did you sustain your motivation over the time required?
• What was it about you or the situation that made you so motivated?
• How have you shown the same qualities in other situations?
• What beliefs do you have about yourself and your ability to control your own destiny that could be considered major strengths?
• How do you psyche yourself up so you're motivated when necessary?
• How can you do this now and apply it to your present situation?
• How do you keep going through lengthy projects, setbacks and obstacles?
• How do you channel your motivation, staying focused to achieve your aims?
• When not so motivated, what things do you say to yourself to get going?
• What things do you say to yourself that undermine your motivation?
• How can you ensure you tell yourself more positive than negative things?
• How can you ensure that strong motivation does not become stubborness, obstinancy or blindness to reality?
• To motivate yourself, remind yourself regularly why it's important to you and what strengths you have to get there.
• Feed yourself positive messages about why you can do it and how you can overcome all obstacles in your path.