Self-help

Around the globe people struggle with the lack of ability to motivate themselves to do things they want to do.  Part of the reason you are here reading this blog is because you are in some capacity searching for a means to motivate yourself.

They all would be pretty upset if they knew how simple the answer towards self-motivation was.  Well that is at-least what Professor Ron Siegel of Harvard University believes.  His thoughts reflect the idea that it is a fundamentally simple human mental function in a piece by Psychology Today.

“We’re simply wired, I believe, to expect and perceive threatening – a.k.a. unpleasant – experiences rather than to fantasize about pleasurable ones. Maybe the perpetually cynical, pessimistic individual is simply accessing older evolutionary brain patterns. And maybe the optimistic, “can-do” person has learned to access a newer, more versatile set of brain resources.”                               

–  Ron Siegel, Professor at Harvard University –

So in layman’s terms this means that the key to motivation is just adopting an optimistic mindset.  That rather than fretting the negative possibilities we should learn to enjoy the good things.  Having a more positive perspective lends to the ability of being able to successfully motivate yourself.

Help yourself!

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