Why only one hour after hearing a motivational speaker we are not motivated any more? Does this happen to you? Does it happen every time?

While motivational speakers are there, talking to us, everything is great; we seem to understand and we grab the concept. We are feeling motivated, we reach new heights, our spirit soars, we are inspired. But a short time later”…” Poof! All those feelings vanish without us even noticing how or when.

Well don’t worry; you are not alone in this one. This “enigma” puzzled me for a long time, until I found out the answers. How could I understand and be moved by all those words of advice and yet not know what to do afterwards?! How could I listen to motivator after motivator and not be achieving any results? An army of motivators can talk to you and your brain says: “yes, yes, that’s great - now what?!”

I realized that motivation has to come from within. It has to come from you, from your own inner voice. Motivational speakers can make you jump up to the sky, but when you fall to earth, you fall into the same place you where before. “We are still in Kansas Toto”. It is not fair, but that’s the way it is for most people.

I am not saying that motivational speakers are not good or worthwhile to hear; the other way around. Long live the motivational speakers! See, it is not about them, ultimately it is about us. Where does our energy go when they are gone? Where has our enthusiasm gone?

I believe in building from inside out. I believe we need to develop first, before taking action, a sense of who we are, and what we want. Otherwise those words will not work. You will remain frozen; watch it, this may last a lifetime.

So, why when we hear those motivational words that are logical, which make a lot of sense, they don’t get you moving for long? Well, it may be that what you need right now is to find out exactly who you are, and exactly what suits you. We all need to develop an understanding of who we are first, whatever it involves, and everything else comes afterwards. This is not something that everyone knows. The other way around, a majority of people have no clue of who they really are, and thus have no clue of what they really want, and needless to say, about what they need. And tell you what, it is no easy task, it takes time. But, isn’t it worth the time and the effort?

Remember. You cannot assess your needs if you do not know who you are and where you are going.

Hence you cannot get yourself moving. Moving towards what?

You do not want or need to be like most people. Learn to know yourself first, and then set yourself to accomplish your own unique self success.

Motivation comes from within and from the knowledge of ourselves; develop that knowledge or you will remain stuck on your couch for life.

Marcela Bennett
http://uniqueselfsuccess.com