Do you beat yourself up emotionally for what seems to be lack of motivation? Are you trying to figure out what’s wrong with you and fix it, so that you can get on with the business of living your life the way you want to?

There is a great quote by Jim Rohn that says, “If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn’t need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is education to turn him around”. You may be asking yourself, what exactly does that mean? I can only tell you what I think it means. If you are on a path that you don’t have a natural enthusiasm about, maybe you should stop and really look at whether it is something you should be pursuing. It is better to turn around and start over than to continue down a path that will never lead you to where you want to be. I believe that if you know what you want to create in life, and are lit up about it, you don’t need motivation. Why? Because you are pulled into action by something bigger than you are. You clearly see the actions to take and take them without some emotional struggle and battle with yourself to try and get yourself to do something.

If you are clear about your personal mission in life and have the vision for your life that is fulfilling on your mission, you don’t need external motivation to get you into action. Clarity of purpose provides the space for the next appropriate action to appear, and clarity of vision provides the desire to take that action. Wouldn’t it be amazing to not need external motivation or internal battle to get yourself into action? Your life mission and vision could be the fuel for your life and fulfillment of your dreams.

So, I dare suggest that if you are looking for motivation, make the effort first to get clear about what your life purpose is. Know what your personal mission in life is and create the vision for your life from your mission. When you have done that, you will have an authentic expression of yourself and all the motivation you need to take the actions to fulfill on creating a life worth living.

Pamela Catey
http://www.LightenUpandLive.com