My new find that I've been enjoying this evening is a podcast by Jillian Michaels: The Jillian Michaels Show. It's free on iTunes. The episode I'm talking about is called Jillian and General Mills.
She took a call from a woman who was asking for tips about how to stay motivated when everyone around her is not.
Jillian said that "lasting motivation has to come from within you." She advised her to cultivate that motivation by thinking very specifically about what she wants. At first, the woman said she wanted to be a good person. Jillian pushed her to be more specific, so she said she wanted to lose weight so she could move more easily. Jillian pushed her to be even more specific than that: Did she want to: go on dates? feel comfortable having sex with the light on? look better so she could feel more confident at her job?.... Jillian told her to finish the sentence "The reason I want to be more motivated is because I want to improve my quality of life in the following ways..." in order to create an emotional connection to the goal.
Jillian told the woman to write down "everything fantastic that is going to come with this healthier you" and post it everywhere: all over the house, at work, in her car. She also went on to talk about evaluating and negotiating the relationship if the caller's partner did not support her efforts to change.
So, I'm curious, what are your fantastic things?
Even if you're not trying to lose weight, pretty much everyone I know has some things they would like to change. What are the outcomes that you can create that emotional connection to in order to get yourself motivated?
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