What Drives You?
Unravel the mysteries of motivation as we delve into the psychological, emotional, and environmental factors that fuel our actions. Discover the power of purpose and passion, and learn how to harness them to propel yourself towards your goals.
Drivers in your life
Some drivers in our lives are destructive or keep us from reaching our potential
- By acknowledging your drivers, you have the opportunity to focus on and change them
- Most common drivers are passions and addictions
- You can choose what drives you, but the challenge is that you don’t choose. Instead, you accept what you get, or get used to, and call it life
Emotionally Driven / Shoulds / Self-criticism
These are not formally diagnosable conditions, each has a negative impact on your life.
- Folks who are emotionally driven tend to run their lives based on how they feel, and may feel guilty for breaking the rules. They can seem rigid with their black and white thinking.
Goals
Setting goals and working towards them are good antidotes to routine’s downsides
- But you can undermine your goals if you are emotionally driven
- When the going gets tough and the goals are not your own, you lose enthusiasm, self-criticism and depression can take over
Addictions
Alcoholism, drugs, sex, workaholism are all addictive
- They kidnap your brain and control your life
- Rational thinking goes offline, your midbrain pleasure center takes over, and you do what you do because you do it
- You are the passenger, and your addiction is running your life
Passions/Purpose
Rise from the core of who we are and want to be
- Honest with ourselves and others
- Have the discipline to do what they want and need to do
- Natural integrity
- Change their minds and be spontaneous without guilt or self-criticism
Anxiety / Depression
Anxiety is the number one mental health problem in the U.S. affecting 18 percent of the population.
- It can take many forms-panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder, generalized anxiety, phobias, etc. – but the impact is the same-your life is derailed.