What is your self help motivation?

Written by Steve on February 25, 2010 - 0 Comments
Categories: Create Your Life

What I mean by that is what is your reason for wanting to improve your life? If you are reading this, you are thinking about life change, self help, how do I fix this kind of stuff. There is nothing wrong with that, in fact, I think we should always be in a state of creating our lives. So, what is your self help motivation?

Is it about the money?

If it is about the money, then your self help motivation is just a little off. Now I understand if you need to make more money and you want a more comfortable life. There is nothing wrong with that.

What I will say is that money will not cure your life. I have a friend who has what most would say is plenty of money, but this person is currently going through some struggles and money isn’t the main focus.

If you think that money is the motivation, look deeper. What is the problem that you think money will cure and that might be your motivation.

Is it about success?

Like money success is often just the cover of the problem. When you look at the “why” of your desire to change your life, it might seem like success, or the lack of it, is the reason.

Just like in the case of money, ask yourself what it is that success is going to fix. Is it giving you the respect from others that you want. Chances are when you become successful, if change has not occurred in your character or personality, then the respect you want will still not be there. I have known plenty of people who would be called successful and they were still very unsure of themselves.

If it isn’t money and it isn’t success, what is your self help motivation?

For most people the motivation is really about self confidence and feelings of worth. What is it that you really seek? I would be willing to bet that it is the same for you. If you could feel confident that you are able to deal with life in a positive way and that you can have and deserve the love of others, you life would be fine.

I said at the beginning that we are all looking to improve our lives and that is true. However, the very foundation of who we are is the feeling of being okay. Once we have that down, then we can work on things like money and success.

Here’s to You!