Where does motivation come from? Quality of life is powerfully linked to how motivated we feel – since motivation is like energy-for-living. Whilst the energy that motivation brings is really important both at work and at home, it becomes vital when we are experiencing depression.

For most of us who are depressed, depression brings a draining of most or all our motivation. We have no energy or enthusiasm for anything – even the most basic of life’s activities. Thus, discovering where our motivation springs from could make a massive difference to our wellbeing and to our future.

James Sale – author and creator of Motivational Mapping – shares many insights into Motivation. His assertion is that motivation emerges from the interplay of three aspects: our personality, our self-image, and our expectations. For most, personality is pretty fixed, so the opportunity to boost our energy, our motivation, comes from shifting the beliefs we may have about ourselves (specifically, our self-esteem) and our future (our expectations.)

Taking your personality as a given, it’s easy to understand that if you currently feel bad about yourself (your lack of self-esteem), and you feel little hope for the future – why would you be motivated? It makes far more sense to lack motivation!

If, however, we could think of some ways together today to boost each one’s self-esteem, and shift our beliefs about the attractiveness of the future, I am certain we could encourage one another to feel more motivated.

Liz, last Tuesday, and Teg, the Saturday before that, along with other blogs this week have helped us feel more positive about looking after ourselves and thus having a powerful effect on others. We are unique. No one can be who we are or have the same influence. That’s got to boost our self-esteem.

Let’s share ideas about how to improve our self-image. And let’s share some reasons why the future is going to be better than the present.

Lex

A Moodscope member