How deep is your motivation? When I ask people why they are working out or why they want to defend themselves, the answers they give me are an immediate clues to how long this person is willing to commit themselves to their goal and how energetic they will be in going after their desired outcome. Some say “I wanna get in shape” or ” I want a change” or “I want something to do”. These individuals come and go. Then there are the students who say “I’ll do anything to get in shape. I’m tired of looking like this” or “I realize the importance of confidence and self defense in my life and I really think its time I do something about it”. When you analyze the difference in the answers you will notice that one is more EMOTIONALLY attached to their life than the other. Your goals must affect you emotionally and the DEEPER they affect you, the more likely you will be to overcome obstacles to achieve them. On my one on one consultations with people, I ask them their reason for wanting a certain goal and then I work with them to find the deeper connection between that and their goal. We continue this process and at some point they reach a PERSONAL REASON that is so dear to their heart that they know they will overcome any obstacle to reach their goal! What starts out as “I wanna get in shape” turns out to be “I always felt insecure with myself and I know that getting in shape will really help me improve my self esteem and this will greatly help in my relationship”. So I ask you……WHY DO YOU DO WHAT YOU DO? …… LOOK DEEPER!
Peace,
Arash
Unless we realize what lies in our inner selves we can never know what we really want and how we should proceed. Self analysis is the first step to this end.