The Pillars of Motivation

This is primarily a video post, but this will give a summary of what is covered in the video.

I was running through Epping forest while recording it, so it’s a breathy number.

There are 2 pillars. We can call them Pleasure and Pain or Carrot and Stick.

Same difference.

There are 4 directions of movement towards or away from these pillars. These are our motivations.

• Away from pain (most people’s initial default)
• Towards Pleasure (or the pursuit of attaining progress)
• Away from Pleasure (or progress)
• Towards Pain (often destructive though there are exceptions)

Enjoy the video – Epping forest is great.

Any questions, get in touch.

Best,

Alan

https://youtu.be/ALw8itjYccM

About Alan Whitton

For more than 12 years Alan has helped clients reach goals, get rid of problems and develop themselves. He completely disagrees with the philosophy you can’t teach an old dog new tricks – you just need to be more committed and prepared that it will take longer!
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