Has Anyone Seen My Motivation?

DEFINITION OF MOTIVATIONCorps from 1979 until 1988. I was in great shape.
1. the psychological feature that arouses an organismGranted I was younger but it was more than youth.
to action toward a desired goal; the reason for theWas it coercion? The most obvious form of
action; that which gives purpose and direction tomotivation is coercion, where the avoidance of pain
behavior; "we did not understand his motivation"; "heor other negative consequences has an immediate
acted with the best of motives"effect. Despite what many outsiders may think, the
2. the condition of being motivated; "his motivationMarine Corps is a master at creating self motivation.
was at a high level"They spend the first few weeks destroying your
3. the act of motivating; providing incentiveesteem and then resurrect it through your own
_____________desire to perform, to not let down your friends. This
Let's see, so far in your weight loss journey youis an exquisite form of self motivation. Self
have bought many "tools" that you thought wouldmotivation is the ability to satisfy a desire,
help you lose weight. I can think of a treadmill, whichexpectation, or goal without being influenced to do
was very expensive. I remember a bike that is nowso by another person. Self motivation is the key to a
sitting behind the shed which serves as a great homeparadigm shift or behavior changes amongst
for the bug population. There was the big yellow ball,individuals. So, in short, self motivation is finding a
the weights, the racquetball equipment and theway of transforming the energy within into energy
walking shoes. I have the desire, but where is thewithout, allowing for one to accomplish difficult tasks,
ability to stick it out and make the jump to aor express ideas more thoroughly. In spite of
healthier lifestyle? Where is the life full of exerciseenormous research, basic as well as applied, the
and less body fat?subject of motivation is not clearly understood and
What is missing is the motivation but what ismore often than not poorly practiced.
motivation? What is beyond the above definition?No matter how many tools you have or how many
Why it missing and what really is motivation?health club memberships you maintain, without
Motivation is a temporal and dynamic state thatmotivation you will not be able to achieve your
should NOT be confused with personality or emotion.weight loss goals. This motivation must be born as
Motivation is having the desire and willingness to dosomething internal. You need to be able to take it
something. Motivation is the key to performancefrom within and bring it out into your reality. A
improvement. Among the most basic means tosuggestion is to not run out and spend money on
achieving self-motivation is simply organizing one's lifeanything related to weight loss equipment. You do
-- time management, making to-do lists, filing papers,not need the equipment you need the motivation.
sorting belongings in storage, making distinctionsStart small, park further from the Wal-Mart entrance.
between tasks to be accomplished and those thatGo for walks around your home. The secret to
have been, and making those activities part of one'sweight loss is not the coolest sweat suits or the best
routine. As vital as motivation is in conditioning one'streadmill. The secret is motivation.
movement toward success, it is not the only attitudeIt is really not a secret. You just need to get up and
needed in order to achieve.get it done.
I served active duty in the United States Marine