Motivation and Inspiration

05/18/2017:

Mechanism of motivation and inspiration can be understood by introspection. Walk back in time to an occasion that inspired and motivated you. Trace your thoughts and feelings as you went from an unmotivated to a motivated state. What was it that triggered motivation? Using the example of exercise, say you were unmotivated and looking for reasons to skip exercising on a day. But then some thought inspired you to go to the gym. What could that thought be ? Perhaps, visions of a shapely body. Perhaps the sight of some of your secret competitors going to the gym and leaving you behind ?The thought of being surrounded by beautiful bodies at the gym or the possibility of running into someone you admire. Any of these could have triggered the motivation. Motivation need not have come from rational thoughts of the health benefits of exercising exclusively. Motivation draws you into life with ease and delight. How wonderful it would be to be inspired and motivated to accomplish the goals we set for our selves. Being inspired and motivated in all our efforts would make life such a joy. When inspired, we live in the moment with enthusiasm and joy. Does it not seem worthwhile to design motivational and inspirational triggers into all of our activities! There must be ways to generate inspiration at will. I have noticed that it is easier to be motivated when my physical state is good - not hungry or thirsty, well rested, peaceful rather than agitated, comfortable rather than hot or cold or in pain. Perhaps, we should be mindful of physical well being in order to receive motivation and inspiration. Visualizing the consequence of achieving a goal also encourages motivation. Finding thought solutions for obstacles to achieving a goal clears the way for motivation to manifest.

   The process of making one self physically comfortable, followed by bringing the mind to a peaceful state and then thinking through obstacles and achieving goals could be used as a catalyst for inspiration. Overcoming obstacles in thought experiments diminishes the influence of demotivating factors. When the mind can see solution to a problem, we are energized to pursue the solution in the external world. We are aware of the delight experienced owing to having found a solution in thought. There possibly is subconscious effects of the solution in conscious part of the brain.