From the course: Mastering Self-Motivation
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Adopting a motivating mindset of self-reliance
From the course: Mastering Self-Motivation
Adopting a motivating mindset of self-reliance
- Ever found yourself asking a boss or a colleague if you could do something when deep down, you already knew you had the power or authority to just do it? I know I can admit to doing that. Sometimes in our quest for validation and support, we consult other people before we act, why? Because we want their approval, their vote of confidence, because when they give us their approval, we might feel safer to take a risk or step forward. But relying too much on others dampens your motivation. It affirms the idea that things are out of your hands. There's a better way to stoke your own energy levels, and it's adopting a mindset of self-reliance. Self-reliance is a belief and a practice that the power to take action comes from the inside, not the outside. Now, mind you, I'm not talking about moving to the remote wilderness and trying to make it, completely on your own every day, not at all. I'm talking about depending on your own…
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