Internal & External Motivation Part 2

Shaun Stenning — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:56:04 +0000

I have had a few emails from people over the last 24 hrs saying they are having difficulty identifying all of their values. The major problem upon investigation was that they were struggling to find the right words to identify their values with. To make it easier for you to complete yesterday’s task I have included a list of values below:

Abundance
Acceptance
Accessibility
Accomplishment
Accuracy
Achievement
Acknowledgement
Activeness
Adaptability
Adoration
Adroitness
Adventure
Affection
Affluence
Aggressiveness
Agility
Alertness
Altruism
Ambition
Amusement
Anticipation
Appreciation
Approachability
Articulacy
Assertiveness
Assurance
Attentiveness
Attractiveness
Audacity
Availability
Awareness
Awe
Balance
Beauty
Being the best
Belonging
Benevolence
Bliss
Boldness
Bravery
Brilliance
Buoyancy
Calmness
Camaraderie
Candor
Capability
Care
Carefulness
Celebrity
Certainty
Challenge
Charity
Charm
Chastity
Cheerfulness
Clarity
Cleanliness
Clear-mindedness
Cleverness
Closeness
Comfort
Commitment
Compassion
Completion
Composure
Concentration
Confidence
Conformity
Congruency
Connection
Consciousness
Consistency
Contentment
Continuity
Contribution
Control
Conviction
Conviviality
Coolness
Cooperation
Cordiality
Correctness
Courage
Courtesy
Craftiness
Creativity
Credibility
Cunning
Curiosity
Daring
Decisiveness
Decorum
Deference
Delight
Dependability
Depth
Desire
Determination
Devotion
Devoutness
Dexterity
Dignity
Diligence
Direction
Directness
Discipline
Discovery
Discretion
Diversity
Dominance
Dreaming
Drive
Duty
Dynamism
Eagerness
Economy
Ecstasy
Education
Effectiveness
Efficiency
Elation
Elegance
Empathy
Encouragement
Endurance
Energy
Enjoyment
Entertainment
Enthusiasm
Excellence
Excitement
Exhilaration
Expectancy
Expediency
Experience
Expertise
Exploration
Expressiveness
Extravagance
Extroversion
Exuberance
Fairness
Faith
Fame
Family
Fascination
Fashion
Fearlessness
Ferocity
Fidelity
Fierceness
Financial independence
Firmness
Fitness
Flexibility
Flow
Fluency
Focus
Fortitude
Frankness
Freedom
Friendliness
Frugality
Fun
Gallantry
Generosity
Gentility
Giving
Grace
Gratitude
Gregariousness
Growth
Guidance
Happiness
Harmony
Health
Heart
Helpfulness
Heroism
Holiness
Honesty
Honor
Hopefulness
Hospitality
Humility
Humor
Hygiene
Imagination
Impact
Impartiality
Independence
Industry
Ingenuity
Inquisitiveness
Insightfulness
Inspiration
Integrity
Intelligence
Intensity
Intimacy
Intrepidness
Introversion
Intuition
Intuitiveness
Inventiveness
Investing
Joy
Judiciousness
Justice
Keenness
Kindness
Knowledge
Leadership
Learning
Liberation
Liberty
Liveliness
Logic
Longevity
Love
Loyalty
Majesty
Making a difference
Mastery
Maturity
Meekness
Mellowness
Meticulousness
Mindfulness
Modesty
Motivation
Mysteriousness
Neatness
Nerve
Obedience
Open-mindedness
Openness
Optimism
Order
Organization
Originality
Outlandishness
Outrageousness
Passion
Peace
Perceptiveness
Perfection
Perkiness
Perseverance
Persistence
Persuasiveness
Philanthropy
Piety
Playfulness
Pleasantness
Pleasure
Poise
Polish
Popularity
Potency
Power
Practicality
Pragmatism
Precision
Preparedness
Presence
Privacy
Proactivity
Professionalism
Prosperity
Prudence
Punctuality
Purity
Realism
Reason
Reasonableness
Recognition
Recreation
Refinement
Reflection
Relaxation
Reliability
Religiousness
Resilience
Resolution
Resolve
Resourcefulness
Respect
Rest
Restraint
Reverence
Richness
Rigor
Sacredness
Sacrifice
Sagacity
Saintliness
Sanguinity
Satisfaction
Security
Self-control
Selflessness
Self-reliance
Sensitivity
Sensuality
Serenity
Service
Sexuality
Sharing
Shrewdness
Significance
Silence
Silliness
Simplicity
Sincerity
Skillfulness
Solidarity
Solitude
Soundness
Speed
Spirit
Spirituality
Spontaneity
Spunk
Stability
Stealth
Stillness
Strength
Structure
Success
Support
Supremacy
Surprise
Sympathy
Synergy
Teamwork
Temperance
Thankfulness
Thoroughness
Thoughtfulness
Thrift
Tidiness
Timeliness
Traditionalism
Tranquility
Transcendence
Trust
Trustworthiness
Truth
Understanding
Unflappability
Uniqueness
Unity
Usefulness
Utility
Valor
Variety
Victory
Vigor
Virtue
Vision
Vitality
Vivacity
Warmth
Watchfulness
Wealth
Willfulness
Willingness
Winning
Wisdom
Wittiness
Wonder
Youthfulness
Zeal

Discovering Your Internal Motivators Step 2:

Take the piece of paper you have written your values on and put it somewhere prominent in your house. Each time you catch a glimpse of your values list take just 5 minutes to read them and list next to them the numbers 1 – 10 as how those values are affecting your decisions at that exact moment.

You will need to do this every day for 15 days so we can get a cross section of your life and how your values affect you in different situations and moods

Internal & External Motivation

Shaun Stenning — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:27:02 +0000

One of the major questions I get asked from people is where do I get my motivation from?

I don’t keep it secret, I work a lot, I get up around 9:30am each morning and start my work day and often continue working through until well after midnight. I don’t know what I would do if I didn’t work these hours, I think I would get bored pretty quickly.

With that said though, I know a lot of people struggle to find the motivation to work those kinds of hours. In fact some people struggle to find the energy to just work 9am to 5pm. My opinion is that people who are struggling to find the time and energy to put into achieving their goals are using the wrong motivators. Let me explain…

Have you ever been to a motivational event and when you leave just a few days after the event those promises you made to yourself at that event start being broken?

Of course you have, nearly everyone who has attended a motivational event has this experience. In fact it’s expected, because at the motivational event you are motivated by EXTERNAL motivators not INTERNAL motivators. External motivators are great for a short period of time, they can inspire you to take action, but they wont give you long lasting change.

Long lasting change comes from the discovery and application of INTERNAL motivators. Today and over the next few days we are going to focus on discovering our internal motivators.

Discovering Your Internal Motivators Step 1:

This is not going to be a quick or single step process, so make sure you commit to following this whole process through. The first step to discovering your internal motivators is to take 10 minutes today to write down your top 10 values. Make sure you write them down on a clean piece of white unlined paper and use a colour texta to do this.

Watch out tomorrow for the second step

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Internal & External Motivation Part 2

Discovering Your Internal Motivators Step 2:

Internal & External Motivation

Discovering Your Internal Motivators Step 1: