Motivation vs. Habits

 Is it your motivation or a set of habits that determine success? I find myself asking this question daily. Am I motivated today ? Or is it this routine I hold true to no matter the circumstances. What if I’m not motivated to go to the gym or finish a project? What if I have poor habits but am motivated for success? What does one have to do with the other?!? Answer. We can’t have 1 without the other. I say this because motivation is a general desire or willingness to do something for reasons one has to reach their ultimate success. In that, motivation sets the tone to push you in a positive direction to adapt good habits. Habits that are practiced unintentionally or intentionally consistently to reach our ultimate goals. So why motivation vs. habits. If one can’t be without the other? Because once we understand the difference we can better manage our behaviors when we are not motivated. We can have better understanding in our “why”. Why continue to wake up at 5am? Why do I need to keep showing up for work? Why it is important I am present in every conversation? Our “why” when motivation becomes difficult to pull out will help us stay committed to our habits. Setting a strong foundation of habits will keep us on track even when we are not motivated. And vice versa. Motivation fuels our habitual nature like a river flowing through a town. But can be lessened by a dam upstream. Staying true to our habits, our structure and our core strength will help us stay the course. Because when it gets tough the tough gets going. 

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