MojoDave

Triathlon Start in the Pacific Ocean Variety, friends, and rivals I have been asked, ”How do you exercise with no motivation?" Internal motivation is a trait that you have a certain amount of inside of you at any given time. I, for example, have always had a lot. But the amount that anyone has at a given time may not be sufficient to get your mojo working. That is why I recommend external factors that you can employ to help you. Recommended External Motivators Variety Friends Rivals Once you get out there and do something because of these factors, it may become habitual, or the external motivation may become internal. It doesn’t really matter why. It only matters that you are. Accept that you may need help from outside for motivation and be happy that it is possible. If it is converted to internal motivation, great! Use it. In any event, use external motivation whenever it is available. Here are the three external motivators of which I am aware: variety, friend...

Converting external motivation to internal motivation In a previous post, I asserted that motivation is the key ingredient in mojo and that it can be internal or external. I have been asked how external motivation can be converted to internal motivation. Some people are lucky enough that conversion can happen. The question is if you have insufficient internal motivators, can you convert external motivators so that you make up for the deficit. Unfortunately, conversion happens to varying extents and isn’t predictable nor can it be forced. You are more likely to be successful by finding additional external motivators. Sometimes conversion just happens. Sometimes it will not happen. Sometimes you get a little conversion. You are more likely to be successful by finding additional external motiva tors i f vari ety, friends and rivals are not enough. Look for additional friends and/or rivals to help your motivation. Its okay to have more than one of each at a time. This...

Motivation - Internal or External Types of Motivation Motivation is a big part of mojo, maybe the most important part.  I like to consider two types of motivation, Motivation Internal External Both internal and external motivation can affect your mojo. Internal motivation comes from you alone. You might have it from birth or you might develop it. It is your drive, your impetus, your commitment. Everyone has a different amount of internal motivation for any given subject. One’s true internal motivation depends on being interested and excited about a given subject. In other words, unless you have a good fit with a subject, it will be difficult to gauge.your true internal motivation for that subject. Recommended External Motivators Variety Friends Rivals External motivation comes from something beyond yourself.  Most often, I recommend variety, friends,and rivals. More about these in another post . Just as an example, for a runner, friends mig...