The most common goal I hear from adults approaching a milestone birthday is the desire to run a marathon. Why is this? Unquestionably, everyone who aspires to run a marathon has a different conscious motivation. However, I think everyone’s unconscious motivation is the same. It’s the metaphor of what it means to run a marathon. […]
One of my favorite authors Wes Moore argues in his book The Work that there is one trait that all wildly successful people have; they’re fanatics. But what does it mean to be a fanatic? Well, the first and most important trait of a fanatic is that they’re single-minded. For example, if you’re fanatic about […]
A few months ago I wrote about psychologist Bonnie Benard’s research on the four characteristics for raising resilient children. The 4 characteristics are: 1) Social Competence, 2) Problem Solving Skills, 3) Autonomy, and 4) Sense of Purpose and Future. As I pointed out yesterday, resilience and motivation have a powerful connection. Correspondingly, the same 4 […]