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people you know now. But consider whether it would be helpful
to make new contacts. Again, books and audios can be very
supportive when you are looking to new ways of thinking.
Finally, there is a difference between motivation and
inspiration. Inspiration is getting in touch with our human
spirit, whereas motivation is the driving force to move towards
our goal. Inspiration can certainly help self motivation - and we
can look outside ourselves for help with inspiration. So speakers
like David McNally might help us feel inspired. It is then up to us
whether to decide to be motivated to take action to achieve our
goals.

1.5.9 GOAL MOTIVATION THEORY
Understanding How To Increase Your Goals Motivation
Key principles of goal motivation theory include the role of pain
and pleasure motives.
Goal motivation theory is based on the idea that all our actions
are based on logical reasons - logical to us at any rate.
If you can understand why you act as you do then you have a
better chance of taking relevant actions that help you achieve
your goals. There are two basic points to understand here: first,
the link between our goals and our motives, and second, the
importance of pain and pleasure motives.
Let's start this review of goal motivation theory by examining
the link between your goals and your motives. Gary Ryan Blair
pictures the anatomy of goals as a triangle. The three points of
the triangle stand for what why and how.
The what is your goal. So let's say that you have a goal to write a
book and get it published by 31 December next.
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