At the end of a recent marketing seminar, the presenters offered us quite a few options for follow up. One of them was weekly calls to "give you homework, and make you do it." Whips were mentioned.
Hawing someone else remind you, and gently push you to do something, can be very effective. Whether the whip adds anything is a matter of more personal preferences. But the whole thing got me thinking about my own motivation.
I've been to two of these seminars recently, and I've come out of them with a great plan to follow. The first thing I was supposed to do was start a business blog. But I hadn't started it yet. I even went to a specialized class about blogging, and got more great ideas. Again, no blog.
So what was the hold-up here? I usually like to write. And I'm usually not timid about trying new things. So what was going on? Did I need to sign up for the BDSM plan?
Well, maybe. But not yet. Because motivation is really about lining up spiritual energy. So, if I'm not doing something that I think I want to do, I haven't aligned my energy. And taking action first, without doing the energy work, usually isn't very effective.
There are lots of ways to achieve this energy shift. In this case, I'm spending more time visualizing the end result, and finding the feeling of accomplishing what I want. I'm also taking time to set clear intentions for my new business blog, and the business in general. And I'm practicing writing two blogs, both this spiritual one and the one for my business.
Then, if all else fails, I'll be setting up special calls with the marketing guru. I wonder what he wears when he makes those calls?
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Since I have an idea who your consultant is, I can only say that I understand the leaning towards fantasy. ;)
Rachel, you crack me up. But this particular consultant is literally young enough to be my son, so I want to make it very clear I was kidding. But it would be funny to make him blush.
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