Today we're looking at what's motivating you - are you moving purposefully toward a worthy goal, or are you being driven by fear of things going wrong?

Towards & Away

All motivation is either towards something, or away from something. And it's not always clear which it is - even when we think it is! For example, someone who is motivated by money could be being drawn towards everything that money could get for them. Or it could be by fear of not having enough - in other words, away from poverty. Or even just away from not having what money can get you.

Both forms of motivation have their place, and for long-term Focus "Towards" motivation is the most powerful.

Top 5 Values

Take your Values list from Day 4. You're now going to fill in what percentage you think each of your Values is motivated by either Towards or Away, out of 100. So the total of the two is always 100 percent – e.g. 90/10, 20/80, 60/40 etc. Do this for your top five Values.

It's important not to get hung up...

...on whether you have the "right" sort of motivation. It's just that it can be very helpful to have an understanding of what yours is, and how it could affect your Focus.

Until tomorrow - the last but one day!