The document discusses creating lasting motivation for change. It explains that motivation provides the energy to move from one's current reality to a desired future. Lasting motivation requires both "push" strategies that challenge one's current situation and make changing away from it feel important, as well as "pull" strategies that awaken a compelling vision of what one wants to achieve by making the change. The document provides questions to help identify powerful reasons for wanting to change and realizing an inspiring future vision in order to construct motivation strong enough to propel one towards their goals.

1. Creating Lasting Change:
The Secret to Lasting
Motivation
Second in a
five-part series

3. Oh, yeah!
I’m going to be built
like that guy!

4. I write out my goals.
do my affirmations,
and all that,
but

5. Except every time I
try, I don’t know. . .
. . .I just run out of
steam. . .

6. . . .and I still end up
looking like this.

7. How do I find the
motivation
to make it happen?

8. Motivation
provides the
energy to spiral
from your
current realty
and comfort zone
into the
compelling future
you desire

9. Creating the motivation for
change requires both push and
pull strategies

10. Push strategies involve
• Challenge reality
• Asking, “What do I
want to move away
from?”
And
• “Is this important
enough to move
away from?”
Pull strategies involve:
• Awakening a vision
of what you want
Asking, “What do I
want?
And
• “Is this enough to
make me want to
move toward it?

11. Motivating for change involves creating
powerful meanings to change the present
and realize a compelling future
Think of a change you want to make
• Why do you want to change? What
are you gaining from keeping
things as they are? How do you
feel about that?
• What do you want to create when
you change? What do you want to
have or be? What does this mean
to you? How do you feel about

12. A well-constructed push/pull motivation
gives you the energy to change
Lack of motivation often feels like
procrastination, a lack of drive, and
“stuckness”

13. More questions to
consider
• What is a problem now?
• What will be a problem if things continue
as they are?
• What have I had enough of?
• What don’t I like?
• What is motivating me to change away
from?

14. More questions to
consider
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What do I want?
What do I really want?
What is my vision for my life and my self?
What is motivating me toward this vision?

15. Coaching Moment
• Take a change you want make real
• Write down the answers to these
questions?
• Test your motivation level
• If your motivation isn’t sufficient,
create answers and meanings to
push/pull strategies that make the
change more motivating
• Use your motivation system to propel
you toward your goal

16. Next: Part Two
Next: Part Three
• Create a plan and take action
Material adapted
from
Meta-Coaching I
by L. Michael Hall
(Mar 15, 2013)

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