100 Ways To Motivate Yourself, Third Edition

83. Take the road to somewhere

Energy comes from purpose. If the left side of your brain tells the right side of your brain that there’s a sufficient crisis, the right side sends you energy, sometimes superhuman energy. That’s why there’s such a difference between people who set and achieve goals all day, and people who just do whatever comes up, or whatever they feel like doing. To one person, there is always added purpose. To the other, there is boredom and confusion, the two greatest robbers of energy. Knowing what you’re up to, and why you’re up to it, gives you the energy to self-motivate. Not knowing your purpose drains you of all motivation.

We’ve all heard the stories of a diminutive mother who, seeing that her small child was trapped, ...