MOTIVATION HACKS FROM SUCCESSFUL PEOPLES- TOP 10
Introduction
Ever wanted to be highly
successful?
There is no secret formula. There
is just hard work and motivation. If you KEEP trying at your goal. If you put
in the work every single day. If you are single minded in your determination
and you DO NOT GIVE UP, then eventually you will be successful.
Don’t believe me? In a moment,
when you have read the inspiring advice from the motivators below, then you will. These incredible individuals stand
as pillars of success, ingenuity, and determination. But at the same time, they also show us that the path to success
is not so special – that they used normal techniques and that they faced many
of the same challenges we do.
Learn from them, and you can
achieve beyond your wildest dreams too.
1 Have A Singular Goal –
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger is
undoubtedly one of the most successful people on the planet. Not only did Arnie
get into incredible shape and build a huge amount of muscle, but he also
managed to become the highest paid movie actor of his time, and the governor of LA.
That’s all pretty impressive
for a guy who grew up in a rural village in Austria, and who had a thick accent
to contend with!
How did he do it? Simple: he
worked extremely hard. Arnie recalls
how he would train for hours at a time, run businesses, and simultaneously work
on his English at night school. He was able to do all this for one reason and
one reason alone: because he had a single goal that he was absolutely passionate about. He said that every gruelling rep was
worth it because he knew that at the end of each one, he would be a step closer
to his end goal. With every single curl and press, he was closer to becoming
Mr. Olympia.
2 Practice The Same Kick 1,000
Times – Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee said
that he doesn’t fear the man who practices 1,000 different kicks once. Bruce Lee feared the man who practiced one kick a thousand times.
In other words, Bruce Lee
“feared” (or respected at least) mastery. Bruce was enamoured with those who
had honed and perfected their technique through countless hours of rigorous
practice. This is what we all can hope to accomplish and what we all should aim
for.
This relates to a subject in
fitness called “greasing the groove.” Essentially, the argument here is that by
training a movement or a pattern every single day, you will find it becomes
more and more deeply ingrained with every attempt. Eventually, it will become
second nature and you will be faster, stronger, more efficient and more
capable.
So, while that perfect mastery
might seem a long way now, keep in mind that each attempt is just one of your
thousand reps. That every single attempt makes you a little bit better.
Eventually, you’ll be a master.
3 Use Fear Setting – Tim
Ferriss
Author Tim Ferriss is responsible
for starting the “lifestyle design” movement, and can even take some amount of
credit for the equally big health tracking trend. Tim’s books have all reached
the bestseller lists, he has worked with some of the most successful people on
the planet, he has run multiple businesses, and he also has a HUGE podcast. If
you haven’t checked him out, then we recommend you do!
Tim recommends a technique called
fear setting to achieve your goals. The idea is that many of us fail to make
progress because we’re scared of failure. You might not apply for other jobs
because you’re scared of what leaving your current work might mean. You may not
speak to an attractive member of the opposite sex because you’re too scared of
rejection.
But here is
the thing: most of us fail to ever define precisely what we’re afraid of. As a result of this, we end up
blowing those fears out of all
proportion and becoming frozen in fright.
By taking a moment to write down precisely what it is you are scared of,
you will often realize that your fears really aren’t all that bad and that
you’re perhaps overreacting. Write down all the things you’re scared of, and
then next to each point, write down how likely it is to happen, how it could be
prevented, and what you would do in that worst-case scenario.
For example, let’s discuss
leaving your job for a new one. Perhaps you’re scared that you’ll leave your
job and not like the new position, you’ll end up getting fired or leaving, and
then will be penniless. Your partner
will leave you because you made such
a bad decision, your children will go hungry, and you’ll be forced to sell your
home. The gap on your CV means
you’ll never work in that industry again.
Okay, so how likely is this?
First: you won’t give up your
current job until you have the new one. Second: if you don’t like the new job,
you can just look for work again. There are laws in place to prevent unfair
firing, and you should be able to get a very good idea of the workplace culture
and vibe before you transition to the new position.
All of this makes the chances of
ending up jobless much smaller. Now consider that you probably could get your
old job back if ever you needed to. That you likely have at least some savings
you could live off for a while. That your parents might step in to help. That
you can discuss the idea with your partner. And that they support your
decisions.
ALL of this makes you realize
that the “fears” were simple constructs of your own mind.
4 Make It Awesome – Elon
Musk
Elon Musk is probably the closest
thing we have to a modern day Tesla – to the point that he named one of his
companies after him! Elon went from complete obscurity to running PayPal,
Tesla, and Space-X. He is almost entirely responsible for driving the commercial
space travel industry, is transforming the environment with electric cars, and
is known for pulling off Tony Stark-esque PR stunts.
How does he do all this?
Simple: Elon Musk clearly loves being the guy to introduce the world to science
fiction ideas. He has spoken before about how he dislikes boring businesses. As
such, he has chased after his biggest goals and ambitions.
Simply by doing this, he has been
more successful. That’s true because he loves what he is doing and feels
motivated to wake up every day. But it’s also true because such big lofty goals
actually motivate other people better too.
They are memorable, they garner media attention…
So, don’t have small goals! Make
it awesome and go for broke.
5 Let It Come – Einstein
Einstein is just one example of a
great thinker who had his epiphany while relaxing. The story is famous by now:
he was sorting through patents at the patent office where he worked, then the
theory of special relativity came to him in a vision. He visualized what it
would feel like to fall off of a roof while watching another object fall from
the same point. In doing so, he understood relativity!
Why did this happen? The answer
is that he was actually engaging in what most of us would consider menial or
mindless work. When we do this, it activates a network of brain regions known
collectively as the “default mode network.” The reason this is important, is
that this network is responsible for creativity, imagination, and daydreaming.
6 Don’t Be Afraid To Promote
Yourself – Ali
Ali was the greatest of all time,
and he had no qualms about letting you know it! He was constantly running his
mouth off to his competitors, to the press, and to anyone who would listen.
This might
make it seem as though he had a big ego, but in fact he was just being honest
about what he believed. And at the same time, this helped him to remind others of his best
qualities… especially his opponents!
We’ve all been
brought up to be humble and shy about our accomplishments. But if you notice,
most of the most successful people in the world actually like talking about
just how successful they really are. It’s no coincidence!
7 It Ain’t About How Hard You
Hit – Sylvester Stallone
This excellent life advice was
spoken by Rocky Balboa in the film of the same
name, but was penned by Sylvester Stallone – and could have been about his own life!
The full line is:
“It ain’t about how hard you can
hit: it’s about how hard you can get hit
and keep moving forward.”
As a boxer, this line makes
perfect sense spoken by Rocky. But it is also a fantastic metaphor. No matter
how talented you are, if you get put off by the first setback, then you will
never be successful. So keep moving forward.
8 Nonreactivity – Navy
SEALS
Navy SEAls go through hell on a
regular basis, and that’s just during training (in fact their most gruelling
test is actually called hell week).
They do this in order to prepare their bodies and minds for the kinds of
situations they will need to perform in when they are actually fighting wars.
So how do they cope? One of the
tools they use is a mental trick called nonreactivity. That means simply
choosing not to react to bad news, stress, anxiety, or setbacks. This has a lot
in common with the school of thought known as Stoicism. It basically means that
while you can’t prevent bad things happening, you can prevent yourself being upset about them.
Notice what has happened, and
move on. You can worry about it later.
9 You Only Need To Be Successful Once – J.K. Rowling
J.K. Rowling has one of those
classic successful stories of being turned down by just about every single
publisher before finally getting a book deal. This was good news for her and
for the publisher, as the Harry Potter series
went on to make more money than anyone could
have predicted.
This is a testament to
Rowling’s determination and self belief, things we have already discussed at
this point.
But it also reminds us of one
other fact: that you only need to be successful once.
This is why hard work and
determination are so important. Because the more you keep trying, the more you
stack the odds in your favor. If you sell enough products then ONE will
eventually be a massive hit. If you ask enough people, then someone will
eventually say yes.
10 Be The Last To Get Off
The Treadmill – Will Smith
Will Smith is another actor whose
success seems astronomic. After starting his career acting in a sitcom, Will
went on to become one of the highest paying blockbuster actors in Hollywood. He
took on dramatic roles as well as bigger roles, and he had many other successes
in music and business along the way.
What’s his
secret? Will puts it down to “staying on the treadmill longest.” He doesn’t
believe he’s the most talented, but he says he will not STOP putting in the
hard work until he has done the absolute most he possibly can do.
Thus, when everyone else has long
gone home and given up the ghost, he is still churning away and pumping out
work. That ensures that he stands out, and it gives him a huge competitive
advantage over everybody else.
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