How many times have you been inspired to change the world? How many times have you decided you were finally going to lose weight, change jobs or even start a new business? And after a great start (maybe a week or two), you lose steam and suddenly you’re facing the same life you were trying to leave behind. This has happened to me, countless times. And after years of false starts, I’ve learned a few things about motivation that I’m going to share with you. In this series, I’ll explore each of the following points:

• Change occurs from the inside out
• If you do things the same way, you’ll get the same results
• Enthusiasm lasts about a week (maybe two)
• People overlook small details that impact motivation and success
• Conviction – digging deep to tap hidden reservoirs of power
• Accountability – the secret key to goal achievement

As I share my understanding with you, I hope you learn something valuable from each post, something that will make a difference in your life. If you are thinking about ditching your day job to start a business or just trying to survive another day, I hope that you will follow this series and that you are strengthened and encouraged by a new or clearer understanding of motivation. In life, we’re going to always have challenges to face—some, we create, others unfold around us. But how we face them—with strength and confidence, or weak and unsure—makes all the difference in the world. Learn to think and act in a new way and everything around you will change. The survivors are the ones who never give up.

Also read part 2, & part 3.