The Self-Led Leader

The psychology of being motivated (lead your way to a high performing team)

The Self-Led Leader

Show Notes

Welcome to Ep. 3 of The Psychology of... series! In this episode, I'm explaining the psychology of being motivated and why the advice you've already heard just doesn't seem to keep you consistently motivated on your own goals. The way motivation is talked about online, it can start to feel like a personality trait... or a productivity hack, and if your motivation feels inconsistent (or non-existent) then you can start to feel like the problem is you. But what if the reason none of that advice made you feel consistently motivated has nothing to do with your confidence or productivity, but rather is because of your underlying psychology? In today's episode, I'm describing the basis of your motivation so you can finally recognize what's actually driving you - and work with it intentionally. If you've ever felt like you couldn't get yourself motivated for more than one day at a time, questioning your own skills and expertise in the process... then this episode is for you. --- Join the Executive Signals Community: ⁠https://www.skool.com/executive-signals-4508

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