Motivation for High-Performers – a High Performance Culture
What’s different in the motivation of high-performers in high-performance cultures and organizations? It’s what drives the motivation of high-performance!
One of the big differences is between high – performers and average performers is what drives their motivation. This is true in business as well as in sports.
Generally, 80% -100% of high – performers’ motivation is driven by their focus on what they want to achieve, not what they fear, or want to avoid. Average performers motivation is the result of …about 20% on what they want to achieve (positive thoughts and actions moving them toward a positive goal) and about 80% from focusing on what they are trying to avoid (what they fear). The focus on fear creates negative thoughts, a negative focus and anxiety.
It’s important to understand that your mind doesn’t judge what it’s focused on. Your mind is wired to help you attain your focus. If the focus is on what you don’t want, your mind will help you get what you don’t want.
Here is an example of a negative focus I hear all the time, “I want to get out of debt”. The focus your mind registers is debt (what you don’t want). If you change the negative thought about debt to a positive one like, I’m creating positive cash flow and wealth, you now have a positive focus and are positively motivated. This may seem like only a semantic difference. It’s not. It’s a critical difference in the way high-performers think.
Study your thoughts and focus. Are they creating positive motivation or negative.
A positive focus and motivation is much more likely to help you attain what’s important to you. This is a characteristic of high performing individuals and it’s also a characteristic of high-performance teams, organizations and cultures.
To learn more about controlling negative thoughts and replacing them with positive thoughts, you might want to read this … for more on high-performance cultures and workplaces read this …
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