Why We Do What We Do

Good Morning,

Today, we are going to discuss, WHY we do what we do. Everything we do in life has a reason or reasons behind it. Does that make sense?

Think about this, why do you go to work everyday? There's a reason why you go to work everyday, even though you might not even like your job. You still do it everyday. The reason you do it is probably because you earn money to live. That's a very powerful reason. By understanding the powers of reason, you can use that knowledge to your advantage. How? By simply putting great reasons behind your goals.

If you put better reasons behind your goals you would be more likely to achieve them. We all make reasons why we do the things we do. They could be good or bad, pain or pleasure. We all seek pleasure out of life and try to avoid pain. So you need to come up with reasons that lead you to pleasure. Does that make sense?

You make a living working were you work, because the reason is more pleasurable than painful. If you didn't work, it would cause pain. Mostly financial pain. You might not like your job, so that's pain. But, in most cases the pleasure out weighs the pain. If you tip the scales and make going to work more painful than pleasurable, you would probably quit your job. Then you would look for another job that's more pleasurable.

I think you get the point. The bottom line is, that what ever your goals are you must tip the scales to link more pleasurable reasons to achieve your goal rather than painful ones. If, for example you want to lose weight. What are some pleasurable reasons you want to achieve that goal. Because if you don't have good enough reasons, you won't take action to do it. If you want to quit smoking, why do you continue to smoke? You just don't do it for nothing. You have a reason. You must identify the reason and realign it in a way that links more pleasure in quiting.

My exercise to you today is, to come up with three good reasons why you must achieve your goal or goals. The better the reason, the better the outcome.

Until next time, always be aware of your decisions that shape your destiny!