“God will never come down from heaven to say, “Now I give you permission to succeed!” Each of us must give ourselves such permission. The main thing is to start!” © Andrew Matthews

The principle of motivation to action says: the appetite for any work comes after you take it on. And this principle applies to any activity. You just have to take the first step and dive headfirst into work.

We make a mistake by postponing this first step “until Monday.” It turns out that energy and enthusiasm appear only after work begins. A surge of energy is the result of immersion in work. You just need to force yourself to start doing something, and that’s the whole secret.

To start doing something, for example, running in the morning, you don’t need to prepare. After all, it is never possible to be one hundred percent prepared for anything. You are only wasting time.

For example, you need to give a speech in front of an audience. Is it possible to perfectly prepare yourself for this performance? No. No matter how much you rewrite the text, no matter how much you study it, the thought will still be spinning in your head: “Eh, I should rehearse for a couple more hours...” Or, for example, start your own business. Is it possible to prepare for it? Psychologically, yes. But no one will give you guarantees of success.

“A wise man lives by acting, not by thinking about his actions.” Carlos Castaneda

First you need to be determined to do what needs to be done. Then prepare as much as possible, and after that take the first step, without having any guarantees or answers to the questions that arise.

Motivation is in action, not in thinking about it

From a psychological point of view, if you put off your actions all the time, it means you don’t really want to achieve what you want. Or you are overcome by fear of something new. But fear is a natural human reaction to something new. Be brave enough to force yourself to start doing something.

Courage is not the absence of fear, courage is the ability to act despite fear.

Those who have let life take its course have as many fears as those who constantly take desperate risks. Only the former are afraid of meaningless little things. So why not be afraid of something more significant?

Motivation to action involves overcoming your fears and anxieties

If you ask “brave” people where they got the strength to start their own business, acquire real estate, go to other countries, or, in general, do something new in life, they know that they can overcome all the difficulties that may arise in front of them on the way to success.

To motivate yourself to start your own business, ask yourself: “What am I risking in the worst case?”

It is enough just to realize your vague fears and figure out what unfavorable situations may arise. To create motivation for action, try to concentrate on what you want, and not on what you are afraid of.

By focusing on our fears and drawing catastrophic images in our heads, we automatically program ourselves for failure.

As you work to motivate yourself to take action, don't be afraid to demand more from yourself.

It is impossible to know everything about everything. No, there are no such people.

Even the most successful people do not have any superhuman abilities. They also have only one brain, also twenty-four hours a day and, as a rule, two arms and two legs, like everyone else. They just learned a lot, overcame their fear, learned to overcome difficulties and believe in themselves.

None of us are given any special certificates of success at birth. God will never come down from heaven to say: “Your hour has come!” He will never tell you what you can and cannot do. It’s up to you to decide when and how to start doing something.

The paradox of motivation to action

“When the student is ready, the teacher will appear” oriental wisdom

As soon as you finally and irrevocably decide to change your life or start taking action, life itself will begin to give you options to help you.

The right people will appear out of nowhere, friends will give you a useful book, an advertisement in the newspaper will “catch your eye,” chance will lead you to the right place at the most opportune moment.

We will simply begin to notice favorable situations and attract new opportunities.

As soon as we decide to start doing something, resources will immediately appear to create motivation for action. Of course, these glimpses of luck can be explained by a simple coincidence of circumstances. But if you take a closer look at life, you will notice that they happen regularly.

And the reluctance to do something completely takes over you...

In my opinion, it is at this moment that some kind of recharge from outside is required... We need a source that would support and help us move further towards our own, towards our dreams. It’s better, of course, to create and achieve goals and results together, which is precisely why we created .

Just recently I found these motivational quotes on the Internet and posted them. Perhaps they will also turn out to be a source of inspiration and motivation for you, a source that will give strength and support any of your movements and direction of development.

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To do something worthwhile in the world, you cannot stand on the shore, shivering and thinking about the cold water and the dangers awaiting swimmers. You have to jump into the water and swim out as best you can / Sydney Smith

Those who can, do, those who cannot, criticize / Chuck Palahniuk

Always do what you're afraid to do / Ralph Waldo Emerson

Success often falls to the lot of those who act boldly, but it is rarely achieved by those who are timid and constantly afraid of consequences / Jawaharlal Nehru

If you want to have something you've never had, start doing something you've never done - Richard Bach

Living does not mean breathing, it means acting. It is not the man who lived the most who can count the most years, but the one who felt life most / Jean – Jacques Rousseau

In every attack there is victorious music / F. Nietzsche “Thus Spake Zarathustra”

The real properties of a person are revealed only when the time comes to show them, to prove them in practice / Ludwig Feuerbach

The contemplative life is often very bleak. You need to act more, think less and not be an outside witness to your own life / Nicola Chamfort

Even if you lost, time will pass and you will understand that the words “I tried and couldn’t” sound much more worthy, honest, higher and stronger than the banal excuse “I could if I tried” / Al Quotion

Put off until tomorrow only what you do not want to complete until the day you die. Action is the main key to success / Pablo Picasso

Do not waste a second, immediately and decisively take your place on the battlefield, whose name is life, do not be content with what you have, never accept defeat, because the world exists to be conquered / Winston Churchill

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Motivational Quotes

It's better to do it and regret it than not to do it and regret it twice

He who can and does nothing is worse than he who cannot but tries to do something / William Blake

Desire is the driving force of the soul; a soul devoid of desires stagnates. One must desire in order to act and act in order to be happy / Claude Adrian

Helvetius Life manifests itself not in states, but in actions / Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

A person can recognize his abilities only by trying to apply them in practice / Seneca

Take the first step by believing. You don't need to see the whole staircase - just step on the first step / Martin Luther King

There is no joke with valor: if you don’t make up your mind, you retreat once, you will have to retreat a second time, and so on until the last: in the end you will face the same obstacle as at the beginning - wouldn’t it be better to decide right away? / Gracian y Morales

Many things seem impossible until you do them - Nelson Mandella

It is necessary to act, to boldly grab life by the mane. I regret only inactivity, indecision, hesitation. I never truly regret my actions and deeds, even if they sometimes bring sadness and melancholy / Andrzej Sapkowski

The future depends on what you do today / Mahatma Gandhi

Trust only the movement. Life happens at the level of events, not words. Trust the movement / Alfred Adler

The best idea in the world won't do you any good if you don't act on it. People who want milk shouldn't sit on a chair in the middle of a field hoping the cow will come back to them - Curtis Grant

INACTION - premature death / Pierre Buast

When a person thinks, he doubts, but he is sure when he acts / Anatole France

Actions do not always bring happiness, but without actions there is no happiness - Benjamin Disraeli

When I think, I don't act. In order to act, I need to set myself up. My success is not a consequence of luck, but a consequence of my consistency in action / Estee Lauder

It’s not your problems that should push you back, but your dreams that should lead you forward / Douglas Everett

You will not grow unless you try to accomplish something beyond what you already know perfectly - Ralph Waldo Emerson

You can neither win nor lose until you race / David Bowie

The biggest mistake is that we give up quickly. Sometimes, to get what you want, you just have to try one more time / Thomas Edison

Heaven does not help people who do nothing / Sophocles

It is better to work without a specific goal than to do nothing / Socrates

He who does nothing is never wrong - Theodore Roosevelt

The man who could move a mountain began by dragging small pebbles from place to place / Chinese proverb

A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step D

Act, act! It's better to cut wood than to dream, at least the blood won't stagnate in your veins! / Alphonse Daudet

Don't wait for things to happen - roll up your sleeves / Garth Heinrichs

Instead of just wanting fish, it’s better to start weaving nets to catch them / Chinese wisdom

The biggest mistake we can make is the constant fear of making a mistake - Elbert Hubbard

The best way to start doing is to stop talking and start doing / Walt Disney

Trying to succeed without doing anything is the same as trying to reap a harvest where you have not sown anything - David Bly

No one stumbles while lying in bed / Japanese proverb

Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit on the road - Will Rogers

While you are looking at the kettle, it will not boil / English proverb

Someday later" - a most dangerous disease that sooner or later will bury your dreams along with you / Timothy Ferris

The most important thing is to do at least something to achieve success, and do it right now. This is the most important secret - despite all its simplicity. Everyone has amazing ideas, but rarely does anyone do anything to put them into practice, right now. Not tomorrow. Not in a week. Now. The entrepreneur who succeeds is the one who acts, not slows down, and acts now / Nolan Bushnell

Go and do it; you can always make excuses later / Grace Hopper

He who watches the wind must not sow, and he who looks at the clouds must not reap / From the Bible. Ecclesiastes 11:4

You can't wait forever for the right moment, you just have to create it.

He who waits for his fortune never knows whether he will have dinner to-night - Benjamin Franklin

If you wait for the minute when everything, absolutely everything is ready, you will never have to start / Ivan Turgenev

To reach your goal, you must first of all walk! / Honore de Balzac

He who really wants to go upstairs will invent a ladder / Japanese wisdom

Do today what others don't want, tomorrow you will live what others can't / Jared Leto

When you wake up in the morning, ask yourself: “What should I do?” In the evening, before falling asleep: “What have I done?” / Pythagoras

The lesson I learned and followed throughout my life was to try, and try, and try again - but never give up! / Richard Branson

The decision becomes real only after you have taken action. If you don't act, then you haven't fully decided / Tony Robbins

Actions speak louder than words

If the choice is between “yes” or “no,” then “yes”! Do it. Kiss, hug, catch up, meet, tell. And even if it turns out to be nonsense, at least they tried / Johnny Depp

Do at least once what others say you can’t do. After that, you will never pay attention to their rules and restrictions / James Cook

Try all the possibilities. It's always important to know that you did your best / Charles Dickens

If you always wait for the last obstacles to be removed, you will never be able to do anything - Samuel Johnson

Motivational Quotes

Everyone stumbles in their own way, but whoever continues the path reaches heights / Luule Viilma

This is banal, but this is the law of life: to move forward, to develop, in order to ultimately endure more difficult trials that force you to grow above yourself. There are no obstacles that cannot be overcome / Bernard Werber

True desire is expressed by action. And only action brings results / Joel Teutsch

He who does not go forward goes back: there is no standing position / Vissarion Belinsky

Life is like driving a bicycle. To maintain balance you must move / Albert Einstein

People who decide to act are usually lucky; on the contrary, it rarely accompanies those who weigh and hesitate / Herodotus

Until you try to do something that you supposedly can't do, you won't be able to move forward a millimeter / Ronald Osborne

A year from now, you may regret not starting today! / Karen Lamb

If you don't try to get what you need, you will never get it. If you never ask, the answer to your requests will always be negative. If you don't take a step forward, you will forever remain where you are now.

Success is clearly linked to specific actions. Successful people never stop moving. They make mistakes, but they never quit / Conrad Hilton

“Forward” is my favorite rule / Alexander Suvorov

“I can’t do this” never achieved anything. "I'll try" has always worked wonders / George Burnham

Beware of inaction regarding your goal. A person must act. He who misses this opportunity is lost to the world / Thiru-Valluvar

In a moment of indecision, act quickly and try to take the first step, even if it’s an extra one / Leo Tolstoy

Life requires movement / Aristotle

Take the first step and you will understand that not everything is so scary / Seneca

Fear stops action. Fear stops action / Margaret Bourke-White

In 20 years you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the things you did do. So set sail from the quiet pier, Feel the fair wind in your sail. MOVE FORWARD! DREAM! OPEN! / Mark Twain

The one who runs falls. He who crawls never falls / Pliny

Man is created for action. Not acting and not existing are the same thing for a person / Voltaire

Life goes on: those who do not keep up with it remain lonely / Maxim Gorky

Only those who make absurd attempts can achieve the impossible - Albert Einstein

Nothing creates self-esteem and self-confidence like achievement / Thomas Carlyle

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who kept trying when it seemed like there was no hope anymore - Dale Carnegie

Sometimes it is better to make the wrong choice than to make no choice at all. You have the courage to go forward - that's rare. Anyone who stops at a crossroads, unable to decide where to go, will never achieve anything - Terry Goodkind

Any “good times” are always the result of your hard work and constant dedication in the past. What you do today is the key to tomorrow's results. If you want to reap the benefits tomorrow, sow the seeds every day! If you lose your concentration for even a minute, you will inevitably start to fall back / Donald Trump

The mere fact that you have achieved something - set a goal and achieved it - means a lot. This is real life without all the “could have, would have done, would have achieved...” / Chuck Palahniuk

You have to keep your eyes and ears open to understand what the future will bring you, and not be afraid to jump into any abyss. There is always a bottom / Ville Valo

Who if not me? When if not now?

The difference between someone who achieves something and someone who achieves nothing is determined by who started first / Charles Schwab

Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not ability or a unique idea, but the courage to bet on your ideas, take calculated risks and act - Andre Malraux

One man of the slightest ability can make great changes and do great things in the world if he first makes a good plan and, without distraction, devotes his whole attention and energy to the execution of this plan - Benjamin Franklin

Success is a ladder that cannot be climbed with your hands in your pockets / Zig Ziglar

A gemstone cannot be polished without friction. Likewise, a person cannot become successful without a sufficient number of difficult attempts / Confucius

If you want to go high, use your own legs! Don't let yourself be carried around, don't sit on other people's shoulders and heads! / Friedrich Nietzsche

And how do you like these motivational quotes for every day? Did you write them down or decide to remember them?

In fact, you can find a lot more such statements, who knows, maybe one of your phrases will end up on this list. The main thing, in my opinion, is to never give up and move towards your goal any way, any way.

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Structurally, the psyche can be represented as the unity of its three components - consciousness, subconscious and motor skills. Whatever a person does, his activity acts as a manifestation of these components. This means that in order to encourage the interlocutor to be active, you need to influence his consciousness, subconscious (mainly emotions) and include him in the appropriate activity.

Appealing only to consciousness does not exhaust all the possibilities of persuasion. Only those motivating efforts achieve the goal that pass through the mind, feeling and motor skills of people.

When exposed systematically, it affects all areas of life. This is confirmed by the following well-known fact: spouses who have lived together for 25 years become similar to each other not only mentally, but also physically (in face). Even dogs that live with their owner for a long time resemble him in some way.

Suggestion

The power of a look.

American tourists John Gelfreich and Otto Buteshude traveled through the jungle of Mato Grosso. Having spent the night on the banks of the Xingu River, in the morning we started preparing breakfast.

Buteshude went to fetch water. He did not appear for a long time, and Gelfreich went to look for his comrade. He found him near the water. Otto slowly walked towards the dense bush, his movements were like that of a robot, his head motionless directed towards the thicket. Following the direction of his gaze, Gelfreich saw the head of a snake sticking out of a bush. John's reaction was lightning fast: he killed the reptile with a pistol shot. Otto suddenly shuddered and laughed nervously. Later he said: near the water he felt someone’s gaze on him, but he doesn’t remember what happened next.

I remember one picture the author saw in childhood: a boa constrictor feeding in a zoo. They started cleaning the terrarium. The boa constrictor stared at her without blinking. The mouse froze, and then slowly began to move straight into the boa constrictor’s mouth. At the same time, her hind legs pushed her forward, and her front legs rested. An unforgettable spectacle in its dramatic nature!

Both described cases show that with a special look you can subjugate both a person and an animal and impose certain actions on them.

Gaze.

In the business world, staring has practical uses. The president of the McDonald's fast food chain said: “Our restaurants in Moscow feed fifty thousand people every day, and we pay individual attention to each visitor. We tell him, looking into his eyes: “Come to us again.”

The story told earlier about how Senator Robert Kennedy greeted shows that politicians also skillfully use their gaze to inspire attraction.

Magical look.

A mystical aura has long been formed around the direct gaze. It is even called the “magic gaze.” Naturally, there are also educational recipes. Igor Vostokov talks about one of them in his book “Secrets of Healers of the East.”

“Take a typewritten sheet and in the center of it, draw a circle the size of a two-kopeck coin (1.5 cm) in ink or black ink.

Hang this sheet at a distance of 2-2.5 m from you and for 15 minutes, continuously and without blinking, look at this black circle (the circle must be shaded in black).

By doing this daily, you will develop a “magic look”. If a woman, for example, looks at a man with such a look in order to bewitch him to herself, then he will become hers forever.”

Another way is using a mirror. Relax your facial muscles a little and look at your reflection. Direct your gaze into your eyes or the bridge of your nose. Avoiding frequent blinking, look at the point for 20-25 seconds.

In everyday life, a gaze should not be overused, because under it people begin to get nervous. Usually, during a conversation, it is customary to periodically look away to the side so as not to embarrass you.

If you want to unbalance your interlocutor, select a vulnerable spot on his body or clothing (for example, crooked legs, bad teeth, dirty nails, unclean shoes, a stain, a fly, etc.) and look closely there. Your interlocutor will immediately begin to get nervous. Well, if you, in addition, portray a barely noticeable sarcastic smile and arrogantly throw your head back, then only a very self-possessed person will be able to maintain composure. A scattered glance or a glance directed past the interlocutor's eyes (at the ear, forehead, chin, lips) will do the same thing, but in a more delicate and gentle form.

Suggestion by word.

Words are the main tool of suggestion. Visual techniques are auxiliary, making it easier to achieve the goal. The crushing power of the tongue is uniquely reflected in the Gospel of James (3:5-6):

“Likewise, the tongue is a small member, but does a lot.”

“Language is fire, the embellishment of untruth”

"This is an uncontrollable evil: it is filled with deadly poison"

Since ancient times it has been known that the treatment of a person’s body and soul rests on three foundations: a knife, grass and a word. The knife is used in surgery; the use of herbs led to the development of medicines; the word is the main “tool of labor” of a psychologist and psychotherapist. But not only them. A good doctor is one whose one visit already alleviates the patient’s condition.

Elderly people complain that doctors now have no time to even properly listen to the patient. The doctors who are most respected by this contingent are those who find the opportunity to patiently listen to complaints, encourage, and instill hope for improvement.

“The word kills” - the proverb quite rightly states. This is exactly what often happened when a sorcerer cast a spell on this or that person, piercing his image with a sharp object, and by the appointed time the person actually fell ill and died. Some mothers still believe that using the “evil eye” can harm their child. In such cases, we are dealing with mechanisms of direct or indirect suggestion.

Direct suggestion.

It is directly related to the speech of the influencing person. As an example of direct suggestion, let us recall the previously described case of the death of a patient immediately after the death of the specialist who treated her and “calmed” her with the words: “You will die after me.”

Indirect suggestion.

With indirect suggestion, some intermediate action or stimulus is used to enhance its effect (for example, piercing a nail or burning an image of the person on whom the spell is cast). Often, indirect suggestion is more effective than direct suggestion, since it does not act “head-on” and therefore does not cause internal resistance in the suggestible person.

Let us illustrate the power of indirect suggestion with data from three experiments. In one of them, conducted in a psychiatric clinic in the United States, patients were divided into two groups: the first underwent psychotherapy for six months, while the second was awaiting treatment at that time. When the results were compared, it turned out that the percentage of improvement was the same in both groups. The hope for a cure was equal to the treatment itself.

In another experiment, patients with neurosis were given sugar pills (completely useless in terms of treatment) instead of medicine, assuring them that they would “help just like other medicines.” A group of fourteen people took sugar pills three times a day for a week, after which thirteen patients showed improvement in all criteria...

This effect is widely known in medicine as the “placebo effect” (that is, dummies).

In the third experiment, two groups of students with psychological problems were formed. Professional psychologists and psychiatrists worked with one, and college teachers who were popular among students worked with the other. These teachers were supposed to say whatever came to mind during their work in order to “help.” Similar sessions were held 2-3 times a week for three months. The percentage of improvement was similar in both groups.

Suggestibility.

It is purely individual for each person. The level of suggestibility can be determined using special tests, they are called “tests”. These tests are necessarily carried out by hypnotists, selecting suitable “material” for the session.

But before we give a description of these tests, we will express some information about suggestibility as such. When suggesting, one turns primarily to the listener’s feelings and expects an uncritical perception of information. Therefore, children are the most suggestible. Since women, as a rule, are much more emotional than men, they are more suggestible.

Poorly educated people, as well as people who are accustomed to doing what their boss tells them in the service, are more susceptible to suggestion.

In general, activities related to the fulfillment of orders and demands (soldiers, athletes, party functionaries) develop suggestibility. Fatigue and stress also increase it. Alcoholics and drug addicts are even more suggestible. The crowd is easily influenced. She has “many heads, but few brains.” The larger the audience of listeners, the more weak-willed and suggestible it is. It’s hard to say to the first one: “But the king is naked!” And since everyone is silent, the illusion is created that everyone is in favor. Ideologists of totalitarian political systems used this phenomenon to simulate “support” for their decisions. So it worked out: each individual is “against”, and all together is “for”...

“They knock out a wedge with a wedge.”

One poorly educated woman convinced herself that a real toad had settled in her stomach: as if, after drinking water from a pond, it had swallowed its embryo, which had grown and now did not allow the poor woman to breathe.

No amount of argument could convince her of the absurdity of these statements. And she went to a famous doctor, who practiced privately, with a request to “drive out” the toad: after talking with her, he understood what was the matter and did not argue, but scheduled an “operation to remove” the damned creature for the next day. He told the woman to eat more all this time. He himself asked the neighboring boys to catch a toad for him for a decent reward. Soon the captured creature was already languishing in a jar.

The “operation” consisted of the doctor giving the patient a strong emetic and making her sit over a large pelvis. Long, grueling vomiting dulled the sufferer’s vigilance, and a toad was placed in the basin without her noticing. Seeing her, the patient rejoiced: “Here! I told you so! Doctor, you saved me. I feel so relieved now!”

The mechanism of suggestion.

During suggestion, the influence on a person is structured in such a way that it first causes strong excitation in a limited area of ​​the brain while simultaneously inhibiting the rest of it, and then a targeted discharge is produced, consolidating the suggested thought in the mind.

Suggestibility tests.

Braid's technique. The subject focuses his gaze on a shiny object presented to him (a metal ball, the tip of a medical hammer, etc.), fixed opposite and slightly above the bridge of his nose (for stronger tension of the eye muscles). After a long concentration of attention, fatigue of the visual analyzer and sleep may occur.

Coue and Baudouin's techniques. Experiment one: a standing person is asked to stand straight so that his main support is his heels; You can also ask to throw your head back. This is a position of unstable equilibrium in which any shock will lead to a fall. At the same time, it is calmly but firmly suggested: “You are falling back, you are being pulled back, you are already falling, falling ...” Most people really fall, so the hypnotist must stand behind the person in order to catch him in time.

To enhance the effect of the test, with the palm located opposite the forehead, you can slightly push the patient or, touching the back of his head with the palm, gradually move the hand back, which also causes an imbalance in the body. If the test works, then the person begins to experience much greater “respect” and trust towards the hypnotist, which will subsequently have a positive effect on the results of the session itself.

Experiment two: the subject is placed opposite the hypnotist; The center of gravity of the body this time is shifted to the toes. Both look at each other, in the eyes (experienced specialists, in order to tire their eyesight less, look at the bridge of the nose). Then the person conducting the test stretches his palms forward so as to reach the temples of the subject and says: “You are already falling, falling...” When performing this technique, you can touch the temples of the subject (the fingers should be cold).

Carrying out such techniques requires compliance with certain rules that ensure the physical safety of the subject: he must be without glasses; you need to remove nearby objects with sharp corners; the hypnotist must have sufficient strength to hold the person in the event of a fall.

Experiment three: the subject is given a thread with a heavy object at the end, asked to close his eyes and persistently think about the circle. Very soon the pendulum begins to describe circular movements. If the patient is told that he was thinking about an oval, then the pendulum begins to rotate along an oval trajectory. So the “device” with which “negative energy” is determined has its predecessor, but in a completely different field of application.

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In contrast, other theories tend to completely exclude from volitional action the internal work of consciousness associated with choice, deliberation, and evaluation; To this end, they separate the motivation of the will from the volitional act itself. As a result, volitional action or even an act of will turns into pure impulsiveness. The absolutization of reflective consciousness is contrasted with the other extreme - impulsive efficiency, completely devoid of conscious control.

In fact, any truly volitional action is a selective act, including conscious choice and decision. But this does not mean that the struggle of motives is its central part, its soul. From the very essence of volitional action, as an action aimed at achieving a goal, at realizing a plan, it follows that its main parts are the initial and final phases - clear awareness of the goal and perseverance, firmness in achieving it. The basis of volitional action is purposeful, conscious effectiveness.

Recognition of the dominant significance of the initial and final phases of volitional action - awareness of the goal and its implementation - does not exclude, however, either the existence of other phases, or the fact that in specific, diverse and changeable conditions of reality in one particular case or another, both come to the fore. other phases of the volitional act. All of them are therefore subject to analysis. An act of will begins with the emergence of an impulse, expressed in aspiration. As the goal towards which it is directed is realized, the desire turns into desire; the emergence of a desire presupposes a certain experience through which a person learns which object is capable of satisfying his need. One who does not know this cannot have desire. Desire is an objectified desire. The generation of a desire therefore means the emergence or setting of a goal. Desire is a purposeful desire.

But the presence of a desire directed at one or another object as a goal is not yet a completed act of will. If desire presupposes knowledge of the goal, then it does not yet include thoughts about the means and even mental mastery of them. It is therefore not so much practical as it is contemplative and affective. You can also desire something that you are not sure is achievable, although firm knowledge of the absolute unattainability of the object of desire will undoubtedly paralyze, if not kill, desire.

Desire often opens up a wide range of imagination. Submitting to desire, the imagination decorates the desired object and this, in turn, feeds the desire that was the source of its activity. But this activity of the imagination, in which feeling and idea interact, can replace the actual realization of desire. Desire becomes wrapped up in dreams instead of being translated into action. It's getting closer to the wish. Wishing does not mean wanting.

Desire turns into a truly volitional act, which in psychology is usually denoted by the clumsy word “wanting,” when knowledge of a goal is accompanied by an attitude toward its implementation, confidence in its achievability, and a focus on mastering the appropriate means. Wanting is a striving not for the object of desire in itself, but for mastering it, for achieving a goal. Want exists where not only the goal itself is desired, but also the action that leads to it.

No matter how different attraction, desire and desire are from each other, each of them expresses aspiration - that internal contradictory state of lack, need, suffering, anxiety and at the same time tension, which forms the initial urge to action. In a number of cases, an incentive to action aimed at a specific, more or less clearly realized goal directly entails action. One has only to imagine the goal to feel and know: yes, I want this! You just have to feel it to move on to action.

But sometimes the motivation to action and the setting of a goal are not immediately followed by action; it happens that before an action has taken place, doubt arises either about the given goal or about the means that lead to its achievement; sometimes several competing goals appear almost simultaneously, the thought arises of possible undesirable consequences of the behavior that leads to the achievement of the desired goal, and the result is a delay. The situation is getting more complicated. Between motivation and action wedge reflection and the struggle of motives.

It is sometimes said that, in contrast to impulsive, affective action, which is determined by the situation more than by permanent, essential properties or attitudes of the individual, volitional action as a selective act, i.e. the result of a choice made by a person is determined by the person as a whole. This is correct in a certain sense. But it is no less correct that an act of will often contains struggle, contradiction, and division. A person has many different needs and interests, and some of them turn out to be incompatible. A person becomes involved in a conflict. An internal struggle of motives flares up.

From Walt Disney and Napoleon to Steve Jobs and Master Yoda: quotes from the greats to inspire you.

1. Peace

“If you're not willing to risk the ordinary, you'll have to settle for the ordinary,” Jim Rohn.

2. Inspiration

“Don't ask what the world needs, ask yourself what fills you with life. The world needs people full of life." - Howard Truman.

3. Endurance

“It’s not the burden that drags you down, it’s the way you carry it,” Lou Holtz.

4. Opportunity

“Opportunities don’t just come to you—you create them,” Chris Grosser.

5. Impossible

“Nothing is impossible. The word itself says: “I’m possible!” (Impossible - I "m possible)" - Audrey Hepburn.

6. Beginning

“The best way to take on something is to stop talking and start doing.” - Walt Disney

7. Dreams

“By committing your dreams and goals to paper, you begin to transform into the person you would most like to be. May your future be in good hands - your own." - Mark Victor Hansen.

8. Enthusiasm

“Success is the ability to endure defeat after defeat without losing enthusiasm” - Winston Churchill.

9. Action

“Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Take action! Action will describe and define you." - Thomas Jefferson.

10. Risk

“I'm not afraid to die, but I'm afraid of not trying,” Jay Z.

11. Good deeds

“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” - Maya Angelou.

12. Movement

“Don’t let yesterday take too much away from today,” Will Rogers.

13. Looking to the future

“An entrepreneur is a person who turns his vision into reality... He can imagine something and immediately understand what needs to be done to make it happen,” Robert L. Schwartz.

14. Sacrifices for success

“Whenever you see a successful person, you only notice the glory surrounding him, but not what he sacrificed for it,” Vaibhav Shah.

15. Good company

“Avoid those who try to undermine your self-confidence. This trait is characteristic of small people. A great man, on the contrary, makes you feel that you too can become great,” Mark Twain.

16. Right

“There is nothing absolutely wrong in the world. Even a broken clock shows the exact time twice a day,” Paulo Coelho.

17. Aspiration

“Jump and the net will appear,” John Burroughs.

18. Mood

“Whether you think you can do something or you think you can’t do it, you’re right in both cases,” Henry Ford.

19. Persistence

“It's not whether you get knocked down that matters, it's whether you get back up again.” - Vince Lombardi.

20. Passion

“Passion is the key to motivation, but only determination and the willingness to relentlessly pursue your goal will allow you to achieve the success you seek.” - Mario Andretti.

21. True success

“Strive not to be the most successful, but the most valuable.” - Albert Einstein

22. Self-esteem

“To win, you have to believe that you are worth it,” Mike Ditka.

23. Motivation

“Motivation, of course, cannot be maintained constantly. But it’s like taking a bath: you have to do it on a regular basis,” Zig Ziglar.

24. True wealth

“If you look at what life has given you, you will always have enough. If you focus on what you're missing, you'll always be missing something." - Oprah Winfrey.

25. Worthwhile work

“If you're working on something that really matters to you, you don't have to be pushed. It's your dreams that pull you forward." - Steve Jobs.

26. Consistency

“Nothing in the world can replace perseverance. Talent cannot replace him - you will not meet anyone as often as a talented loser. Genius cannot replace it - unrecognized geniuses have almost become a proverb. Education alone is also not enough - the world is full of educated outcasts. Only perseverance and determination are omnipotent. The phrase “work on” has been and remains the solution to all the problems of the human race." - Calvin Coolidge.

27. Dialogue

“Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Little minds discuss people." - Eleanor Roosevelt.

28. Reward

“The minute you settle for less than what you deserve, you get even less than what you agreed to,” Maureen Dowd.

29. Risk

“It is better to dare to do mighty things, to achieve glorious triumphs, even if interspersed with failures, than to stand on the same level with the weak in spirit, who can neither enjoy from the heart nor suffer greatly, because they live in a gray twilight where there are no victories, no defeats,” Theodore Roosevelt.

30. Ability to adapt

“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can turn the sails so that I always get where I need to go,” Jimmy Dean.

31. How to change the world

“The people who change the world are those who are crazy enough to believe they can do it.” - Rob Siltanen.

32. How not to give up

“I didn't fail. I just found 10 thousand options that don’t work,” Thomas Edison.

33. Fear

“Too many of us don’t live our dreams because we live our fears,” Les Brown.

34. Age

“It’s never too late to set a new goal or strive for a new dream,” Clive Lewis.

35. Beginning

“The starting point of all achievement is desire,” Napoleon Hill.

36. Confidence

“Fake it until you make it! Act as confident as you need to be until you find out you are.” - Brian Tracy.

37. Obstacles

“Achievement should be measured by the obstacles you had to overcome to achieve your goals.” - Booker T. Washington

38. Learn from mistakes

“Do you want to know the formula for success? It's elementary. You just need to double the number of failures. You think failure is the enemy of success. But this is not true at all. It is your choice to give in to failure or learn from it. So go ahead and make mistakes. Do the best you can. Because that's how you can succeed." - Thomas Watson.

39. Goal

“A goal doesn’t always have to be achievable, it often just serves as something to strive for,” Bruce Lee.

40. The path to success

“During my career, I missed more than 9 thousand goals. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I was trusted to make the decisive shot - and I missed. All my life I have failed - over and over and over again. And that's why I was successful." - Michael Jordan.

41. True strength

“Strength does not come from victories. Strength comes from struggle. When you go through difficulties and decide not to give up, that is strength." - Arnold Schwarzenegger.

42. Finding answers

“If you want to change something forever, stop thinking about how big your problems are and think about how big you are,” Harv Eker.

43. Solutions

“I am not the result of circumstances. I am the result of my own decisions." - Stephen Covey.

44. Constructive impatience

“If you really want something, don't wait—teach yourself to be impatient,” Gurbaksh Chahal.

45. The power of an idea

“Take an idea. Make it the idea of ​​your whole life - think about it, dream about it, live this idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body be full of this idea. Just leave all other ideas aside. This is the path to success." - Swami Vivekananda.

46. ​​Fear has big eyes

“Much seems impossible until you do it,” Nelson Mandela.

47. Diligence

“Always give your best. What goes around comes around,” Og Mandino.

48. Main principle

“Start from where you are now. Use what you have and do the best you can." - Arthur Ashe.

49. Effort

“Do it. Or don't do it. Don't try." - Master Yoda.

50. Comparison

“Stop comparing your first chapter to my fifteenth. We are all at different chapters in our lives." - John Rampton.