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TOPUCU Standard Workbook Lesson 2: Part 2

LESSON 2: PART 2
And that brings us to the next step. stop it becomes much more difficult to stay
motivated and then weight-gain becomes
In Lesson One you chose a habit you wanted an issue again. WHAT ARE THE ODDS?
to change. And now you may be looking
for someone to cheer you on and praise
you for what you’re doing. But the odds are THIS IS THE "SECRET"!
you aren’t going to receive a lot of external
motivation when you’re setting out to make Most habit-change doesn’t succeed Previously in Part 1 of this lesson, we someone offered you one hundred dollars.
that change. If you do, that’s wonderful. But long-term because it’s dependent on discussed that there are two types of You would gladly accept it right? Of course
when we teach you the principles of internal external motivation. If you can understand motivation – EXTERNAL MOTIVATION and you would. Now, let’s say you were required
motivation in Part 2 of this lesson, you will that, then you are ready to move on to INTERNAL MOTIVATION. We also learned to run 1 mile in order to get that money.
learn how to stay motivated even though the second part of this lesson. We’re going that external motivation is temporary and Would you do it? Absolutely you would! Now,
this external praise isn’t coming your way. to teach you a calculation that you can fleeting, while internal motivation is the key let’s say the reward was 500 dollars, but
The common cycle in a weight-loss goal, for do inside your own brain, which – if done to becoming a finisher and transforming your you had to run 5 miles to get it. Is this still
example, is that when you begin to look a properly – will not only create motivation, life. Internal motivation is what will push you something you would do? The vast majority
little thinner, people begin to notice and but help you deal with the moments to succeed when there is no one else there of you would answer yes. That money is
compliment you on your hard work with a when your motivation falters. It will to motivate you. It’s the feeling in your gut motivating you to dig down deep and do
“well done” or a “you look great.” But once change your life. that is urging you to get off the couch and those miles. Even if you’ve never run 5 miles
you reach your goal-weight and the praises workout; it’s the voice in your head telling at a time before, most of you would jog, walk
you to take the extra initiative in class or or even crawl to make it happen, because
at work. But you already knew that. You that 500 dollars is motivating you. Now
wouldn’t have started this program if the here’s where things get interesting. Let’s say
NOTES: desire to change your circumstance wasn’t you were offered ten thousand dollars to run

already somewhere inside you. Remember, 5 miles. BUT you have to do it in under 20
this program isn’t about information; it’s minutes. Literally, everyone listening to this
about transformation. We’re going to teach just became very unmotivated, right? You’re
you a formula that will help you act on that not thinking about the ten thousand dollars
gut feeling in the pit of your stomach and anymore; you’re thinking about the fact that
respond to the urging of that voice in your there maybe one or two people in the world
head. It’s a formula that will not only help that can make that time and that you are
you tap into the wellspring of motivation definitely not one of them.
you have inside you, but also help you
pinpoint – and ultimately destroy – the Your motivation is gone. You’re not even
things inside you that make you feel going to try because you did the calculation
unmotivated. But only listen to this if you’re in your brain and you’ve come to the
actually ready to make that change. You conclusion that the odds of success are
can’t just hear the formula; you’ve got to absolutely zero.
memorize it and implement it each day. How many times do we do this on a daily
That is what will bring change in your basis? We literally weigh the reward and the
habits and ultimately change in your life. odds of success against the hard work it’s
going to take to achieve them. These three
Are you ready? Then let’s get down to it!
things are the components of motivation:
One of the biggest things that affects our odds of success, reward and hard work.
motivation is our perceived “ODDS OF And if you can understand how they relate
SUCCESS” at any given goal we may or may to each other then you are on your way to
not set for ourselves. For example, let’s say making a change. So let’s break it down.

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