Are you Motivated or Inspired?

Are you Motivated or Inspired?

Interesting question right? Because they’re kind of the same thing. Wrong.  They are two completely different things.  They are both good, but only one gets you results.  So what’s the difference? See Chart Below

Inspiration= External

Motivation= Internal

A lot of different things inspire, inspiration comes from something external like you watched the biggest loser or saw a P 90x commercial and now you feel inspired to get in shape.  Or you heard a business man give a speech and know your feel like you’re ready to start that business you’ve been meaning to start.  That’s great because it puts in you in the right frame of mind to start achieving.  However that is not enough.  Because people feel inspired every day.  That’s why some people start the New Year off right in the gym and set goals to get in shape.  Because they are inspired by the idea of a new year and what it can hold for them.  However those same people by the end of February are back to their old habits and are no longer on the path to their goal.  The reason is, is because they were inspired but they were not motivated.

Motivation comes from within it, it is the driving force that gets you out of bed every day and keeps you moving forward through life.  NO ONE CAN GIVE YOU MOTIVATION.  You can only motivate yourself.  Motivation is what keeps you doing something and driving towards a goal even when what you’re doing sucks.  When you’re working so hard in the gym you think “why am I doing this do myself, this is hard.”  When you’re motivated you get to a point where you no longer even need a reason to do it other than because it’s something you have to do.

Don’t believe me? Here is the definition to Inspiration according to Webster

:something that makes someone want to do something or that gives someone an idea about what to do or create : a force or influence that inspires someone

: a person, place, experience, etc., that makes someone want to do or create something

: a good idea

Notice nothing about actually doing anything.

Now Motivation

:the condition of being eager to act or work : the condition of being motivated

: a force or influence that causes someone to do something

Notice Motivation is about doing something.

So to finalize

 DON’T JUST BE INSPIRED GET MOTIVATED.

Heart. Attitude. Willpower. Resilience. Determination. WORK