REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL

It is no use just choosing any old reason at random. That’s not going to work. Your reasons have to be personal; they have to be the things that push your buttons. It took me a while to find the reasons that worked for me.

It is worth noting that reasons are not goals. Goals are the end destination, your reasons are the motivating factors that get you there.

General Or Specific?

The beauty of having multiple motivating factors is that they can be whatever you like – whatever is important to you. In fact, the more varied they are, the better. The aim is to have every eventuality covered.

A reason can be very detailed and specific: ‘I need to give this presentation to company X tonight because I’ve earmarked the money to buy myself an electric drum kit.’ Alternatively, it can be more general: ‘I need to give this presentation to company X tonight because I want to be more financially secure so that I can retire early.’