Feelings Cause Actions

If you want to improve any aspect of your life, taking action is necessary. Wishing, praying, hoping, positive thinking alone don't make any difference as far as I know.

You may think it is your will power that causes your actions. While your will power is important, the real key is your emotion, your feelings.

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Here is an example. As a new year's resolution, you decide to work out for 30 minutes everyday and lose 10 pounds in 3 months. On the first day, you have full of will power and complete the workout routine easily. It continues for a while but maybe a week later or so, you may want to skip the routine for whatever reasons. Then, suddenly you notice you have given up. Is the scenario familiar to you?

The fundamental reason of quitting is the lack of emotional involvement. If you want it bad enough, you won't quit. Probably, you don't have a strong emotional drive for losing weight. You don't have a burning desire for losing weight.

Let us imagine the next case. You are told that you would get one million us dollars as a reward if you lose 10 pounds in 3 months. How would you feel? Would you challenge yourself? Probably, you would. Why? Because your emotional involvement has changed. It's much higher than the previous one. Of course, you won't give up, will you?

Your feelings cause your actions. It's worth remembering.