1. Why Motivation Sucks and how to Succeed without it BY: CODY MCLAIN

2. Motivation just might be the very reason for your failure to begin with. Maybe we lean on motivation a little more than we should.

3. Psychologists have a number of theories on where motivation comes from, whether its the Drive Theory, Arousal Theory, or the most popular one of all, the Humanistic Theory. But what is Motivation anyway? In the end, they all try to do just 1 thing describe why a person does something.

4. Interestingly enough, motivations dont last because of the way we humans think. From a very young age were actually programmed to look at the negative side of life. Ever wonder why the news is always negative? Oh honey check this out, 23 people were murdered.

5. Willpower is the real reason you can prolong a task. Motivations come from our reptilian side of our brains to serve our immediate self-interests. Im guessing caveman never had to write a term essay.

6. Our motivations dont work unless we can see the immediate short-term goal. However, motivation can be useful for short-term goals, or simply getting yourself to the start line. Without an immediate reward, were more likely to fail on our long-term goals.

7. With any personal, or business goal you need to learn how to do one of the following: A. Continue to use external stimuli such as a motivational poster, movie or speaker. B. Learn to use Willpower Properly. Too many people fail to understand just what willpower is, and how it is a finite resource that can be limited starting with what you choose to wear for the day.

8. Im saying that were using motivation for all the wrong reasons.The key, is not to master, or use external motivation. So what are you saying exactly? We simply need to learn how to put a little WD40 on our motivations to get them rolling on their own with far less friction. This is done by mastering your willpower.

9. Stop hanging around the wrong people.You see, the human mind will always constantly check itself against the world around it. So how do I make my willpower stronger? Theres a saying: You Become Who You Surround Yourself. The origin of this, and everything else like it (ie. you are what you eat) came from a guy named Jim Rohn.

10. In fact, you should really watch him talk about this in the video below. In short, the only way you can fight the hardships is by having the right people by your side.

11. 1. Ask yourself who are the 5 people you spend the most time with? Write those 5 people down and then ask how much time you spend with those individuals. So what should I do? 2. Look at each persons life, what they do and how ambitious they are. Are they successful, optimistic, happy?

12. 3. Evaluate each person and what effect you think they have on your life. 4. Now you need to decide if there is anybody you should cut, or decrease the time you spend with. 5. If all of a sudden, you find yourself with a lack of friends, go check out meetup.com and join some clubs, or organizations that interest you. Its a great way to find new friends

13. While this is not the only step to accomplishing long-term goals, it is nonetheless an important one. By influencing the people we associate ourselves with, we can hack our mind into helping us create better habits, and achieve greater success.

14. It's the possibility that keeps me going, not the guarantee. By: Cody McLain Blog site: www.mindhack.com Follow me: @codymclain