A study was made at the Columbia University where they took a large group of fifth graders and had them work on numerous puzzles by themselves. These were very challenging for them, but regardless of how well each child did, they were told that they scored very well - that they did better than most of the other kids. Afterward, half of these students were told they scored higher because they worked very hard to achieve that while the other half were told that they achieved it because they were smart. Then they presented each student with three different types of puzzles to work on - easy ones, medium difficulty ones, and extremely hard ones. What they found was the interesting taking point at the end of this challenge/study. The students who were told that they did well because they were smart spent the majority of their time on the easy puzzles while not spending any time on the hard ones, saying "I don't want to do this anymore" which means, signs of lower levels of motivation. They also said it wasn't fun for them. On the other hand, the students who were told they did well because they worked hard spent the time trying to solve the challenging puzzles - actually, they were trying to solve everything! It's a sign of increasing levels of motivation. Isn't it?
What can we learn from this study? There's a concept named by the Locus of Control - a degree to which you believe you have control over your life. The kids who were told they did well because they were smart and gifted got caught in an External Locus of Control. They were led to believe that factors outside of what they can't control were the reason why they did it like that because you can't control whether you're born smart or not. Meanwhile, the other kids who were told they did a good job because they worked hard increased the Locus of Control - Internal Locus of Control. They believed in the fact that they were able to control the success of their outcome - the hard work, and the extra efforts that they put out on their tasks.
How can you apply that for your life?
The levels of how much work you put into something that you're doing, or that you want to do is something that you own complete control over it. A study that I just explained through the first topics is found everywhere. The Locus Control Tests are being tested over and over again to prove the reality that if you get motivated into doing something that you're passionate about, or something that you're really into it, having an Internal Locus of Control is the key to stay motivated. You start to understand that you're responsible for the things that you achieve in your life. If you want to feel motivation most of the time, is best that you take back your power.
This is something that always resonates with me. Everything that I put my work efforts into play, I always got the best results about it. The first time I've searched for Locus of Control was when I read this book Smarter, Faster, Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business which is a great book, I have to say.
Rejection can be one of the factors that don't make you succeed. You have to analyze what's holding you back from achieving high levels of motivation before you make any action. If you're going to be an extremely motivated individual, you have to be ready to face hundreds of low points before someone even considers you having some sort of value. Over time, we always develop a keen eye and see what's gonna last, who's gonna last, and where you should spend more time and energy towards something.
Ask a simple question to yourself: What should I do to get what I want?
How do we adopt an internal focus of control, and how do we forget about the external locus of control?
If you believe that nothing that what you do matters, and if care about things that you can't - honestly - control, you're going to get caught in an external locus of control. You don't want to do that. You want to stay motivated by being in an Internal Locus of Control. Am I wrong?
If nothing that you do matters, you quit working, you stop trying, and then you'll be thinking about pointless ways of getting out of your situation. What's the point in trying to do something if the world is conspiring against you? Stop thinking that you're smart and that you know it all. You don't! Work harder, instead.
Can you stay motivated all of the time? The answer is yes, you can. The best way to do so is by solving problems in your life, and then take some time to appreciate the fact that your actions will work over those situations. n example: Imagine that you struggle waking up early, you do research on how to get up early in the morning in easy, and practical ways, you find out that the more you fix up your own schedule, and go earlier to bed, not eating too much before you go to bed, not using your phone when you're about to head up to the comfort of your feathered-pillow; if you agree to make these changes, you'll find out that it was you that solved the problem by taking action and working-solutions - you made the effort. Now you're able to wake up early.
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Conclusion:
Build up that belief and erase any limiting beliefs on something. You have control of your Internal Locus of Control, you have your power back. You're the one choosing your destiny. Learn and improve!
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