The Art of Motivation

People are motivated by many different things. Desire to change certain aspects of one's life, shameless narcissism, Wanting for change anyway it may come, Peace of Mind, Appraisal, Structure, Happiness are just to name a few. But what are the key trigger points in understanding how to motivate each individual client?- Some clients expect their Trainer to yell and Scream at them the whole time,

others feel what truly motivates them is that finding what they desire to achieve or change in their lives. But in order to truly motivate to clients to become not just physically strong but emotionally strong. Deciphering one's true motives for wanting the change will ensure success. Sometimes we as a people take a positive emotion to become fuel for the fire to make the change in our lives. Some people need the negative feed back so they can turn their fear or anger into the fuel. Quick analogy; "A Car without Fuel is going nowhere"- if this is true, is a person just spinning their wheels when they ask how long will it take to loose the 50lbs I put on. (My usual sarcastic response-"The Rest of Your Life Buddy!')- i usually get some evil looks when i say that. I quickly explain that I am not trying to be mean..........I'm trying to teach the individual that this is A LIFESTYLE Change! not just a momentary thing. Another analogy;" You wouldn't stop brushing your teeth everyday right!, well then you need to do something active everyday!"
It is not an easy process to change bad habits. These habits probably have been passed down to you from generations of under estimating how important all of this is. But this is not an excuse- nor a reason to COP-out. "Be the change you want to see"... ( i forgot who said it) Find your epiphany or breaking point wherever that may lie in your journey of life and make that a focal point of reference. And You will succeed in reaching your goals