Know Your "Why"

Awesome
Written By Sarah Walls

What do you spend most of your day doing?  Do you know why you do what you do?  If you’re an athlete, why do you play your sport?  Motivation can determine effort, resiliency, and ultimately have a profound impact on performance. Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs (see the pyramid below) speaks to why we act the way we act.  Our needs vary, but our self-actualization and esteem needs are greatly in our control, and vary from person to person.  However, if we recognize our motivation and why we desire certain things, then we are able to feed our motivation rather than starve it.

Take a look toward the top of the pyramid and determine why you do what you do.  That explanation should be embedded into you and be a constant reminder when the going gets tough.

Sarah Walls
A little about me: I've worked in pretty much every corner of the fitness industry for about 10 years. I've had the great fortune of spending most of this time working with gifted athletes at every level. I've also had the great opportunity of designing and conducting research projects, writing occasionally for various publications and blogs, competing in powerlifting, and just generally having a killer time pursuing my passions wherever they may take me. Now I own two businesses: one is an athletic performance training company that I started in 2007 at age 26 and the other is a software company startup that was launched in 2014. Paramount to all the awesomeness of my professional career, is my family. My kids are a thrill and my husband continues to be my most critical and important supporter.
www.strengthboss.com
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