009: Finding Motivation and Momentum

Published: Feb. 5, 2019, 7 p.m.

Mia and Dinah explore how to find inspiration, get motivated and set goals to change your approach to life admin.\n\nMia and Dinah talk about the difference between motivation and insinspiration and potential sources of both. They discuss how you might approaches behaviour and habit change, which are required to address your life admin system.\n\nThey detail many different ways of setting goals and suggest that first its important to know how you are wired before choosing a method that will work for you. They outline options for goal setting including:\n\n * SMARTER goals\n * setting one personal goal\n * the Desire Map\n * one one word for the year.\n\nDinah shares how she got motivated to make a change by having Mia and this podcast as her accountability partner. Mia says she is very goal orientated and has embraced the 'one word' and Desire Map approaches.\n\n\xa0\xa0\xa0RESOURCES \xa0\xa0\n\nMotivation and Behaviour Change\n\nFogg Behaviour Change Model [https://www.behaviormodel.org/]\n\nSmarter Faster Better, Charles Duhigg [https://charlesduhigg.com/books/smarter-faster-better/]\n\nKnow Yourself\n\nGretchin Rubin's, Four Tendency Quiz [https://gretchenrubin.com/take-the-quiz]\n\n\xa0The Cycle of Years, Stratejoy [https://stratejoy.com/stop-comparing-yourself-to-others-tap-into-the-cycle-of-years/]\n\nWhat makes your brain happy and why you should do the opposite, David Disalvo [http://www.daviddisalvo.org/]\n\nGoal Setting\n\nOne word for the year [https://aliedwards.com/projects/one-little-word]\n\n\xa0One personal goal approach, Nicole Avery [https://planningwithkids.com/2016/02/01/setting-one-personal-goal-for-2016/]\n\nThe Desire Map, Danielle Laporte [http://www.daniellelaporte.com/thedesiremap/]\n\nSmarter Faster Better, Charles Duhigg [https://charlesduhigg.com/books/smarter-faster-better/]\n\n\xa0\xa0\xa0SHARE \xa0\xa0\n\nPlease head to the Life Admin Life Hacks Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/Life-Admin-Life-Hacks-277520802977057/] to connect with listeners and share your thoughts, questions or suggestions.