[jbsmith]

Even though this is an old thread - it brings out the difference between tactics and underlying Purpose. When you don't understand or organize your thoughts, behaviors and actions around an inner purpose, then it doesn't matter what tactic you use, it will fail.

Ever wonder why some people seem to have very little trouble being highly productive - and they don't deploy any substantial techniques or tactics?

It's because they...

1. Have established some fundamental desires, goals in line with a deeply helpd purpose in their life. Those goals may be to be the best parent they can be, achieve a certain weight and body fat percentage, attain certain financial goals, attract a certain type of person or people into their lives, devote their life to helping people through the arts...etc.

2. Link their activities and their consequences toward achieving (pleasure) or NOT achieving (pain) these goals.

It's a chain reaction...when you are driven by underlying purpose that you truly believe you can't live without AND you derive an action plan based on achieving this purpose, you are much more likely to live an action-oriented, productive and directed life.

Without purpose, you have a set of loosly held, short-term objectives which are often set or influenced by others in which you don't believe in - no wonder we can't stay motivated under these circumstances.

Jeff