How to transform fantastic feelings into potent actions

It’s great to get inspired and motivated by a speaker, book or comment from a client, but it’s even better to harness that peak motivational state to take action.

This can be a real blind-spot for people and I’m keen to share two simple insights that will make sure you take full advantage of your fantastic feelings when they occur.

How do you translate fantastic feelings into potent actions?

1) develop an awareness of your peak-state potential

It’s much easier to take massive action when you feel fully energized – inspired and motivated.  You feel unstoppable.  When these feelings of inspiration and motivation are streaming through your mind, body and soul, all of your ‘action gimbals’ are aligned, making you an unstoppable force – at least, momentarily.

The key here is to remember that you are at your highest action state when you feel the best.  Many people waste these peak states.  What I mean is, they spend the time enjoying the feel-good moments and sharing them with friends rather than remembering to blast into massive action.

Develop a heightened awareness of your peak motivational states – your flow states – as and when they happen.  Learn what the triggers are and pay attention to when you are actually experiencing these feelings – from the point where they first start coming on.

Sure, enjoy them and even share them with others, but use them as a signal to command you into action stations!

2) have the discipline to follow-through in peak-state

The temptation is to experience the inspired, motivated state – the feelings – and maybe think or talk about the possibilities of what action could be taken, but postpone actually following-through.

The trouble with this deferral is that the feelings that sparked the drive for action become quickly dissipated.  This post-euphoria period can often leave you feeling a little flat and less motivated than you were before being inspired.

Get used to taking action as soon as is practical, whilst still in peak state.  Seize the moment and juice it for all you can.  Action taken at this time can be very powerful.  Celebrate and share your successes with others later.

• If you’re ecstatic because of a top sales result – take action now – make another sales call

• If you’ve just got great feedback about a blog post – take action now – write another post

• If you’ve had an excellent meeting – take action now – initiate the follow-up tasks

• If you watched a video and feel inspired – take action now – encourage a colleague

The more you do it, the easier it becomes.  You will learn to see these peak states coming and shift your immediate schedule to take advantage of the tremendous productivity they can deliver – if you take decisive and immediate action.

Your thoughts…

What gets you inspired and motivated?

How do you take advantage of these peak states?

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