The Key to Activating Motivational Energy

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Visualization and anticenation. These are t you that underlie, actually, the moti vasual energy. I mean, ediction is, like, i set, a form of motivated behavior. That is why it is important to divide the gold into steps. Because you are visualizing it like, grabbing it. Victoryis so close. Or it was so close, i could have reached it. So that is absolutely the key. There's all this motivational momentum, as you put it right? How do you get good at directing that energy to goals that you care about?

If you’ve ever daydreamed o standing at an Olympic podium or delivering a big award speech, you probably pictured yourself as a winner. But according to today’s guest, marketing professor Monica Wadhwa, maybe you should imagine yourself as a runner-up. In this episode, Monica talks about why getting close to – but not quite achieving – triumph actually helps us gain the energy and motivation we need to chase after our goals, and shares tips on how we can change our mindset and create almost wins that will put us on the path to success.