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	Mohrbooks Literary Agency Sebastian Ritscher
Original language
English
Categories
Self-help, personal development & practical advice

THE MOTIVATION MYTH

Jeff Haden

How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to Win

From Inc.com’s most popular columnist comes a counterintuitive but highly practical guide to finding and maintaining the motivation to achieve great things.

It’s comforting to imagine that superstars in their fields were just born better equipped than the rest of us. When a co-worker loses twenty pounds, or a friend runs a marathon while completing a huge project at work, we assume they have more grit, more willpower, more innate talent, and above all, more motivation to see their goals through.

But that’s not at actually true, as Jeff Haden proves. “Motivation” as we know it is a myth. Motivation isn’t the special sauce that we require at the beginning of any major change. In fact, motivation is a result of process, not a cause. Understanding this will change the way you approach any obstacle or big goal.

Haden shows us how to reframe our thinking about the relationship of motivation to success. He meets us at our level at the beginning of any big goal we have for our lives, a little anxious and unsure about our way forward, a little burned by self-help books and strategies that have failed us in the past, and he offers practical advice that anyone can use to stop stalling and start working on those dreams.

Haden takes the mystery out of accomplishment, proving that success isn’t about spiritual awakening or a lightning bolt of inspiration, but instead, about clear and repeatable processes. Using his own advice, Haden has consistently drawn two million readers a month to his posts, completed a 107-mile long mountain bike race, and lost ten pounds in a month.

Success isn’t for the uniquely-qualified; it’s possible for any person who understands the true nature of motivation. Jeff Haden can help you transcend average and make lasting positive change in your life.

Jeff Haden is Inc.com’s most popular columnist and one of LinkedIn's most widely-followed Influencers. His work has also appeared on Time, The Huffington Post, Fast Company, Business Insider, Entrepreneur, Yahoo! Small Business, MSNBC, and CNBC. He lives in Virginia.

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Book Published 2018-01-09 by Portfolio
Book Published 2018-01-09 by Portfolio

Comments

Jeff Haden is one of the biggest writers working online today not because he's a genius but because he follows the advice in this book. It's not about motivation, it's about process - and hard work.

Jeff Haden upends a traditional trope: that motivation breeds success - by showing us that it is success that breeds motivation. Once you understand this, everything changes.

Jeff Haden takes everything we've been taught about goal-setting and turns it on its head, redefining success in the process.

The whole book is shockingly good. Jeff contradicts common wisdom about how to tackle big goals. He argues that if you wait for motivation to motivate you, nothing will change in your career or life. Go grab yourself a copy of this superb book.

This isn't just a groundbreaking approach to making millions or melting off extra pounds. It's a life-changing mental shift toward enjoying the process. Why the f*ck not?

Jeff Haden's writing lives at the intersection of science, emotion, success, and irresistible story-telling. Once you read The Motivation Myth, you'll never sit around waiting for inspiration or motivation to hit, like some kind of gift from the gods. Instead, you'll go out to get it.

Sometimes, your computer gets stuck, and the pros know you can press Command+Option+ESC to break out of the loop. Jeff Haden's book is like that, but for your life. Read it and learn how to break out of your negative loops without needing a complete shut-down.

A must read for all entrepreneurs, company executives, managers, parents, coaches, and wellbeing hackers.

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Jeff Haden knows what many people don't: that success is less about searching for motivation and more about muddling through until you achieve something motivating.