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The Two Types of Inspiration
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2 types of inspiration:
- Passive inspiration: Consuming the success and ideas of others;
- Active inspiration: Creating things, applying new ideas to our goals, and making mistakes.
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Applying inspiration
If you come across a good idea, use it. The application of ideas will always be more powerful than the ideas themselves.
There is some motivation in other people's ideas, but the best inspiration comes from the application of ideas, not the consumption of them.
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It opens us to new possibilities by allowing us to go beyond our ordinary experiences and limitations. Inspiration propels a person from apathy to possibility and transforms the way we perceive our own capabilities.
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Inspired people report higher levels of important psychological resources, including belief in their own abilities, self-esteem, and optimism.
Mastery of work, absorption, creativity, perceived competence, self-esteem, and optimism are all consequences of inspiration.
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Implementation Intentions
They refer to the plan you make about when and where to act before the action occurs.
The format for creating an implementation intention is: “When situation X arises, I will perform response Y.”
Implementation intentions are an effective way of sticking to your goals.
Follow Through With Your Goals
If you make a specific plan for when and where you will perform a new habit, you have bigger chances to follow through.
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Be Keenly Aware
Part of finding inspiration is being keenly aware of subtle changes in your surroundings.
Only by getting out of the office and living within the network participants’ worlds will you be able to notice the subtle changes that magnify inspiration.
Use Your Imagination
To find inspiration is important to have an active imagination, and that needs to be exercised. Turn on your imagination by doing creative things.
Do things that encourage people to find inspiration through the use of “out of the box” thinking. When you support this kind of thinking by not criticizing it, new inspiration will really start to flow.