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Achieving Success

Achieving Success

When you accomplish a goal, no matter how big or small, it's important to recognize and acknowledge the achievement. This recognition triggers the release of dopamine, creating a positive emotional experience

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Dopamine release

  • There is a baseline level of dopamine circulating in your brain and body all the time (important for how you feel generally) - tonic release of dopamine
  • You can experience peaks dopamine above baseline - phasic release of dopamine

Increasing Dopamine

The hormone dopamine is related to motivation and reward. It's why you feel good to reach a goal or lack interest when you have low dopamine.

How to boost it: While unhealthy habits like drinking, caffeine, eating sugar or consuming certain recrea...

6. Focus On The Mission

6. Focus On The Mission

Ego can wreck even the best plans and intentions. Don’t focus on recognition, but rather on moving the mission forward. This is something that most will never be able to accomplish because it is against our nature and training to accept zero recognition for our achievements. Yet, if you master th...

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