So the first thing that people will tell you that you need if you want to accomplish something is motivation. You've got to be motivated about something, you've got to want something or want to do something or want to accomplish something, to do anything. Now, well, that's the truth. Here's where a lot of people get caught up with motivation. They think that to continue making things happen, they have to sustain that motivation. Now, here's the key.

Motivation is the initial Spark. But once that initial spark happens, it doesn't really play much of a role. That's when things like habits take over. Think about it this way. When you get into your car, and you put the key in, you turn the ignition on or you push the button and what happens You've created a spark that starts the engine of your car, your car is now ready to drive. But once you actually turn the ignition key, that ignition doesn't do anything else.

It doesn't help you drive. It doesn't help you steer, it doesn't help you accelerate, it doesn't help you break, it does nothing. You then have to reach over put the car in gear, you've got to start you got to get that foot on the accelerator, you might need to hit the brake and steer in a different direction and hit the accelerator again. But the ignition does nothing. However, without that initial Spark, none of the other stuff is possible. Because if you don't have the spark that starts the engine, you can sit in your driveway or garage and steer and hit the pedals all you want.

You can even try and put it into gear. Nothing's gonna happen you're gonna stay put. So motivation is key. But if you're relying only on motivation to help you get things done and get things done consistently over long periods of time, you're missing an important component. One of my favorite quotes is Zig Ziglar. is from Zig Ziglar, who once said, People say motivation doesn't laugh.

And Zig said, well, neither does bathing. That's why we recommend it daily. That's the truth. You've got to have sparks. sparks are what gets you going, they get you started. But the thing that needs to happen is what are you going to do once you have the spark now you've got to take action.

So here's a quick tool that you can use that when that spark of something hits, you can take it out a little bit further, to get your mindset ready to employ some habits that actually put some action to that motivation. So if anyone's ever done any improv of any kind, there's there's an unwritten rule with it. improv, which if you think about improv, it's really just there's no script, right? You just take it where it takes you. And life's kind of like that. Life's a bunch of improv, from day to day, you have an idea of what might come up.

But it always tends to surprise you, doesn't it? But in improv, there's one unwritten rule that can never be broken. And that rule is called the Yes. And basically, what that rule is, is when you're on stage with someone doing a scene, you can never use the word No. Because if you say, no, it stops the action. If you say no, the scene is over.

If you say no, there is literally nowhere else to go. Instead, you have to say yes, you have to acknowledge what they said, and you have to end it. In other words, you need to continue adding on to the story so that it can continue. But if you think about it, In our lives, we rarely, yes and things. What we do instead is we Yes, but everything. And this is where we get caught up and stop motivation in its tracks.

We stopped the spark almost as quickly as we got it. Think about it, you get a great idea. And your first thought might be, whoa, we shouldn't do that. That would be great. I'd love to do that. And immediately, the next words out of your mouth tend to be but I don't have the time I don't have the money.

I don't have the energy. I can't do that. I couldn't take a week off of work. I Oh, I don't I don't even know how to do that. I don't have any knowledge how to do that. We immediately shoot our ideas down the very things that get us excited and motivated every day.

We shoot them down. Nobody does that. But us. So the yesterday tool can help you in real life. I want you to start being aware pay attention, you'll start catching yourself. Yes.

Budding just because we have this conversation. And anytime you are going to Yes, but something I want you to stop for a moment and try and yes and it first. In other words, yes, I would love to visit Italy. And if we could visit Italy, I could go to Florence, if there's architecture there I've always wanted to see and you know what, my goodness, we could go through wine country, Italian wine country and try some new amazing things. Maybe we even find something that we'll come back and get in the states that we absolutely love it could become one of our favorites. Why just being out in the European countries that think of all the themes, think of all the things that you could do that you would love to do that you would enjoy.

Feel that because when you can take yourself there even for just a few moments. You get to feel in a experience it. Now, if you go back and try it, yes, but that same thing, you might have a little more difficult time to do that. Because now that you've had the experience and you felt what it would be like to do something you really want to do. Now you've got some answers to your questions that you would Yes, but why don't have the money for that? Well, you know what, that would be an amazing trip.

I don't have to go next month. Maybe we go next year or in a couple of years. Why don't we sit down and start putting a few bucks away every month? Within a year, we'd have what we needed. You know what, maybe we'll talk to our friends off the street or our cousins, people who traveled all the time, where can I get a great deal? Maybe I can go with a tour.

You know what if it's a group tour kind of thing, maybe they've got savings because if you have groups going instead of individuals, it's probably going to cost less. You will Find a way. If you first allow yourself to experience what it is you actually want, but it's got to start up here. catch yourself. Yes, yes buddy. Flip it to EF sand and start to see what happens in your life.

I guarantee you'll love the result.