" Inspiration comes forth from within. It's what the light burning within you is about, as opposed to motivation, which is doing it because if you don't do it, there will be negative repercussions. Motivation is making myself do something that I don't really want to do. Inspiration is having the clear picture of what I am wanting -- and letting Universal forces come into play to get the outcome" Esther Hicks

Procrastination seems to be one of the biggest problems people experience. There is an entire industry (namely the personal development industry) focused almost entirely on attempting to address this problem, helping people get clear on their goals and then motivating them via all manner of coercion to achieve them.

Guilt, irritation, shame, self sabotage, stress, the fear of not reaching ones potential, anger at self, beating oneself up, right path/wrong path thinking etc all accompany the so called unmotivated individual.

The problem is that most attempts both calculated (as in sales) and well meaning (coaching/pep talk) to help motivate others will most likely cause more problems than solutions. Why? Unless the 'helper' is doing nothing else than helping the other listen only to their own inner voice/knowing they will be teaching them (yet again) that some external force knowns better than their own self what is right for them (which of course it never can).

In doing so the individual attempts to motivate themselves by comparison to something external which is normally rooted in self worth issues and lack of connection to self and only leads the individual further and further from their own personal inspiration which is a direct and personal relationship with life. Any 'middle man' as it where will just confuse the signal.

One of two things can happen when you find yourself procrastinating or seeking to motivate yourself. You will motivate yourself with head talk and force yourself to do something that most likely does not feel particularly good. Or you can wait (aka procrastinate), until you feel inspired from within to do it. The first, motivation, will take substantial effort, be a fleeting addictive type high followed by a down, feel like a pat on the back and will leave you wanting. The second, inspiration takes courage, will feel genuinely good and uplifting, absorbing, purposeful and of course inspired !

Personally it's been a journey of many years to learn to live from inspiration, an experience that sticks out was when I did all the T.V stuff in the UK. I was rising fast as the new personal development star in the UK with book deals on the table, new T.V shows in the pipeline and major media coverage pretty much every day. However it didn't inspire me. I felt inspired to live in Australia.

There was fear that I 'should' stay as it was what 'everybody wanted'... fame, fortune and credibility so I tried to motivate myself to stay with relentless head talk and 'should's'.

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