Fall in Love With the Process
There's a process to get us to where we want to go. One of the most important things that we can do is learn to fall in love with the process of everything that we're doing. We can do this by using a dopamine reward system.
Dopamine is a chemical inside your brain. It's a neurotransmitter. Most people think that dopamine is the feel-good chemical of your brain but it's actually the chemical of motivation. It catapults your focus externally.
When dopamine is high enough, you will do whatever possible to get to the end result. It's the chemical that's released whenever you're excited or celebrating.?
If you can create a dopamine reward system, then it's going to motivate you to continue to work harder and to fall in love with the process.
A dopamine reward system is a way to get your brain to release dopamine after you accomplish a task. You don’t attach it to the end result, you attach it to the tasks that are part of the process.
Instead of telling yourself, you will only be happy when you are finally successful, finally, a millionaire, or when you are finally fit and healthy, try and attach a dopamine reward system to every little task along the way.?
This could be in the form of a mini celebration, getting excited about it, building yourself up by talking positively to yourself, or simply having a piece of chocolate to make yourself feel good along the way.?
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Falling in love with the process is the most important part. That is why we often hear some of the most successful people saying that it's all about the journey.
Many people give up and burn themselves out before they reach their goals because their entire life was attached to the end result.
It was never attached to process and bringing out their true potential.?
If you fall in love with the process, you're going to keep showing up. And if you just keep showing up, eventually the byproduct will be achieving your goal.?
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