Got two minutes, so does Dave Anderson.

Let's rant.

Welcome to the game to your life.

I'm Dave Anderson, and it's time for our Friday,

two-minute warning edition, posted on Fridays to give you something to think about. Watch for

or to do, I prefer do, to finish your week strong and maximize your weekend. I will also include

an occasional red zone ran, and hey, why not do one today? Let's talk about the truth about

motivation. Here's my take on motivation. You shouldn't require it from the outside to get you going,

because you should already be going because of the motivation you have from the inside, from your purpose,

your why, your chance to get better, stronger, wiser every day, the chance to make a difference every day. Now, if you get the extra pat on the back, that's nice. Somebody tells you you're great, take you to lunch, give you something. That's awesome. It's nice, but it shouldn't be necessary, and you shouldn't be waiting around for it and pouting if you're not getting it. If you want to live the game change your life, you shouldn't need outside

motivation to get you going. You are already going. And when you do get that outside motivation,

it just gets you going faster. Now, also, for those of you who are leaders of teams, if you have

people on your team that require excessive motivation, like every day you gotta hug them, burp them,

nurse them, bribe them, give them a pep talk to get them going. Why do you have those people?

You've got to hire people that are already going than if you've hired the right people they are.

And then your job is just steer that momentum and not do something stupid to demotivate those people

like micromanaging them, or not keeping

commitments, or not accepting responsibility, or not holding others accountable, or being more of a

critic than a coach, and all the dumb stuff leaders do to take motivated people and bring them down.

You've got to give that stuff up and steer the momentum that the people who are bringing you

motivation already have. So the truth about motivation is you shouldn't need it to get you going. You should already be going. Whatever you get should get you going faster. And the people on your team, if you're a leader, should already be going. You shouldn't have to get them going. You just steer that momentum and stay out of their way. Let me close with this.

You may not be able to add years to your life, but you can add life to your years. And you can start now by understanding the truth about motivation. Stop being lived and start living the game. Change your life and we'll talk again, real soon.

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