Stephanie Harrison

They're aligned with your true nature.

And they tend to be things like, I want to make a difference in the world.

And goals are a wonderful thing.

Psychologists argue that we are very future motivated.

I want to help people.

I want to support my community.

I want to be there for my family.

So we are driven by a vision of ourselves and our lives in the future.

I want to invest in my relationships.

I want to grow as a person.

And these intrinsic goals are significantly more likely to make you a happy person and to make a difference in the lives of those around you.

And if you think about the times in your life where you were the most motivated, you probably had a really clear mental picture of what you wanted or what you were working for.

And it doesn't actually matter as much for your motivation how successful you are at working towards it.

It's just that you're making some progress.

So that's a really great little hack for motivation.

So all of these goals can be divided into two categories.

Extrinsic goals are goals that are imposed upon you by old happy culture.

It's fine to enjoy those moments when they happen, right?

So they say, if you want to be happy, you need to make X amount of money.

It's great to celebrate when something goes well and when you're able to make an experience or an impact or a sale or whatever it is.