Imagine if everything holding you back was just your brain’s automatic reaction, wired to keep you safe but stopping you from truly living!? 🙂
What is the motivational triad?
I remember hearing people talking about it on the radio a few years ago!
As you can see, as human beings, our brains are wired to:
- seek pleasure
- avoid pain
- save energy (exert the least amount of effort)
No matter what we are trying to do, this will be our first reflex.
Since our brains are wired like this, we are all the same!
So, when deep down you want to move your body by going to the gym but don’t feel like going, nothing has gone wrong with you!
It’s just your brain which is exactly the same as mine and as anybody else! 🙂
Yes, this is great news!
Understanding the motivational triad…
The only thing that is required of you right now is simply to understand that when you don’t feel like doing something, it actually doesn’t say anything about YOUR abilities or your capacities.
It’s just your brain! 🙂
And just make it legitimate that this is the first thing you’re feeling when you’re going to do anything that will go against that 3 things (seek pleasure, avoid pain, save energy).
Just know that it’s your brain that wants to keep you safe and that wants to prevent you from any kind of suffering.
Keep in mind the idea that “you don’t know what you don’t know”!
Being aware that this is the reason why you think this way will already be amazing!
Just become more conscious that this is what’s going on.
A coach?!
A coach can help you break free from the motivational triad, a primitive model that often holds you back.
Your brain is wired to seek pleasure, avoid pain, and conserve energy.
But this impulse isn’t always what you need to grow! 🙂
A coach shines a light on these deep tendencies!
Helping you see when your brain chooses comfort over courage and true motivation.
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Accept the motivational triad and take action anyway! Brain transcript!
As I always say, we feel more confident when we feel more in control of our lives.
So, now that you know that it isn’t really your fault that you aren’t taking action but it’s your brain trying to keep you safe, just pay attention when your brain may come up with unintentional thoughts such as:
- I don’t feel like it…
- I’m too tired…
- I’m not sure I’m capable of doing it…
- Not sure it’s worth the effort…
- I rather stay in the cave…
That’s fine!
It’s simply your super nice brain trying to keep you safe!
Acknowledge what is going on and don’t let it stop you from taking action.
And as I said, doing this will help you build confidence because you’ll know that you can trust yourself and your abilities.
Nothing has gone wrong with you!
You CAN achieve anything that you want even if the first thoughts that your brain will offer you will be:
- I don’t feel like it…
- I’m too tired…
- I’m not sure I’m capable of doing it…
- Not sure it’s worth the effort…
- I rather stay in the cave…
Trying to keep journaling!
Journaling helps you connect with your brain’s deeper layers and brings clarity to the moments when things “just didn’t go” as planned.
It’s a way to see the influence of your primitive brain and the motivational triad, that natural urge to seek pleasure and avoid discomfort! 🙂
When you journal, you can pause and say, “Let’s see what’s really going on.”
It helps you notice how often your primitive brain is steering you toward comfort, even when growth lies in the discomfort zone.
By writing it down, you start to challenge these inclinationss and spark real motivation from within! 🙂
To sum up!
Our primitive brain has basic instincts designed to serve us, to keep us safe, avoid danger, and conserve our energy!
But in today’s world, that can lead us straight to Netflix and the couch! 🙂
This part of our brain is still running on an old triad that kept us alive but now often creates overwhelm instead of action.
Imagine embracing a new triad one that moves beyond those basic instincts and opens up space for growth and purpose.
