Unsurprisingly, we do the
things that get rewarded. Maybe that means
we show up to work because they pay us.
In school, we bothered to organize our binders because the teacher was going
to grade us on following the directions.
At some level, we are all Shaggy and Scooby, working for the Scooby
snacks.
We can harness this to
our advantage. One of the privileges of
being a grown-up is that we are in charge of our own Scooby snacks. We can figure out what kind of treats (preferably
not food treats, unless we really really love celery) motivate us and give them
to ourselves when we do things we want to do.
I have made it through more than one workout because I knew I got to go
sit in the hot tub afterwards. Maybe
reaching a milestone (finished a 5K, lifted a new record, hit an intermediate
goal weight) deserves a celebratory massage.
The thing is: we have to follow through with the
reward. Do the thing and then enjoy!
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