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From Dr. Cornelia Topf (More) • Last updated on October 15.10.2023, XNUMX • First published on 17.02.2014/XNUMX/XNUMX • So far 4336 readers, 3071 social media shares Likes & Reviews (5 / 5) • Read & write comments
The greatest enemy of our will is - ourselves. Because we always put ourselves on our feet again and again. Let's stop it!
There is a common misconception: that only the will and Set Moving mountains. Do you have goals? Everyone has goals! And now? What's in it for you? Nothing if you don't have the necessary implementation skills.
Jasmin has one goal: “I should urgently talk to my boss about the distribution of work - but I just can't do it…” Malte also has one: “I could be promoted if I took this additional qualification. I've been doing this for months, but I can't get the curve! ”
Well, then both have to motivate each other better! Motivation? A mistake. Jasmin is so overwhelmed that she is extremely motivated to change something - but she doesn't. Malte desperately wants the promotion - but he does not register for the course: Motivation is necessary. But it is not enough. By far not.
If you are motivated to achieve your goals, you need the ability to implement them in order to achieve them. This willpower that creates action is called volition (German pronounced; like “ammunition”). She's nothing new. Schopenhauer was already interested in volition in 1819 (in “Die Welt as will and imagination”). But in the years since, "motivation" has simply become the more popular fad. To this day, this takes revenge on all those who are motivated to the bones but still don't achieve their goals.
Despite it? Precisely because of this: motivation is not enough. If I want to achieve a goal, it's not enough to want it badly - above all, you have to have the necessary steps do to achieve the goal. For example, when the boss says to Jasmin: “Work distribution? It stays the way it is. Not an issue at the moment!”
So Jasmin's motivation is on the ground. But because her will is strong, she says with her teeth clenched: “For me, yes. Let's talk about this."
Two researchers, Janet Polivy and C. Peter Herman, investigated why so many People undertake so many things and then often give up on their projects in one fell swoop. They discovered the what-the-hell effect, which Rudi also suffers from.
He made a firm commitment: “I have to better record my customer conversations - I am constantly missing sales opportunities because of my clutter!” After making this resolution, he also evaluates the conversations better - exactly twice.
After the third time, something urgent comes up and he doesn't get around to it. But instead of the fourth Conversation just keep going, he couldn't help but think, “Oh crap! It's of no value!" and he gives up.
Why? Because this will-killer works subconsciously. As soon as Rudi becomes aware of it, he can say to himself: "Two out of three is better than zero out of three - and with the fourth I just keep going like before!"
Why do tennis players often clench their fists after a successful shot? quirk? No. The fist strengthens the will. Iris Hung from the National University of Singapore had a group of subjects either clench their fists, grip a pen firmly between two fingers, or flex their biceps.
The other group should do theirs without this muscle tension Hand in a bucket of ice water, drink vinegar or buy something healthy in the cafeteria instead of delicious sweets. With all three Tasks the group that had previously tensed their muscles showed significantly more willpower.
Ron Friedman and Andrew Elliot of the University of Rochester simplified the whole: subjects should solve difficult anagrams.
Those who clasped their arms remained almost twice as long as those who put their hands on their thighs: When your body assumes a will-strong attitude, your actual willpower grows by feedback!
When will and imagination are in conflict - who wins? We often give it up unconsciously when we answer a good suggestion: "I just can't imagine that!"
Conversely, the more intensely and frequently you imagine something, the stronger your will to do it. “This stupid one customers treat kindly? Nah, I can't imagine it, for the life of me!” says Harry.
“But to greet him kindly - can you imagine that?” He asks Training. "Yes, clear, yes.” – “And him after his Family to ask?" - "Yes, that too." - "And…?" After two minutes of anticipating the ideal situation in detail, Harry's perception has changed completely.
And with the idea, his will has also strengthened: now he wants! What do you want? Imagine. Concrete, detailed, realistic and yet positive.
Dr. Cornelia Topf is a certified business coach and international management trainer with support for over twenty years Cornelia Topf As an international management trainer and certified business coach, well-known companies of all sizes and industries. Her focus is on target-oriented communication and success-oriented body language. The promotion of women is particularly important to the doctor of economics. The managing director of “metatalk Kommunikation und Training” in Augsburg is the author of many specialist books and guides that have been translated into numerous languages. These include titles such as “Self-coaching for women”, “Negotiating successfully for women”, “Assertiveness for women”, “The guide book for cheeky women” or “Defusing presentation torpedoes”. Cornelia Topf is also a sought-after expert in the media. More information at www.metatalk-training.de All texts from Dr. Cornelia Topf.
Hello Mrs. Pot,
Volition is an interesting topic that has still not really arrived in D yes. So I think it's a good thing that you move a little bit of the advertising drum for this issue.
But so I can not understand your tips:
+ Walking past the chocolate? Hm, I train in the best case self-discipline, in the worst case, I run self-torture.
+ Save each time some drink? Because I am a habit, conditioning myself.
... but I don't really train my volition muscles with either.
It is clear to me that rituals and solid workflows are good, because I enjoy my volition. But this is just an evasive action and not a real training.
Best Regards
Ansgar Böttcher
PS: These "automatic page updates" are terrible and make commenting here a real test of patience.
Hello Mr. Böttcher,
thank you for your comment, which I gladly forward to Frau Topf, but since she has not been working for us for a long time, I am afraid that she will not answer.
I am also sorry that the update function hinders the commenting, but since the comments have moved more to the social media, the page update has more advantages than disadvantages.
Regards
Simone Janson
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An Interesting Contribution of the World Online: How To Resist Extreme Assets Under Will
http://management-innovation.com/download/Willenskraft-Extremsituationen.pdf
gruß
Timm
Hello Mr. Berger,
Thanks for the hint.
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