583: Dispelling the Motivation Myths of Passion and Willpower with Jeff Haden

Jeff Haden discusses what we often get wrong about motivation—and what really works.  — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) The one thing that makes any goal feel motivating  2) The subtle shift in phrasing that makes goals more motivating  3) A surprising way to boost your willpower  Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep583 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT JEFF —  Jeff Haden is Inc.com's most popular columnist and one of LinkedIn's most widely-followed Influencers. His work has also appeared on Time, The Huffington Post, Fast Company, Business Insider, Entrepreneur, Yahoo! Small Business, MSNBC, and CNBC.  • Book: The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to Win  • LinkedIn: Jeff Haden  • Magazine: Inc.com  — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • Phenomenon: The Ben Franklin Effect  • Book: So Good They Can’t Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love by Cal Newport  • Book: The Talent Code: Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How by Daniel Coyle  • Book: Radical Candor: Fully Revised & Updated Edition: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Scott  • Previous episode: 150: Expressing Radical Candor with Kim Scott  • Personality: Tony Robbins  • Personality: Herb Kelleher  — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • Build your team’s learning library–the fast and fun way–with Rise.com/awesome

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Get more fun, wins, meaning, and money from your job! With 25,000,000 downloads and mentions in The New York Times, Forbes, and Linkedin Learning. This show helps grow your skills and impact at any job that requires thinking and collaborating. Each week, Pete interviews thought-leaders and results-getters to discover specific, actionable insights that boost work performance. Their stories and advice sharpen the universal skills to flourish at work. Boost your time/energy management, leadership, confidence, career opportunities, and fulfillment—while still getting home earlier.Try starting with episode 0: START HERE and listener favorite episodes we put at the beginning numbered: A, B, C, D, E, and F. (Subscribe and/or sort Old to New to find these starter episodes.) Welcome!