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The beginning of the school year and the beginning of the calendar year are typically the times when we take the opportunity to kick off new projects, create new routines, learn new things... Essentially, to start a new chapter of our life, in one way or another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u00b4s when we start to move again, when we get in motion, after a holiday break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, have we ever thought about what it is that moves us?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The term motivation<\/strong> comes from Latin, motivus<\/em>, meaning \"movement\", and it\u00b4s the force that pushes us to get moving and achieve what we want. There are multiple theories and explanations about motivation that are really interesting, and I\u00b4ll elaborate more in future articles, but today, I would like to focus on one observation originated from NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming)<\/strong> on this topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NLP primarily consists of identifying patterns in thought and language and working with them to achieve better results in life. In particular, the so-called metaprograms<\/em> are patterns that point out our natural preferences around getting motivated and performing tasks: for example, some of us are more focused on going \"towards\" whatever we want to achieve,<\/strong>, while others focus more on moving \"away from\" whatever we want to avoid <\/strong>(the pattern is called \"towards\" versus \"away from\").<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This proves very useful when trying to find the best way to motivate ourselves and others, both personally and professionally. What is truly the most important thing for me when I think about this goal or challenge in front of me?<\/strong> Reaching a high level of quality and client satisfaction or making sure there are no problems or complaints? Achieving success or avoiding failure? Attaining pleasure or avoiding pain? Both approaches are completely valid, and one will probably resonate much more with us than the other; it will push us more towards action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, when we\u00b4re working with a team or addressing a group of people, it helps to include both approaches to ensure the message sinks in with everybody: \"This new app will mark an inflexion point for our product. If we go ahead with the implementation, we\u00b4ll be able to multiply our sales and become market leaders; otherwise, we will remain stagnant and our competitors will overtake us\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other examples of this double reasoning can be seen in some motivational quotes, like this one I have at home for example, which, according to the internet, is attributed to Mark Twain:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Square<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you think about these two approaches to motivation? Which one do you identify with most?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

El principio de curso y el principio de a\u00f1o son dos \u00e9pocas muy t\u00edpicas en las que aprovechamos para empezar nuevos proyectos, crear nuevas rutinas, aprender cosas nuevas… En definitiva, para empezar una nueva etapa de nuestra vida, de una manera u otra. Es cuando nos ponemos en movimiento otra vez, despu\u00e9s de un par\u00e9ntesis … Continue reading What gets us moving<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":3116429,"featured_media":2698,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"BinaryWords - Lo que nos mueve \/ What gets us moving","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"\u00bfTe mueve lo que quieres, o lo que no quieres? \/ Is it what you want or what you don\u00b4t want that moves you?\n\n#binarywords #motivaci\u00f3n #motivation ","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5106,4990,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-coaching","category-inspiracion-inspiration","category-general","fallback-thumbnail"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3DPtR-HC","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9635,"url":"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/en\/2026\/08\/31\/reto-de-30-dias\/","url_meta":{"origin":2704,"position":0},"title":"30-day challenge","author":"binarybea","date":"31\/08\/2026","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00bfQu\u00e9 opinas de los retos de 30 d\u00edas? \u00bfAlguna vez has hecho alguno? 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