You may already know Dr. Marcin Capiga's book "Motivation through the Big M."
I sincerely envy each of you who haven't read it yet. Reading this guide is an enormous pleasure. Marcin Capiga writes in the introduction that it may not be simple, but it can be fun – and that's exactly how it is.

I bought the book at the end of May, read it immediately, immediately recommended it to friends, bought a second copy for our company library, and immediately decided to share my impressions on blOOH.

The blOOH post appears today, after nearly a quarter. I can't blame the Explorers' Voyage, vacation season, or work. Why didn't I write earlier?
Hmm... could it be that my motivation was on vacation?

Marcin Capiga creates a model of three circles of motivation. These circles are – going from the outside – skills, beliefs, and the inner self of each person. The inner self standing at the center of the model consists of the following elements: values, identity, vision, mission, purpose, and passion. All three circles don't function in a vacuum; they operate in a certain environment: family, professional, social, and each of these factors, one way or another, affects our motivation.

The book has four chapters. Three of them consecutively deal with each circle of motivation, because all of them are needed daily and all cause us to feel like doing something and we do it, to not feel like it but do it anyway, or to not feel like it and not do it. The point is to discover why this happens and find your own effective way to motivate yourself to act.

I'll admit: the first time I read "Motivation through the Big M," I read it somewhat differently, quickly and with great enjoyment. I read it somewhat like a fascinating instruction manual for myself, through the lens of exercises and creative tasks, filtered through the very positive, creative energy and atmosphere of Marcin's training sessions
and workshops. Today I reached for the book to find out, as consciously as possible and using my own real example, why my motivation – based on skills, aligned with beliefs, confirmed by values, visions, missions, purposes, and everything else – decided to go on vacation.

And now I envy myself what a great adventure lies ahead of me for the second time.
I wish the same for you.

PS. When I sat down to write this text, Nelson settled on the book and computer. You can see for yourselves how the environment can motivate or say: ugh, just stop already... I was tough, the text was written.

Marcin Capiga "Motivation through the Big M. Head Toward Your Goal." A practical personal development guide, published by REA – SJ, Warsaw 2015.