Hey,<\/p>\n
In this email:<\/p>\n
1. What stupid party games taught me about motivation.
\n2. There’s still time…
\n3. Update on my 30-Day Trial<\/p>\n
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The Jenga Theory of Motivation<\/p>\n
Remember the game Jenga? It’s the game with the stack of wooden
\nblocks, where you had to take them out without the whole structure
\nfalling over.<\/p>\n
And if you did, people would yell “Jenga!” and then you’d clean up
\nthe mess and go back to whatever other fad people did in the 90’s.<\/p>\n
Well that game taught me a lot about motivation.<\/p>\n
Or, to put it another way–don’t take out more than one piece at a
\ntime!<\/p>\n
The whole point of the game was to keep the structure standing.
\nThat’s actually a lot like learning any new habit or skill, or
\nmaking a new commitment to a goal. You want to make progress, but
\nyou also want to keep the structure standing.<\/p>\n
That’s why I suggest making easy, manageable trials. Thirty minutes
\nof work per day, every day.<\/p>\n
More than that and people will start yelling “Jenga!” when your
\nover-ambitious self tries to take off three or four pieces at once.<\/p>\n
—<\/p>\n
There’s still time to make your 30-Day Trial!<\/p>\n
I know a lot of people have been getting these emails and still
\nhaven’t committed themselves to a 30-Day Trial. Well there is still
\ntime to start and take advantage of your membership!<\/p>\n
If you have started–congratulations! Why not take your trial to
\na new level and go from basics to mastery?<\/p>\n
If you haven’t yet, you can still write about your trial in the
\nforums:<\/p>\n