When you’re driven to achieve success, that’s called promotion-oriented motivation. When you’re driven to avoid failure, that’s called prevention-oriented motivation.[19] In their article “Do You Play to Win—or to Not Lose?” esteemed psychologists Dr. Heidi Grant and Dr. E. Tory Higgins explain these two underlying motivations well: “The promotion-focused are engaged by inspirational role models, the prevention-focused by cautionary tales.”[20] As you learn the skills to adapt inwardly, to your version of success based on your values, your striving takes on more excitement, more meaning,
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