{"id":10783,"date":"2025-08-27T13:46:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T11:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fireandshield.com\/?p=10783"},"modified":"2026-09-08T10:30:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T08:30:28","slug":"we-often-think-of-motivation-as-something-fiery-and-fast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fireandshield.com\/da\/we-often-think-of-motivation-as-something-fiery-and-fast\/","title":{"rendered":"We Often Think of Motivation as Something Fiery and Fast"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10783\" class=\"elementor elementor-10783\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-738fe2f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"738fe2f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf438dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bf438dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fireandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Skaermbillede-2025-08-27-134737.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10785\" alt=\"We Often Think of Motivation as Something Fiery and Fast\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fireandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Skaermbillede-2025-08-27-134737.png 894w, https:\/\/www.fireandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Skaermbillede-2025-08-27-134737-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fireandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Skaermbillede-2025-08-27-134737-768x526.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fireandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Skaermbillede-2025-08-27-134737-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f65eb69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f65eb69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We Often Think of Motivation as Something Fiery and Fast<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ec9352 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ec9352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"401\" data-end=\"519\">A spark. A jolt. A hit of inspiration.<br \/>But what if some kinds of motivation feel more like quiet clarity?<\/p><div><div>Not the kind that pushes you forward, but the kind that pulls you home.<br \/>Not the rush to do more, but the grounded\u00a0<em>why<\/em>\u00a0behind what you do.<br \/><br \/><\/div><div>We recently wrote an<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mm.dk\/artikel\/elsk-dit-lederliv-og-faa-andre-til-at-elske-deres?utm_source=Klaviyo&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_kx=fPE-0C0-fW8pRNlyn2S8OA.RP6Nib\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0article for Mandag Morgen<\/a>\u00a0(in Danish) on exactly that:<br \/><strong>How to Live the Life You Love and Love the Life You Live<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>(also a chapter in our newest\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/contentpub.eu\/produkt\/godmorgen-tak-undskyld\/?utm_source=Klaviyo&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_kx=fPE-0C0-fW8pRNlyn2S8OA.RP6Nib\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">book<\/a>, also in Danish).<br \/><br \/>It is not about waiting to feel ready, but choosing to show up, even when you&#8217;re not.<br \/>Especially when you&#8217;re not.<\/div><div><br \/>Because true motivation isn\u2019t about hype. It\u2019s about honesty.<br \/>Not pressure, but purpose.<br \/><br \/><\/div><div>When you lead from that place, you give others permission to do the same.<br \/><br \/><div>We see motivation as an act of leadership, both for others, but also for ourself.<br \/><br \/>It\u2019s choosing to say:<br \/>\u201c<em>Even on the grey days, I believe in what we are building.<\/em>\u201d<\/div><div><br \/>And that kind of motivation it doesn\u2019t come and go.<br \/>It only gets deeper and more true the more you nourish it.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1d8516 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d1d8516\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21342ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21342ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fireandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Skaermbillede-2025-08-27-134817.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10786\" alt=\"We Often Think of Motivation as Something Fiery and Fast\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fireandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Skaermbillede-2025-08-27-134817.png 880w, https:\/\/www.fireandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Skaermbillede-2025-08-27-134817-300x288.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fireandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Skaermbillede-2025-08-27-134817-768x737.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fireandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Skaermbillede-2025-08-27-134817-13x12.png 13w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cd33f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cd33f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Science Backs It Up\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c0cfc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c0cfc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><div>Yale professor<a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellmind.com\/the-happiness-lab-host-dr-laurie-santos-7377176?utm_source=Klaviyo&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_kx=fPE-0C0-fW8pRNlyn2S8OA.RP6Nib\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Lori Santos<\/a>\u00a0has found that workplace happiness is less about what\u2019s happening around us \u2013 and more about how we frame it.<br \/>Her research shows that we often:<\/div><div><ul><li>Overestimate what will make us happy (titles, bonuses, approval, etc.)<\/li><li>Underestimate the power of gratitude, connection, and meaning<\/li><li>Adapt quickly, even to success (\u201chedonic adaptation\u201d)<\/li><li>Compare ourselves in ways that shrink our joy<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div>The result?<br \/>We chase motivation in the wrong places.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div>In other words:<br \/>It\u2019s not about chasing external rewards.<br \/>It\u2019s about creating alignment between who you are and how you lead<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-799eb1a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"799eb1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d849e3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d849e3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\nThree Questions to Reflect On<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-164a358 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"164a358\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><div><ul><li>Am I leading in a way that makes me proud?<\/li><li>What have I done this week to nurture my own joy at work?<\/li><li>If my team copied my energy \u2013 would that be good?<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div>You don\u2019t need big answers.<br \/>Just honest ones.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c8ae85 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1c8ae85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb36e0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb36e0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Case: Quiet Leadership in Action<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3dd256 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3dd256\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>One of our customers, a highly competent specialist who had been promoted to an informal leadership role, found herself struggling with motivation.\u00a0Her manager in the new role was not taking on the leadership aspects of the job and was facing her own crisis of motivation. This left a gap in leadership \u2014 and the impact was felt across the team.<br \/><br \/><\/div><div>Through our conversations, she began to see that even without a formal title, she could make a difference. We worked together to identify what she could learn from the situation, and how she could step in and provide the leadership that was missing.<br \/><br \/><\/div><div>She started small: initiating conversations, clarifying priorities, and offering support to colleagues. In other words \u2014 she took the wheel where it was needed.<br \/><br \/><\/div><div>Over time, the atmosphere shifted. When she arrived motivated and grounded, others felt it too. The team became more connected, engaged, and able to move forward together.<br \/><br \/><\/div><div>Her story is proof that motivation doesn\u2019t have to be fiery or loud to have real impact. Sometimes, it\u2019s simply about showing up with purpose \u2014 and letting that purpose be contagious<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62080ef elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"62080ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afde4d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"afde4d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Motivation You Can't Keep to Yourself<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-673fd91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"673fd91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>The question doesn&#8217;t have to be:<br \/>\u201c<em>How do I stay motivated?<\/em>\u201d<\/p><p>Instead try asking:<br \/>\u201c<em>Where is my energy most aligned, and who might need it today?<\/em>\u201d<br \/>Let motivation move through you, and out into the world.<\/p><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><p>At\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fireandshield.com\/da\/about-us\/?utm_source=Klaviyo&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_kx=fPE-0C0-fW8pRNlyn2S8OA.RP6Nib\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fire &amp; Shield<\/a>, we work with leaders who lead with both courage and care. Leaders who know that motivation isn\u2019t something you give, it\u2019s something you live.<\/p><\/div><div>If you\u2019re ready to reconnect with what drives you \u2013 or if your next chapter calls for a different kind of energy \u2013 we are here to help<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85a4ee8 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"85a4ee8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fireandshield.com\/da\/training\/?utm_source=Klaviyo&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;_kx=fPE-0C0-fW8pRNlyn2S8OA.RP6Nib\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore our Leadership Training<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff59866 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ff59866\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82e1e44 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"82e1e44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee592ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee592ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Love your leadership life. And help others love theirs too.<br \/>It\u2019s not just a nice idea.<br \/>It\u2019s a practice. One you can start today.<br \/><br \/>All the best,\u00a0<br \/>Johnny &amp; Elize<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edbba2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edbba2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fireandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Skaermbillede-2025-08-27-135335.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10787\" alt=\"We Often Think of Motivation as Something Fiery and Fast\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fireandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Skaermbillede-2025-08-27-135335.png 877w, https:\/\/www.fireandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Skaermbillede-2025-08-27-135335-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fireandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Skaermbillede-2025-08-27-135335-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fireandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Skaermbillede-2025-08-27-135335-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-320abd4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"320abd4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e36611 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9e36611\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We Often Think of Motivation as Something Fiery and Fast A spark. A jolt. A hit of inspiration.But what if some kinds of motivation feel more like quiet clarity? Not the kind that pushes you forward, but the kind that pulls you home.Not the rush to do more, but the grounded\u00a0why\u00a0behind what you do. 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