Raising the stakes forward is building up to create necessity
Raising the stakes backwards is stripping down to create necessity
Without necessity there is very little hope that the required motivation will manifest
This is the difference between want and need
Want is a incredibly weak force
It’s akin to preference
Preference is you’d prefer a burger over pasta
It’s a very weak force – you won’t do anything drastic if a preference isn’t met
Necessity on the other hand is one of the most powerful forces you can leverage and put into play
Raising the stakes backwards is stripping down
Prime example is letting your finances run low, creating a need for you to step on the gas because you backed yourself into a corner
The problem with raising the stakes backwards is you remain stuck in the same position, oscillating back and forth like a yo-yo
Run out of money, step on gas to make some money, run out of money, step on gas to make some money
It is like putting 50,000 miles on your car, putting wear on your engine, yet remaining in the exact same spot
A month or two driving north
A month or two backpedaling south
Raising the stakes forward is creating necessity through forward commitments
Say you take on 2 new clients
Now there is a real-world necessity to show up and perform
Your reputation is on the line, money is on line
There are active rewards & consequences in play
Or say you have a friend who is great with Instagram and you pay him $5k to get you popping on Instagram
That’s an example of raising the stakes forward – making a commitment which advances you to add necessity
Or say your bring on a employee, now you are on the hook for providing them work and their income
If you are not consciously raising the stakes forward you will unconsciously raise them backwards
With great power comes great responsibility
But the inverse is also true
With great responsibility comes great power
The motivation, energy, and cognition required will manifest when there is the catalyst in play of necessity – thus unlocking your power
This is the supply & demand law of reality
You don’t produce surplus oxygen and blood flow because you want to
It’s only after you start running and moving there is a NEED to produce and supply your demand
In the same way, the required cognition, answers, energy, and motivation will not be produced simply because you want it to
There must be a need, a demand for supply
A real world, live catalyst which requires these things to be summoned
Without necessity there is very little hope that the required motivation will manifest
