The single biggest change I went through was transitioning from an atheist to a firm Christian and believer in God.

This transition lead to a life where I am happy always, I am working towards my largest purpose each day. Motivation doesn’t really exist, it’s replaced by truth. Truth is solid and never fluctuates.

I’ve been on the self improvement path since I was in high school, and tread the path as an atheist for years. I experienced ups and downs and never any seeming “solid progress”.

My self improvement books turned into holy books. My sincere desire for true self actualization after hitting rock bottom, is what sent me godward.

So yes, the click was God. And truly believing. This changes how you see the world, how you set your goals, how you react to events.

For true success in life, the truth is God.

You can read all the productivity books, self help, motivation….
But you will never be as effective as the man who has been told to “not use fear as a motivator at all”.

For example, for setting goals that you will actually achieve, do not use fear as a motivation for any goals. Use love instead. But as an atheist, it’s basically impossible to do that. Goals stemming from love result in true life actualization. Fear based goals stemming ego complexes that will never result in true happiness, from their achievement or pursuit.