The motivation to act is inspired from two primary sources: From a clear, exhilarated vision of what is wanted, or from a clear, uncomfortable vision of what is not wanted. As we view your physical world, we see that the majority of action is inspired from the negative perspective of what is not wanted. Most are moved to act, not because of their blissful, excited positive objective, but because they believe that if they do not act, there will be negative consequences. In other words, they do not go happily, enthusiastically to their work because of their clear vision of the value of this work. They are not joyfully inspired to action because of their clear picture of their desire. Most work because they believe that if they do not work, they will not have money, and if they do not have money, they will be without things they want.
When you are focused upon the negative consequence of what will happen if you do not act, and so you act to circumvent the negative consequence, you do not circumvent the negative consequence but add power unto it. It is law.
You cannot have a happy ending to an unhappy journey. And you cannot have a happy journey when your motivation has been inspired from your attention to a negative consequence.
The key point, here, is this: Action is responsible for but a tiny fraction of your creative effort. The way you feel is primarily responsible for what you are getting and what you are creating and, indeed, what you are living.
Abraham-Hicks, A New Beginning II, P. 134