Motivational Imperatives
A Pragmatic Approach
The hour has come round at last. I can no longer keep my great secret hidden.
All last year (2025) people have noted my personal presence. Feedback has ranged from “you walk like the King of Wales” to feedback to one of my friends from third parties describing me as having a “Bond villain vibe.”
People have noted a change in me since late 2024, where circumstances arising in October of that year forced me to adapt to a drastic alteration of my circumstances. However, these changes were only forced into the forefront in October of that year. Truth is, I’d been making these changes in my life since the start of 2023. They only became more visible once my presence in my home town increased.
In this blog post, I am going to talk to you about Motivational Imperatives. How I became acquainted with the concept; how I developed my own, and applied it to myself and my life; and ultimately, how you can learn to discover or create yours, to apply to your life.
Dantalion Jones And The Taelons
At the end of the last century, a TV show aired which was based on one of the late Gene Roddenberry’s stories. Earth: Final Conflict introduced an alien race called the Taelons.
These mysterious aliens, also called Companions, needed trained personnel to protect them on Earth. To ensure the Protectors’ loyalty, they implanted devices called CVAs and organic energy weapons called Skrills. But what they did not mention was that the CVAs controlled the behaviour of the Protectors who were their hosts.
This behavioural modifier was called a Motivational Imperative.
Earth: Final Conflict ended its run in 2002, but the story did not end there.
Enter hypnotherapist David Barron, who wrote at the turn of this century under the pseudonym Dantalion Jones.
He followed the series, and the concept of a Motivational Imperative inspired him to come up with something real, which he could use to inspire himself and others.
This led to a book - Motivational Imperative - Mind Control Publishing, co-written with Henry Bono, MTS.
The rest of this post will refer to highlights from David Barron’s book.
Dear Reader, This book was inspired by a mutual interest in how people excel in their given fields.
What we found is that there are people who have something intangible inside them that guides them. These people are seldom discouraged even after what seems prolonged disappointments. They have an energy that is present even in their old age and they seem to inspire others simply by their presence.
It was natural to want to uncover that intangible quality.
What we came upon was they had a purpose to their lives. It was a purpose so deep and compelling they couldn’t not pursue it. It was what drove them to achieve and kept them sane when everything seemed crazy.
This book is about how YOU can find that sense of purpose.
We call it a Motivational Imperative.
As the authors we hope this book will help you uncover your Motivational Imperative.
from the intro
Knowing, and firmly pressing your thumb down on your life’s meaning is worth everything, whether that meaning arrives in the form of an arbitrary decision, or experienced as a “calling,” or feels as though it is a direction waiting for you since childhood. Having a larger meaning in life is the real prize, and once you grab onto that ring then everything else you want effortlessly follows.
The preface
Here is the one-paragraph definition of Motivational Imperative, from the book:-
One Paragraph Definition
A Motivational Imperative is a central, governing statement of intent for one’s life. It brings into alignment the conscious and subconscious minds for the purpose of creating one’s greatest possible fulfilment, one’s destiny, one’s ultimate concern … It is a well-designed, powerful, and focused statement of “motive” behind one’s movement through life. Therefore, it influences and impacts every aspect of life, and magnetizes one towards his or her intended destiny. This idea is somewhat related to the similar, but less potent, concept of a “life mission statement.” After going through the process of creating one for yourself you may find it to be a living, breathing, and evolving statement of purpose that serves you as might a bright flashlight pointed towards your desired future help you reach it.
Your Unique Gift
Your Motivational Imperative (MI) is entirely yours to craft. There are no preset instructions as to what to put into your own MI.
What you need to put into your MI must come from inside you. These elements include:-
Personal Life Goal: What is the highest attainable aim you can aspire to?
Intent: Your statement of dedication to attaining that life goal.
Scale: What kind of goal should you be aiming for? In the case of Motivational Imperatives, the grander, the better. Don’t set a goal of something like losing weight. Choose a greater goal such as becoming a skilled long-distance jogger. Don’t just choose something like adopting Buddhism - set the goal of opening a Buddhist ashram in your town. Something big, possibly long-lasting, always memorable.
Duration: What time scale are you thinking of - something measurable and finite, like six months to a year; or something longer, such as a five-year or ten-year plan; a lifelong plan, where you will be working on your MI your whole life; or something even longer, a plan that will outlast your time here on Earth.
Your MI should be like a love letter to yourself. It must be a statement of intent: a manifesto: and you should commit yourself to following it to the bitter end.
Phrasing Your MI
Don’t be afraid to begin your Motivational Imperative statement with the word “I.” What you are writing, in effect, is a highly-personalised statement. Your MI is all about you, from the ground up. Of course it’s going to seem egotistical. You are the star of the show!
Consider phrasing that looks a bit like this.
I, <insert name>, hereby dedicate <time period> to the monumental task of <goal of your Motivational Imperative>, from now until <the goal is accomplished | the target date>. I commit myself to <goal> and I devote my time to accomplishing it.
Maintaining Your MI
Decide to periodically come back to your MI. Make it a monthly, or seasonal, or annual affair. Come back to it to check on your progress towards your goal. You could consider journaling and recording your progress, to give you a basis for comparison.
How far along have you come to altering the baseline of your life, since that heady day you made your first declaration? Are you ahead of your schedule, or behind? Have you had times where you surged ahead, or stayed stuck at a certain point?
Altering Your MI
Your MI is not set in stone. You can alter the terms of your MI, your goal, anything you want. Just make a note of where, when, and what. Your MI is your life’s goal, after all, and nobody has a say in what you’re planning.
Keeping Your MI To Yourself
It’s important to share your MI with obody, or at most a scarce number of people you can trust. Possibly people who may be constructing their own MI, because they will be aware of what it means and how it applies to them.
As much as you would love to let people know you are following your MI, there are likely to be haters who will wish nothing more than to tear you down, or wear you down. You can ignore them, but the best strategy is never to let them know.
Final Thoughts
My thought on Motivational Imperatives is this - life is to be lived, so use your Motivational Imperative to create a life, a future, that thrills you. It’s your life, and you can do whatever the fuck you like with it, because when it’s over, it’ll be over forever and there’s no going back to undo your mistakes or start again.
Go and start your life now. Make it fun. Make it worth living.