Motivation is the currency that makes energy worth something. You can have energy and not the motivation to do something useful with it. You can be physically tired, but if you retain a hold on motivation, you will be driven to continue on the path to success. Motivation is oftentimes the difference between victory and defeat. You can see this difference in sports teams who get behind in points; a team without motivation will give a lackluster performance and just try to wait it out until the final buzzer sounds. A team WITH motivation will use the points deficit as fuel to increase their desire to win, and that is where you see many of the fantastic plays, moves, tricks and exceptional feats of athleticism as well as the most amazing comebacks in sports history.
Motivation is a driver and is related to personal drive. Collectively, it is called esprit de corps. Sometimes we marvel at people we hear about, people we see or watch on television; wondering how they can get up time after time after seemingly being defeated. How do they continue to have the motivation time after time to come back after setbacks? Where does that motivation come from?
In my occupation, I run into people who aren't very good at life.I have seen them try something once and then give up because it didn't work. Much of the time, if they would have done something just a little bit different, it would have worked. Yet it didn't work the first time, so they give up. Motivation after failure must be cultivated and nurtured. It must be a personality trait that is engrained deeply; the more it's engrained, the more trying you will see after failure.
To be motivated after failure requires a person to have the belief they will eventually succeed. Motivation, in the beginning, comes from a belief that one will succeed at the task or sustained activity they are motivated to perform. I think there are a lot of people out there that have a lot of talent, but they do not have enough motivation to cultivate it into amazing. I see these talented people run into a little hardship in developing their talent and then stop right there, refusing to go forward because the going is rough. Are you one of these talented people who are averse to difficulties or adversity? Maybe you should work at cultivating motivation, if this is the case. You may find that with some degree of perseverance, you can accomplish some of your dreams.
We all have motivation in one form or another. Maslow's Holistic-Dynamic Theory has outlined that our motivations start out at very basic needs such as food, shelter and clothing to the most complex platforms such as the need to create a masterpiece BECAUSE you have it in your power to do so, or the need to influence an entire generation because you have the requisite skills and knowledge. Part of getting to higher-level needs is making sure your lower needs are met, but ever-higher needs are harder to be motivated to attain.
Being motivated can be a habit that is developed. It requires discipline and a strong desire to succeed. Motivation is oftentimes contagious. Who doesn't like to be around or work with motivated people. Build motivation by strengthening your character; incorporating a can-do, indomitable attitude into your identity. Find things in your background, heritage or experiences that can develop your motivation to succeed. Lastly, and this may seem obvious, but let yourself be motivated.
Thanks for tuning in to today's post. Be motivated and do good.
