Once Inspired

What is it that motivates us? What is the basic fundamental of all motivation? Everyone seeks freedom in some form or another. And although absolute freedom is not possible, our struggle to achieve the ideal is the basis of our motivation. That is what motivates us here on earth. There is however an unconscious motivation, one which involves us returning to our source. For now though, I will be referring to the conscious form.

The motivation to be successful is something that I’m sure everyone strives toward. However I fear that some people do not know the true meaning of success. Perhaps my dad can help you with that. “Success is not measured by the thickness of the wallet but rather by the fullness of the heart.” – Anton Muhl. Learn it.

Now in order to succeed you need failure. “No one ever achieved greatness by playing it safe.” – Harry J. Gray. And when you are taking risks you will more than likely fail once or twice. Failure builds character. Character is the ultimate survival tool. Bounce back from failure, but in order to do that you need to be creative. Creativity is commonly a learning process. That’s why creative folk usually put their ideas on paper using a pencil with an eraser within reach. Multiple failure leads to a more comprehensive process and thus a greater learning curve.

If everything you do works, you are not trying hard enough.

And on that note here is motivation simplified.

The 3 Elements of Motivation

1. Creative freedom
2. Love to learn. “Knowledge is power” – Sir Francis Bacon
3. Learn from failure. “Every mistake brings with it lesson, opportunity and inspiration” – “Challenge Exposes Opportunity.” BOOM!

The 7 Rules of Motivation

1. Set a major goal but follow a path – The path is filled with little goals which light the path to your major goal. Each goal needs to be attainable in order for you to conquer it and move on to the next – and so on and so forth along the path of goal successions you shall walk, in the direction of your great goal.
2. Finish what you start. A half finished project is a wasted effort. Quitting is a habit. Develop the habit of finishing self-motivated projects.
3. Socialize with others of similar interest. Mutual support is motivating. Attitudes are contagious.
4. Learn how to learn. Learn the art of self-education and you find, if not create, opportunity.
5. Harmonize natural talent with interest that motivates. Natural talent creates motivation, motivation creates persistence and persistence gets the job done. So simple.
6. Increase knowledge of subjects that inspires. The more you know about a something, the more you want to learn about it.
7. Take risk. It’s good for your character.

There is one more thing that I would like to include here. That is perseverance. Since I was able to understand full sentences my father used ask me if I knew Percy and his wife Vera. I can introduce you if you’d like? Perseverance is consistent and repeated efforts. However, if you are trying and trying and absolutely nothing is happening; STOP! THINK! Change your approach. Learn from your mistakes. Be creative.

So now that I have covered the dos. Here’s the one and only don’t. DO NOT slip into a comfort zone. As with most things there is always something to fear. In this case fear the comfort zone. A comfort zone is not a good place to be as long as motivation is required. In a comfort zone there is nothing to challenge you, nothing that is character building.

So being Friday you have an entire weekend to take this all in. Use it, apply it from Monday… and please make sure it has a greater effect than one of those pathetic “Monday Diets” that people tend to go on every single Monday.

Enjoy the weekend. HappyFriday

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