Determination

Look inside you... How have you self-motivated yourself in life before? Where did you get the willpower to do things? How did you deal with a difficult matter? You have done something before, haven't you?

For me, determination comes out of setting a reachable goal and somehow talking myself into summoning enough will power and generating self-motivation into a critical mass that will take me over the top. Clubs and the right partners help tremendously, but it eventually takes a self-kick-in-the-butt to get going and do it. Mental steroids are difficult to find, but they are there and they work. Once that critical mass is reached, then it is much easier to stay in the groove or get even better.

But... enough already... how do you self-motivate?

I propose that you have to get hungry enough for something, and that in order to do this, you must be able to hit bottom. If mom, dad, spouse or fiance rescue you from bottom, then there IS no motivation. So, stay away from your co-dependents, put self-deception aside too, and get real.

To me, for losing weight you have to look at yourself in the mirror and go "yuck" a few times. For going to school to get a better job, understand that you are a career failure and don't make beans. For growth (Innocent at 40? Right.), admit that you have no maturity nor have ever accepted any responsibility. For dealing with a bitch, understand that you have to dump her.

And get In The Zone.

Again, to me, it's simple once you get there... if you want to diet, quit eating; if you want a better job, take a course; for growth, work hard at something; and if you want a better self-image, terminate your relationship with the critics! Or do all of the above. That's it. Just Do It!

The mouse in a maze is motivated by the smell of cheese in the opposite corner. Standing still is not an option if you are hungry (motivated) enough. He has several options to proceed: (1) obviously, take the lefts and rights to get there, (2) jump over and around the maze, and (3) brute force your way to the cheese. Similarly, we... you and I... have the same options, once motivated, i.e., work hard at it, finesse it, or go head-down and get there... or do all of the above, again. Use your head in more than one way.

Good luck... but don't call me.
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- © 2007 by Willy
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