Motivation…

“Incentive,” “inspiration,” “drive,” “enthusiasm,” “reason,” “purpose.” All these words can be found when you look for a definition of motivation.

 When I Googled “motivation” I got over seven million hits and some great quotes:

 ”Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” – Albert Einstein

• Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do. – Confucius
• “Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.” – Immanuel Kant
• “Don’t count the days, make the days count.” – Muhammad Ali.

 Great thought provoking words.

So, what motivates you?  Are you motivated by the need to provide for your family? Or maybe it’s your ego? What influence do your friends have?

In the end is fear what really motivates you? It is for me.

I’m afraid the world will pass me by if I ever stop running to keep up. Does that make me a workaholic? Maybe, but I don’t think so. Instead I think it makes me a person who is honest with himself and has learned to harness the fear we all have and make it a positive.

There are those of us who are frozen by our inner fears. These folks stopped evolving after their first success, if they were fortunate to have one. They were afraid to change.

Our biggest fear, I believe, is losing control; whether it’s of our body, mind or circumstance. The unpleasant reality is we never really have control over any of these, just varying levels of influence.

Without a clear-cut grasp of what is really motivating your actions and thoughts, you will be like a car with no steering wheel, or a business with no plan.

Think about it: Your true motivation is your life strategy. It’s what makes you live your life the way you do. In life as in business, if you don’t have a strategy or don’t know what your strategy is…

Recognize what really motivates you. Use it for “incentive,” “inspiration,” “drive,” “enthusiasm,” “reason,” “purpose” to keep learning and growing. 

Bob Glasco

bob@glascomedia.com

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