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Motivation is a funny thing.
I often ask the question, “How bad do you want it?” (I even ask myself.) I’m not sure people really understand.
I heard someone described as lazy the other day. And certainly this world has its share of
lazy individuals. But what drives lazy? I think a lot of people are enslaved in a
prison of mindset.
What are the rules of your daily life? If there were a top ten list of rules on the
wall of your brain, what would they be?
Here are a few ideas:
I
can’t do it.
I
can’t ask that person for help.
So-and-so
will be mad if I try that.
I
don’t have time for that.
That kind of a life isn't for people like me.
I can’t afford to.
That kind of a life isn't for people like me.
I can’t afford to.
That
person will think I’m weird if I talk to them.
I
just need to make it through this job to age fifty & then I can retire
early.
I
just need to make it through x and then I can y.
Assumptions
are a funny thing, too.
I
learned through various and sundry management classes in Corporate America that
the answer to a question is not always yes or no, A or B, option 1 or option 2. Most of the time there’s a third option or
even many options. Never assume!
If I
assumed that I should have a job in Corporate America until age 65+ because
that’s what society says I should do …
well, I’d still be miserable and unhealthy and one big bundle of stress.
Some
people are meant to be in Corporate America, some are not. Let’s get down to the real deal … what does
God say you should be doing? Hmmmm? Has he spoken on the subject? Have you asked him?
So …
what are your rules? Your
assumptions? What do you think can never
change?
And when you think you've been told “no” by an actual person or life in general … are you sure? How bad do you want it?
And when you think you've been told “no” by an actual person or life in general … are you sure? How bad do you want it?