I have seen the dilemmas of hundreds, if not thousands of wanderers who have strayed upon www.sosuave.com. I have sympathized and empathized with both the greatest, and the worst. I have come a long way, and although it might be very unapparent to the bulk of you reading this, I have an enormous length of progress ahead of me. However, I do feel like I have an ample understanding of what is needed to succeed. That is what I wish to bring to you.
Motivation is an extensive term. But motivation, when wielded properly, is all that one might find necessary to achieve any goal on the list. It determines the necessity and value of risk, it provides logical support to carry out an action, and it is a measurement of how far a man might reach or how many stars he might grab hold of. Motivation is the key determiner for all actions taken by each sentient organism. Whether it is aroused by logic, emotion, or instinct, is a whole other topic.
All it takes to realize the immeasurable power of emotion is to look around you. Some argue that the difference between man and non-man is the motivation to live better and/or become important. This motivation results not in stagnant reality, but in a progressive one. In general, man has strived to make life better. Look at how far we’ve come in just a century. Individual cases of extreme motivation can be found by seeking the idols of society. Michael Jordan became famous not only for his abundance of talent, but also what got him there. There are countless cases of the wealthy describing how they “rose up” from rock bottom, with nothing but hope and desire. The greatest resource a man can find is the one he already has… the brain in his head.
In pursuit of what might seem like an extraordinarily difficult goal, motivation must be determined. The motivation one has from emotion, for example, gaining motivation to gain a new job because of hate for a present one, can probably be determined by simply asking oneself how bad the job is.
There is a hidden motivation however. This motivation is more likely to be hidden when the goal is longer-term. The motivation resulting from logic and intellect is extremely important in determining what is best for oneself in the course of conquering a goal. This is the kind of thing parents teach their children, “Don’t do this; it’s not good for you.” Children don’t have the intellect developed to understand though. Even many adults take long term planning for granted… credit card bankruptcy is a great example of that. Planning does not necessarily have to be written out… although it should be. People are prone to memory loss and writing goals down, no matter how minute, will allow a better focus to be placed on them. The intellect/logic motivation is one which must be drawn out, and questioned internally at the very least. Determine what makes a goal worthy of pursuing, mostly long term. Determine what would and would not be done to achieve it, be decisive. When a conclusion is determined, which might be in the course of decision making (i.e, you don’t know how far you really would go until you’re in a situation where you must decide), then it must be brought to mind in the determination of all actions affecting it. If you wish to ace a test, and you must make a decision of whether or not to study, recall the decisions you made about how far you would go to achieve your goal. If it’s reasonable to study according to your decision, then you know what to do.
There is one individual with whom I’ve spoken, and after his countless requests to help him figure out “what is wrong,” I’ve determined it. He says he backs down every time he wants to approach a girl, he can’t get his social skills up to par, and he can’t achieve his goals. The key is not in his ability, the key is in his desire to achieve. Had he really been focused and willing to take the necessary risks and do what it takes to succeed, he would have been well along by now.
Think about something you’ve wished you could do, or something you’ve wished to accomplish but haven’t been very successful in. Consider the steps you’ve taken to get there. Did you really do what was necessary, or did you lack motivation? If you lack motivation, but know by intellect that it is worth it to complete the goal, then you need to apply your logic. TRUST YOURSELF. Force the emotional part of you to yield to your logic. It might not feel right, but you have to realize that every sacrifice for a long term goal is an investment, and you have to go by the logic that makes you better than the next man. This is one reason it is necessary to define for yourself what you will do to accomplish the goal, so you do not hesitate in the course of achieving the goal.
So I ask you, do you wish to succumb to the short term, emotional highs of taking the easy way out, or do you wish to pick long term goals and apply yourself fully to them? If it is the former, which is alright sometimes, then STOP TRYING TO CONVINCE YOURSELF THAT YOU NEED TO CHANGE YOUR WAYS. Make a decision. Yes or no. Then you waste as little time as possible and get right to the point.
Thank you for your time.
Motivation is an extensive term. But motivation, when wielded properly, is all that one might find necessary to achieve any goal on the list. It determines the necessity and value of risk, it provides logical support to carry out an action, and it is a measurement of how far a man might reach or how many stars he might grab hold of. Motivation is the key determiner for all actions taken by each sentient organism. Whether it is aroused by logic, emotion, or instinct, is a whole other topic.
All it takes to realize the immeasurable power of emotion is to look around you. Some argue that the difference between man and non-man is the motivation to live better and/or become important. This motivation results not in stagnant reality, but in a progressive one. In general, man has strived to make life better. Look at how far we’ve come in just a century. Individual cases of extreme motivation can be found by seeking the idols of society. Michael Jordan became famous not only for his abundance of talent, but also what got him there. There are countless cases of the wealthy describing how they “rose up” from rock bottom, with nothing but hope and desire. The greatest resource a man can find is the one he already has… the brain in his head.
In pursuit of what might seem like an extraordinarily difficult goal, motivation must be determined. The motivation one has from emotion, for example, gaining motivation to gain a new job because of hate for a present one, can probably be determined by simply asking oneself how bad the job is.
There is a hidden motivation however. This motivation is more likely to be hidden when the goal is longer-term. The motivation resulting from logic and intellect is extremely important in determining what is best for oneself in the course of conquering a goal. This is the kind of thing parents teach their children, “Don’t do this; it’s not good for you.” Children don’t have the intellect developed to understand though. Even many adults take long term planning for granted… credit card bankruptcy is a great example of that. Planning does not necessarily have to be written out… although it should be. People are prone to memory loss and writing goals down, no matter how minute, will allow a better focus to be placed on them. The intellect/logic motivation is one which must be drawn out, and questioned internally at the very least. Determine what makes a goal worthy of pursuing, mostly long term. Determine what would and would not be done to achieve it, be decisive. When a conclusion is determined, which might be in the course of decision making (i.e, you don’t know how far you really would go until you’re in a situation where you must decide), then it must be brought to mind in the determination of all actions affecting it. If you wish to ace a test, and you must make a decision of whether or not to study, recall the decisions you made about how far you would go to achieve your goal. If it’s reasonable to study according to your decision, then you know what to do.
There is one individual with whom I’ve spoken, and after his countless requests to help him figure out “what is wrong,” I’ve determined it. He says he backs down every time he wants to approach a girl, he can’t get his social skills up to par, and he can’t achieve his goals. The key is not in his ability, the key is in his desire to achieve. Had he really been focused and willing to take the necessary risks and do what it takes to succeed, he would have been well along by now.
Think about something you’ve wished you could do, or something you’ve wished to accomplish but haven’t been very successful in. Consider the steps you’ve taken to get there. Did you really do what was necessary, or did you lack motivation? If you lack motivation, but know by intellect that it is worth it to complete the goal, then you need to apply your logic. TRUST YOURSELF. Force the emotional part of you to yield to your logic. It might not feel right, but you have to realize that every sacrifice for a long term goal is an investment, and you have to go by the logic that makes you better than the next man. This is one reason it is necessary to define for yourself what you will do to accomplish the goal, so you do not hesitate in the course of achieving the goal.
So I ask you, do you wish to succumb to the short term, emotional highs of taking the easy way out, or do you wish to pick long term goals and apply yourself fully to them? If it is the former, which is alright sometimes, then STOP TRYING TO CONVINCE YOURSELF THAT YOU NEED TO CHANGE YOUR WAYS. Make a decision. Yes or no. Then you waste as little time as possible and get right to the point.
Thank you for your time.
