Hey steemians! Today I wanted to talk about motivation. That wonderful sudden urge you get to do something, to be spontaneous. A rare feeling of needing to do a certain something when you get up in the morning. You always need to ask yourself, what is motivating me, because some types of motivation are toxic and draining.
Good motivation is when something inspires you, when that little spark explodes into fireworks and you gain the determination to do something. It can help you challenge yourself and improve in a part of your life that you never thought you could do. When you find a role model and think ‘i want to be just like them’ and try harder than ever before to get to their level (or overtake them even). Motivation can surprise you in places you’d least expect and can help you back up on your feet.
However, you need to be able to discern good motivation from bad motivation. Bad motivation can be caused by contempt or jealousy of someone else. I’ve almost fallen into this trap many times before which nearly caused a lot of my work to fail. If you’re motivated because of your jealousy for someone elses work or talent in a certain things you should change your motives now as this will get you nowhere. Motivation’s key purpose is for you to push yourself to do SOMETHING to reach your end goal. This is why your goal cannot be dragging someone else down. You need to set goals for your personal improvement not to target somebody else. Don’t accidentally fall for bad motivation it’s a draining experience that does not bring you happiness and can sabotage everything you’ve done to try and reach your goal.
Hope this helps you and hope you enjoyed! x
