There Is Greatness within You

What is Motivation? Motivation is a powerful, intense force that drives a person forward towards a given goal. Then, how do you define motivation? Steven Pressfield, in his book, “The War Of Art, explains motivation this way: “At some point, the pain of not doing it becomes greater than the pain of doing it.” I believe that there is a driving force to accomplish certain things by people. Perhaps it may be a task such as cleaning out the garage, which may have been neglected for some time. The person may work an entire day at cleaning and arranging that garage. They may not stop until the goal is achieved. That is motivation, maintained throughout with a positive mental attitude. We’ve all have had times when we rise to do extraordinary things that may even surprise ourselves. Sometimes I believe that the driving force may come from a moment of pure dissatisfaction. I call it: Inspirational Dissatisfaction. A time when we reach our limit about a certain occurrence, and are determined, beyond all means to change or modify that negativity in our life. I have had such occurrences when I have misplaced an important document in my office. The office, at that time, was in a very disrupted state. So, as with the upset individual that cleans out and organizes the garage all day, I too become consumed with organizing and cleaning up my office until I locate the all elusive missing document. This is intense motivation. We all have it within ourselves to do extraordinary things, but only when we are highly driven to do so. Your New Best Friend I am your new best friend. Yes, you are reading me in some form, but remember this; I am your new best friend. A self-help book is your new best friend because it speaks to you as you listen and try to accept what is being communicated. This self-help work will listen to you, as your struggles, no matter how large or small, have been struggles uncovered through the ages. We all have had difficulties in life, not enough money, success, satisfaction, appreciation, and someone who will listen to us. I hear you loud and clear. I have heard your voice before, in countless others with similar difficulties. But guess what? I am here to help. I will help you to help yourself. You don’t have to change or accept anything. You can merely read what I say for entertainment. But, those of you who wish to make changes, even small ones, will benefit tremendously by applying thoughts and words and inspiration throughout this book. I am your new best friend. Accept me, accept change, accept that EVERYONE can improve something in their life. Let’s make beautiful music together, shall we? “The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.” Tommy Lasorda, Major League baseball manager There Is Greatness Within You: There is greatness within you! You may not believe that statement, but it is true. We each were born to succeed in anything we choose to do. It is our adult, modified thinking that convinces us that there are many things we cannot, shouldn’t, can’t possibly do. You may remember when you were young? We all thought we could conquer the world. We believed with all of our hearts that we would succeed at anything. The trouble is, we needed to focus on specific goals and dreams, and not being pulled into the false assumption that we can excel in everything at once. Picture a scratch-off lottery ticket. You are holding it in your hands. With a coin you start scratching off ¾ of the ticket. It’s not a winner, just yet, but you still tear it up and throw it in the air. You believe it cannot win, yet you left off ¼ of the numbers. You will never know if you won. Would you do such a thing? I’m sure you wouldn’t. Yet, we do this in our very own life dreams and goals. We give up way too soon. You are already holding the winning hand in life, don’t throw the cards in the air and walk away! You are the greatest success in the world. Your being born was a truly amazing miracle, which can never be duplicated. You are one of a kind. You are already a billionaire, just by being alive. You have beat all the odds already, by just surviving, don’t you dare ignore your dreams now! Scratch off those remaining numbers, and become the incredible success you were born to be. You are fine cream, and cream always goes to the top. “When it’s all over, all said and done, what impact will my life have had on this world.” John Paul Carinci Insurance executive, author Steve Jobs is an excellent example of how a person who maintains a motivated attitude can succeed no matter what obstacles are present to the individual. Jobs was not expected to be outstanding in his adult working career. Steve Wozniak and Jobs began by working in a garage, in 1975, with an almost nothing investment, and built up Apple. Years later, Steve Jobs was forced out of the company he built. Yet that didn’t stop him. Jobs started up other companies and continued to prosper. But, in1987, his old company, Apple, was doing poorly, with a quarterly loss of more than 700 million dollars. Jobs returned to a failing company. With his innovative ideas and hard work, Apple became a real powerhouse. By the end of 1998, Apple recorded sales of almost 6 million dollars, and the rest is history. In the 4th quarter of 2019, Apple’s revenue was 64 billion dollars. Jobs passed away in 2011 at age 56.