Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Self-reliance

No one is going to give you motivation. Stop thinking about it that way - if you quit smoking because someone you care about asks you to, then the first time you two have an argument after that you will start smoking again to spite them. If you begin a project or pick up a hobby because a girlfriend or boyfriend wants you to, you will stop once the relationship is over. The same applies to bigger things in life - especially with regards to school or a career. You are your own motivation. If you have a goal that YOU set for yourself, then you are motivated to do whatever you can to reach that goal. So if you want to go to a certain college, or get a certain job, or live a certain life, you'll have to work in order to get there.

Maybe you don't have a goal right now. Maybe you don't want to live a fast-paced life; that's fine. If such is the case, then you have no reason to do what you're doing now. Just take it easy, let it all go, and live for the moment. Many people already do that, and you can see how they live. They're happy enough, aren't they? Even if they're not, they have made their choice. If you are introspective - that is, if you examine yourself - then your choice is to either live for something or to live for nothing. There is no right or wrong about it. Now tell me; which do you want?

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