Need a Driving lesson? – 002/365

So today has been a day of ups and downs for me. I’m a rather emotional person and coupled with minor depressive sufferings my mood can swing from one direction to another very easily if I’m not careful.

Now being like this effect’s my motivation no end. I have never been lucky like some,  whom are able to blindly plough forward no matter what is going on around them through either shear will or with an ego that can deflect bullets.

Now I have been on the phone this evening with two of the most important people in my life and the subject of motivation came up in both conversations.

I talked about the motivation to improve yourself, be it mentally or physically, the motivation to achieve a task along with the drive to improve those around you and I’ve come up with some general and what might seem rather obvious points but they are poignant none the less

1 – For most things you only need motivation to get started – for example, I found that I only needed the drive to begin running , to get over the initial fears of it, before the natural and addictive high kicked in which has now replaced the need for drive myself off the sofa and do it

2 – You need to find your own motivation before motivating others – Like dogs can smell fear; other people can tell if you’re motivated for something. If you’re asking them to perform or achieve something and you’re not ready or up for it -~ Good Luck

3 – Its far easier to pick fault and ruin than build up and drive someone – There are too many people that can knock something down but not enough that can drive and build something up – if you know someone who can motivate, encourage them, listen to them and take note. It’s a very strong skill to have and can be worth its weight in gold at the right time.

What I’ve taken away form the conversations I’ve had is that I can motivate others to act but I need some lessons in driving myself along with some support at times and in my honest opinion that’s the right balance

Jodster