Self-Motivation – an old word but it makes us feel new every second.
Hello Everyone, Iam Narendra , I am little bit nervous as this is my first article. I am a Qualified CA and settled in UAE after one year of experience in Audit in Big 4. Now guys u might be thinking, introduction about me ? is that a motivation ? :-) well who knows may be few of you can get motivated by it :-) it’s a brief introduction
The meaning of the word motivation given in google is “a reason or reasons for acting or behaving in a particular way”. I personally feel that motivation is having a broader meaning than just the definition said above. Motivation is required for every person in every walk of life. There are 2 different types of motivation i.e, i) Self-motivation ii) Motivation by others Kith and Kin.
Inspiration is a subset of Self - Motivation. How? Let me tell you. Many of us knowingly or unknowingly will get inspired by others not only by famous personalities but also who we see and who are around us. For Example , in my childhood I started learning cycle on my own without anyone’s support and successfully learned but the fact is that I learned it by seeing others who are riding bicycles on road. I started seeing the way they are actually pedaling and how they are moving on 2 wheels without falling down and I felt that why can’t I do when so many people are driving bicycles? This is a simple self-motivation example and I know that everyone will be experiencing the same. Hence I got inspired by a fellow common man and got self-motivated when I thought I couldn’t learn anymore. So guys there is no hard and fast rule that we have to get inspired or self-motivated seeing or following only those luminaries or only from leaders etc . As u all know, Prithiviraj chauhan got self-motivated by just staring at a small ant. Had he thought that why should he see an ant as it is a small creature, then he would not have won the battle even after attacking for 100 times. It solely depends on your thinking perspective.
Now I don’t want to highlight who was inspired by whom? Or about the great personalities, but I would like to tell you what are the ways that u can get self-motivated. Note: This list is not exhaustive
- Can get motivated seeing a traffic police when u feel like u are the only one who is standing in the dusty roads for half an hour waiting for a bus as they stand in the dust, rains, under sun for hours together as its their job;
- We can get motivated by seeing movies (depends on person to person - I like movies like Rocky) or hearing to some inspirational songs;
- Can get motivated seeing police department when u feel that u are the only one working hard on a Sunday or one holiday;
- Think about the orphans and physically challenged people who are trying to live everyday inspite of their defectiveness, weaknesses. The problems which they face are nothing when compared to the problems which we are facing. I personally feel that each one of us should gather inspiration and motivation from them in every step of life as I have seen people being depressed,dejected and devastated by just assuming and thinking that they are the only one’s on the earth who are suffering.
This very thought itself will make a huge difference and will make one feel that he is blessed by god and it may even make him to think to serve the need.
I get a doubt every time , guys correct me if I am wrong, a child starts walking by getting inspired seeing everyone around him walking. This motivates the child to stand on his/her tender feet, put pressure on his sensitive toes , his motivation to walk will make him fearless and finally will succeed in walking and running. My doubt is if we all are so strong in getting self-motivated at that tender age, then why not we now?
Remember guys Self-motivation is the only solution , a weapon for us to live.IT IS THE ONLY driving force which makes us feel that we are worth what we are and makes our life beautiful. When you feel very depressed, and if you feel u are the only person who can’t do it then you are mistaken – Swami Vivekananda said “Nothing in this world is impossible, never give up, Arise and Awake and stop not till your goal is achieved. I overheard this phrase somewhere which I wanted to share with you all - “ Fear is worthless . A boy sleeping near his parents and brother wakes up suddenly and to his horror can’t find his brother and parents i,e, OUT OF DARKNESS” . The boy could not see because he is in darkness called FEAR, he was not in a stage to think that the room is dark. Come out of darkness of fear , get self-motivated. There are many things which we see in our daily life from which we can get self-motivated. No one can stop you,no one can motivate you its you who can get motivated from inside. Grab the chance of getting self-motivated even from people younger to you.
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This is my first article, would be writing more inspiring articles with your support guys.
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