Online StoreThe Importance of Self Motivation
The problem is there are people who simplistically believe that because human beings universally desire success, happiness, wealth etc, that desire would already provide enough motivation for them.
However, that low level of motivation is really actually only a kind of wishful thinking. It’s not enough. It’s like saying you want something to happen, but you’re not willing to commit to make it happen. There’s a big difference between wishful thinking, and being totally committed.
If things are going fine, if everything is smooth sailing, then perhaps we can say that motivation isn’t really that important. However when a person faces major setbacks or personal disasters, the importance of having strong self motivation will become apparent.
Take for example, when a person suffers a major setback. Let’s say he has just lost all his money, reputation etc. What will happen if he has low self motivation? How would he react? If he has weak self motivation, he would probably go through a lot of emotional suffering and depression. He would have wasted a lot of precious time and his health probably will deteriorate as well.
However if that person has a strong self motivation, he will not react in such a negative way. Rather, he will motivate himself to learn from the setback and meet future challenges with courage.
Another importance of self motivation is that it drives us to constantly seek improvements, progress and growth. If all the past great scientists, inventors and engineers did not have strong motivation we would not be able to experience the various advancement that we take for granted today.
It is motivation that drove them to keep on trying, to keep putting in effort, to never give up on seeing their vision come into creation. If these individuals did not have a strong motivation, would they have been able to achieve what they did? Definitely not.
There’s no reason why we should neglect self motivation. Whenever we face difficulties, whenever the going gets tough, whenever we feel discouraged and frustrated, it is motivation that keeps us going. So start working on increasing your motivation today.
