Steve Pavlina writes one of the best "motivation" posts I've seen yet. The most fascinating fact for me is that everything in life can be simplified to basic human emotions and desires. Being human, I feel that I'm a victim to making things more complex than they ought to me. (I compare this to the fact that as the years go on, there's more "junk" in the house.) It's hard sometimes though. Perhaps we just aren't wired to be simple people?
I saw there were basically two different paths to a sustained state of peak motivation.
One path was to be driven by love. The other was to be driven by fear. Love and fear are the two fundamental poles of motivation. If you chose to embrace either one fully — really chose and commit to that choice — you’re far more likely to feel inspired, driven, and unstoppable.
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Someone who polarizes with love becomes a lightworker, and one who polarizes with fear becomes a darkworker.
In actuality the vast majority of people (more than 99% I imagine) are neither lightworkers nor darkworkers because they haven’t made the conscious commitment to polarize. They may have strong leanings one way or the other, but they remain indecisive about what’s most important to them. If you ask them point blank, such people will say they prefer a balanced approach or that they simply disagree they have to make a choice at all. The most driven people I’ve ever met, however, tend to fall very strongly on one side or the other. Either they’re absolutely gushing with a desire to contribute and to make a positive difference in the world (lightworker), or they’ve concluded that doing whatever it takes to make themselves happy is their top priority (darkworker).
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For example, ask yourself these two questions:
- What’s the best career I can choose right now that would make me happiest?
- What’s the best career I can choose right now that would most benefit others?