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The present society is one that pushes people into fantasy and picking up the wrong motivation. There are various paradigms of success that have been presented and these lead to confusion on what actual success entails. Having the right motivation and focus should be the driving force that helps us achieve success.
A glance at the flashy appearances and monetary impoverishment of fellow young people or colleagues makes one desire an immediate gratification of the desire to make money, live big and show off to the world as other people do.
Within us, we actually know that we want more than that. There are things that we love doing and we would love to get better at doing. These may be simple things that do not seem so important to other people, but the fact that they are important to us makes them valuable. A such, we should pay them attention as they will help to build our future and will constitute our happiness.
The law of accumulation states that every great achievement is an accumulation of smaller achievements. This means that every hard work and positive step we make in the present towards our desired goal is important as it already contributes to the realisation of the future.
Building a Value-filled Personality
The development of talents and areas of personal interest are pertinent to the achievement of true success. It is true that we find it easy to develop ourselves in such areas that we are interested in or are attracted to. The goal should be to have the right motivation and focus. However, due to misconceptions and wrong motivation and focus, so many people abandon innate desires and begin to pursue ephemeral things that do not add anything to their overall wellbeing and happiness.
When we engage in things we are interested in, we are more likely to be fulfilled and live happily. It also prepares us to live value-filled lives. A value-filled life is one that has something to offer to the self and the other. Such a person contributes to the society he finds himself in and always gives value to people he meets in day to day living. This is because he or she has the right motivation and focus that drives every action.
Destruction of the “happy future”
So many actions we take in the present are indirectly destroying the happy future we should reap by growing gradually and acquiring value all the way. We can see this in a situation when young people want to begin living life at a time they should grow up. Having the right motivation and focus will help us see things clearly in this way.
If a young man who is interested in and has a passion for the piano suddenly joins a gang for the sole purpose of making quick money, he certainly has to give up his goals of learning the piano. His focus will now be on how to be a better criminal which includes learning colloquial languages, escaping tactics, communication skills etc. for effective robbery attacks.
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The acquiring of these skills use up the time that should be used for the development of other talents that will be useful in living a responsible and fulfilled life. The skills that are acquired for the sake of making money through illegal means are usually invalid in the day-to-day living in society. As a result, these skills can only be used in the dark and are not relevant in the development of oneself, others or the community at large.
Different areas that should motivate us daily
Getting motivated is one thing and getting the right motivation is another.There are so many wonderful areas that should motivate us daily. The truism of not knowing so many things alone is a challenge that should motivate us daily. Since there are so many things we know that we do not know, then, we should strive to know more things.
The vision of a bright future is something that will always motivate every individual. The strategy is to have a view of the desired future which is not only blissful but productive and value-filled. Then, the next thing is to look upon the visualized future while taking action in the present. This will serve as a core motivating factor because the target is there and achieving it will propel us to put more effort towards it.
The different areas include:
Spirituality:
The existence of spiritual realities are presented to us with different encounters every day. The truth is that we operate on a different level and frequency that makes it difficult for us to comprehend and associate with spiritual affairs. We keep getting afraid and are easily dazzled by outward shows of extraordinary powers and manifestations without understanding the operations of the spiritual realm and spiritual forces.
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The awareness that such an area as spirituality exists and of which we do not have in-depth knowledge, should inspire and motivate us to strive towards the acquisition of knowledge in that area.
The denial thereof spiritual realities is already a contradiction. This is because the daily experiences of life show us evidence of an invisible world, the spiritual world. The presence of religions and diverse spiritualities also makes this point certain.
Entrepreneurship:
The entrepreneur is one who learns to create wealth through the mastery of certain skill sets that are useful in the development and management of a business plan in order to create value and income. In the world of entrepreneurship, there are so many skills that could be learnt as it is limitless. There is always something new to learn for the sole purpose of scaling a business or improving one’s craftsmanship.
The awareness of the limitless opportunities available to an entrepreneur should motivate people to work harder towards acquiring and mastering more skills in order to achieve their goals.
Talents:
People often grow up discovering that there are areas they are interested in or that they tend to perform better in certain areas. Sometimes, the problem is that there seems to be no time to harness these talents and make them fully operational. This makes people continue desiring without ever getting into action with regards to personal growth.
The awareness of the talents that we have and should develop can motivate us towards achieving more and more things. It can help us to begin a stage by stage development of talents, one after the other.
Conclusion
The purpose of this write-up is to motivate all to pick up the right motivation and focus to achieve success. The present society has given us so many reasons to give up dreams and chase flamboyant lives that emerge out of thin air. The presence of contemporaries who have amassed wealth without so much responsible struggle is also a wrong motivation that has made so many people focus on the wrong areas and abandon personal development.
The decision is ours to take, the battle of life is ours to fight, the future is ours to create. Let us begin now to visualize the future we desire and begin now to do things that will contribute gradually to the realisation of such a future. When we have the right motivation and focus, certain questions will help us rethink our cravings for quick wealth through irresponsible means.
If I get wealthy now, what next?
If I appear flashy now, what happens in the future when I should have more responsibilities?
How long can I sustain wealth if it comes?
Do I have particular skill sets that could be useful in the creation of wealth over and over again, even from scratch?