What makes you stay motivate?
"Be ambitious. Get shit done. Keep your priorities straight, your mind right, and head up!" - Anonymous
There are tons of motivational quotes that can be used to motivate yourself and get things done immediately. But .... Do we really need this motivational things to make us keep motivated?
In my experience, yes and no.
Yes ..... to remind you that you're still have a long way to go, i.e. finishing your bachelor degree and stuff. Sometime, motivational quotes/ the inspiration you get would be only a wake up call that you haven't done enough shit in your life. Things stop right over there.
How about the execution?
It's definitely depends on your commitment!
Me, myself, and I tbh have some cases that I have motivation enough, but no execution to do so. Example? Diet! I was controlling my diet like 1 month ago, during Ramadhan Fasting. Surprisingly, my weight reduce 3-4 kg back then ..... I do have lots of motivational things that keep pushing me doing so ..... yeah, having a good body and of course being healthier is one thing. I have achieved my goals, surprisingly have motivational and rational reason. But I didn't do it seriously. Because ..... Simple. I don't commit enough.
Conversely, I do have one thing in common for the motivational stuff. But I commit it till now. What's that? Reading a book for a month. That's my target. I was inspired by some persons, who's busy as fuck but always give it a chance for reading a book. From the wealthiest person like Warren Buffet and even Bill Gates. Or someone who's indirectly impact the way I am now, mas Iman Usman, as well as another public figure like mba Afutami. They have been reading so much books in their life. And they have this kind of unique mindset, especially in solving problem and stuff.
These are the persons who made me regret my childhood, for being only a nerd, but not reading books enough, even till my students term.
Back then, I only able name several books I read, mostly only for academic purpose, and ...... reading it like part by part, for only answering several questions regarding Meteorology and stuff.
These persons, already motivated me enough to moving forward, and encourage me to give it a try for reading a book.
It Happened
I remember, on December, where I just promoted as Customer Analyst on Elevenia. My salary's still around more than enough to save, and I took another step for buying books.
At the time, I was looking forward where I can find any imported books. Because I have a very bad experiences by buying some translated books. I was kind of reading a google-translated books, that I literally don't enjoy it ! That was a love/ romantic novel, and I was like "Dude, I didn't feel it at all"
Haha.
This is why, if I'm looking any imported book, I would check the english one, even though it's going to expensive as fuck.
One thing should be noted, I hate e-book because it feels like blinding my eyes. I am easily got tired with it ..... And ..... of course, reading a book directly always give you a better feeling than reading an e-book.
So yeah, count me in to buy it, and let's start this one!
In the middle of the month, I went to the bookstore, and just look any books that's going to interest me. Mostly would be about self-help like things about building good Habits, or it'll be about business and stuff.
At the moment, I decided to take 3 books that's quite interesting, and getting any recommendation from my friends. I bought it. And there's no turning back. I was spending about 700K IDR or around 60$ back then (In Indonesia, honestly it could support you like 20 days straight!)
Sip.
Books has been bought, motivation has been written. Now? Execution!
I commit myself to read 1 book a month. For meeting the objective. I should understand how many pages in this certain books. In example, in Outliers book, it's around 270 pages. So basically, if I need to meet this goals, I should at least read 10 pages a day.
I do it.
Even when I didn't have any time, I would read it the next day, but with cumulative daily goals. For example, if I miss 1 day to read a book, then I would do 20 pages the next day. But ..... of course, I will set aside any thought for reading like 70 pages on the weekend ..... Because, actually reading a book 10 pages a day, would have different outcome with reading it like 70 pages a day. Because ..... your brain needs a fucking rest. that simple. that amount of information you may take, should be limited to certain numbers. Or afterwards, you won't have concentration enough even after reading all of this.
This is, by definition, similar with learning one subject in one night. You may learn something, but it's not going to be perfect. And of course, your brain might forget something, that even though you've already learnt so hard about that.
So yeah. in conclusion. You need to calculate anything! Motivation & inspiration might help, but in the end it's your commitment that's going to support you to achieve your goals. It's your grit and perseverance that will keep you in a straight way ahead, for keep doing what might give you a pain, but the worthy one. Because in the end, after completing your mission, there would be a time, where you'll remember pain you have received, time you have given, how much sacrifice you have granted, and ..... how worthy it is because you have locked-out some achievement, that might impact your career and the way of thinking.
That, of course, would bring you smile, and happiness! Embrace it!
Once again, never tired to read all those writings. Well done boy!!
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