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femmelf

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What keeps you motivated?
« on: April 07, 2013, 03:52:31 pm »
I could really use some of that motivation stuff.

Got any? Where do you get it from/what?

I'm stuck in one of those positions where "if I stick with it for a couple years," then it will allegedly be great. Til then it's just a .... yeah.
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Mullet Master

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Re: What keeps you motivated?
« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2013, 05:31:43 pm »
Is this regarding a college degree?
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femmelf

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Re: What keeps you motivated?
« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2013, 11:07:26 pm »
Life in general I'd say....

I have a work situation that's terrible now but "will pay off later if you stick with it."
Boyfriend situation is just ... I don't even know what he's thinking.
I don't have any time for friends, which is just sad I guess.

I dunno.
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« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2013, 11:38:34 pm »
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« Last Edit: July 01, 2013, 03:59:19 pm by Ogdibus »
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Re: What keeps you motivated?
« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2013, 11:41:26 pm »
I am the opposite. I focus on the long-term, or as I call it, The Plan. It is the short-term that causes me grief.
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Re: What keeps you motivated?
« Reply #5 on: April 08, 2013, 12:02:41 am »
Quote from: MetalSlimeHunt on April 07, 2013, 11:41:26 pm
I am the opposite. I focus on the long-term, or as I call it, The Plan. It is the short-term that causes me grief.

Same. All minor nuisances are just stepping stones in the way of The Plan.

If they are major nuisances, they must be eliminated for the sake of The Plan.
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« Reply #6 on: April 08, 2013, 01:23:55 am »
Lately I've been thinking about people that suck.  Especially relatives that suck.  It probably sounds harsh, but it's true.

I think of my mother.  She's drunk constantly.  Been unemployed since the '70s.  She's only alive because she found someone fool enough to support her useless ass.

I think of my sister.  Loyal, hard worker, moderately educated.  Lived paycheck to paycheck, never saving or investing or even really thinking about the future.  Quit her job and moved 2500 miles for a guy she met in World of Warcraft.  Can't find a new job in her old career.  Can't even find a new McJob so far.  Has no money except what she can beg out of me and other relatives and friends.  Rightly embarrassed, desperate too.

I think of the panhandlers I saw out on the streets after I moved here, until it got too cold for them.  Begging me for money on my way to my job, while I was living in a tent in a flood-ruined area, as the temperature worked its way down to -20 F.  Surrounded by Help Wanted signs, in a city with such a demand for workers that places are closing because they just don't have enough staff to run them.

"Okay, Self, do you want to be like them?  Is that where you see yourself at 40, 50, or 60 years old?  No?  Then get over the fatigue, ignore the aches and pains, haul your sorry ass out of bed, and go do what you have to do."
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« Reply #7 on: April 08, 2013, 04:45:00 am »
I am currently near completely unmotivated and almost utterly disheartened from everything and I honestly question why I don't just spend months lying down in my bed doing nothing as there is no success in anything I do...

I guess what keeps me motivated is that I still want to do things even if I know they will never turn out right ever.

After all what is more crushing then not doing anything at all?
« Last Edit: April 08, 2013, 04:47:21 am by Neonivek »
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Re: What keeps you motivated?
« Reply #8 on: April 08, 2013, 06:53:32 am »
Quote from: Neonivek on April 08, 2013, 04:45:00 am
I am currently near completely unmotivated and almost utterly disheartened from everything and I honestly question why I don't just spend months lying down in my bed doing nothing as there is no success in anything I do...

i get this too..... the only real way i get past this is that the other option is to fail completely. Even if i fail in the end, i'm the kind of guy who much prefers to go out fighting. in DF terms, i never abandon a fort, i stick with it to the bitter end.

i suppose my advice would be to find what you enjoy, and stick to it. Will the other stuff help you enjoy life? if so, then go for it.
If not, well i won't say just drop it, because it really depends what it is. but i find the only way to keep myself motivated in any way shape or form is to do things i enjoy to the exclusion of other things. unfortunately, with things like schoolwork, i have to take the consequences. but honestly, since i started doing this i've just generally been much happier.
Again, i'd say to take my advice with a pinch of salt, as everyone is different. but it works for me, and that's really all I can tell you about.
« Last Edit: April 08, 2013, 06:55:05 am by sjm9876 »
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Re: What keeps you motivated?
« Reply #9 on: April 08, 2013, 11:22:01 pm »
My motivation?
80's motivational music.
And Queen.
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« Reply #10 on: April 08, 2013, 11:47:03 pm »
Quote from: weenog on April 08, 2013, 01:23:55 am
Surrounded by Help Wanted signs, in a city with such a demand for workers that places are closing because they just don't have enough staff to run them.

Sorry to veer a bit offtopic, but where exactly is this fabled city?
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« Reply #11 on: April 08, 2013, 11:49:27 pm »
Quote from: GlyphGryph on April 08, 2013, 11:47:03 pm
Quote from: weenog on April 08, 2013, 01:23:55 am
Surrounded by Help Wanted signs, in a city with such a demand for workers that places are closing because they just don't have enough staff to run them.

Sorry to veer a bit offtopic, but where exactly is this fabled city?

Minot, North Dakota.  There's a housing crisis here but if you can deal with that, and you're willing to actually work, you can find work here.
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Re: What keeps you motivated?
« Reply #12 on: April 09, 2013, 01:32:38 am »
This is embarrassing, but it's usually love.  My grades go up an entire letter every time I fall in love.
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Re: What keeps you motivated?
« Reply #14 on: April 09, 2013, 12:28:52 pm »
Expectation of doing something I enjoy/being able to pursue my interests & the duty to secure that while being comfortable with myself and my lot in life. Also, knowledge of which the earlier without the later may quickly become a dull and unrewarding experience. Ultimately, pride plays an important role in that.
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