Motivation is one of the most beautiful fairy tales and stories, it is a utopia.
I don’t know why we spend our lives searching for motivation. Why do we need motivation while studying, preparing for exams, finishing a job? Especially in business life, people constantly expect external motivation support. To stay motivated, we eat breakfast, organize events, drink coffee, read books, watch TEDX videos, go on a trip, and the cycle continues.
Interestingly, almost none of us thinks; Maybe what we call motivation is a big mistake. Maybe it’s just a wonderful tale made up to deceive us. All this time we tried to gain, protect and increase our motivation, what did we gain? Can anyone stay for a long time with the same energy and same motivation? Or are you bored at the dawn of the third day?
We know that studying, looking for a job, doing business is not very enjoyable. All of them are in fact a necessity and obstacles to be overcome. As a matter of fact, being very motivated, having a lot of fun, being very happy etc. nonexistent expectations. Even if it is the best job, at the end of 3 months, people get bored of sameness, continuity and necessity. We lose the motivation we found. It is possible to keep us motivated, but is it really possible to stay on the same level all the time? Is it possible to wake up with the same energy every morning, to continue with the same happiness every day, to study for exams with the same mind every day, to work hard for the university every day?
Someone said, “You need discipline, not motivation.” I think he was right. Motivation is a utopia, it is a tale. It is not motivation, it is definitely discipline that lifts successful business people from their beds at 5 in the morning and read books. The people we care for and watch with amazement do not expect to be motivated. They discipline themselves first and focus on whatever the circumstances. They get up every morning without excuse, without delay and read the book or do sports every day. They work hard every day, and at the end of the day they add something to their skills. They do not expect to a utopia called motivation for all of this.
While motivation is a temporary state of mind, discipline is essential. For this reason, it may be a more accurate way to spend life not by seeking motivation, but by maintaining its own discipline.
Maybe the first thing we need to do is actually change our perspective. What we’re looking for is to admit that it’s wrong. It’s to consider the possibility of looking the wrong way.
P.S. I also think that seeking motivation is easier than being disciplined, but unfortunately the facts are…