What drives you to do things you don't really want to do, and is it the same thing that drives you to the things that you truly enjoy? Which is most compelling?
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Friday, May 11, 2007
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What drives me to do what I don't want to do is fear... fear of poverty mostly...
What drives me to do what I do want to do is curiosity and a desire to create... at least most of the time, the things I enjoy are fueled by those two things. Even when I read books or watch movies... its usually curiosity that keeps me in my seat.. wondering what will happen next and how it will all work out.
Which of the two is most powerful... probably fear... but on the other hand, I do find that fear has less and less power to motivate me. For example, right now I am in a financial disaster, but I cannot... I repeat cannot make myself work a 40 hour week... even sheer terror cannot drive me to my job...
And while I am writing this, I realize that my most compelling motivator is the sense that I am "needed". If I know beyond a doubt that I am needed, and that I can make a difference, I will move heaven and hell, I will do whatever it takes to be there...
Interesting.
I think I just had a huge insight about myself! A big aha about my precarious emotional/mental state... WOW... Thanks!
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