Our way of thinking and using the word motivation is skewed.
Often one hears that people complain “I don’t have the motivation to do this thing”
What in reality is happening, is that yes, maybe we don’t have the motivation, but the more important question to ask oneself is “Why am I doing this thing?”
Far too often we do things, without knowing the true reason behind our actions,
are we doing things because we want to, or because it's expected of us to do?
This is the first thing we have to ask ourselves.
In our society we often get different expectations be it from our parents whilst we grow up, or from the society.
From our parents, the expectations are usually in the line of "Do well in school, get a good degree and a well-paying job.
Whilst the expectations from the society are rather similar "Become a useful citizen, work, pay taxes, contribute and multiply.
Expectations for us are fine, and may aid us in finding motivation, as long as we feel like we can fulfil them;
But what happens to us, and our self-image, if we for some reason can't fulfil the expectations?
Should we rethink our goals if we can't reach them? There's this perverse "anyone can become anything" thinking in our world, and whilst it's true to a certain extent, hard work alone is not enough always. Our genes, socioeconomic background and many other factors also play roles in this.
Should we rethink our goals if we can't reach them? There's this perverse "anyone can become anything" thinking in our world, and whilst it's true to a certain extent, hard work alone is not enough always. Our genes, socioeconomic background and many other factors also play roles in this.
