Self Motivation in Simple Terms That I Can Understand

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GREETINGS --

I thoughi I would add a second perspective on being proactive which

deals with self motiivation. I found the following by mistake, but

it sure cuts through the " bull " of motivating yourself -- Two Simple

Words. I believe in the KISS principle (Keep It Simple Stupid)

wambo

Motivation

And then there was the time...

Once there was a very learned man. After a lifetime of study

and research, he was scheduled to deliver a lecture to a group

of college professors on the topic of motivation. He arrived

early the day of the lecture and spent several hours

painstakingly transcribing his formulas and notes to several

large blackboards on the stage. Virtually every square inch

of the blackboards was covered with information.

As he did this, the janitor, who had come in to sweep and be

sure everything was ready for the big event, watched. As the

man finished, stepped back, and breathed a sigh of relief,

the janitor wandered over to the stage.

" Hey, Doc! 'R you the guy that's gonna talk to all the

perfessers tonight? " The learned man nodded.

" What's all that scritch-scratch up there on the blackboards? "

the janitor asked.

" That, sir is the result of a lifetime of study into the

subject of motivation. If someone follows the procedures

and formulae I have developed, he will be successful

motivating himself to accomplish whatever he wishes. "

The professor seemed very proud.

" Well.... I'm no perfesser, but it seems like you all went

to a lot of trouble for nothin'. I can tell you how to motivate

yerself in two words. "

The distinguished gentleman huffed and puffed for a moment

and finally managed to sputter, " Well, if you know so much,

why don't you come up here and tell me the two words. "

The janitor climbed up onto the stage, looked around somewhat

in awe of where he was and perhaps also that he was on the

same stage with this great man, and walked over to the

blackboards. He wrote two words in the last clear spot there.

Can you guess what they were?

GOTTA WANNA

The learned man shook his head sadly and said, " I spent a whole

lifetime trying to find something that was there all the time.

I couldn't say it any better if I had another lifetime. "