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\"Inspiration,
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Is Your Motivation Killing Your Dreams?<\/h3>\n

You’re living under a rock if you do not know who these above people are. Of course, you know them. You don’t just know them, you want to be like them. They are the Doers that have Motivated and Inspired billions of people across the world to pursue their dreams. Or, have they?<\/em> I look at them and\u00a0feel like it is\u00a0only a matter of time and my first step before I become one of them. My mind\u00a0swells with all the motivation and daydreaming that follows as I position myself at their level, literally.<\/p>\n

What happens after that, though? I feel highly motivated at first, doubtful about my abilities at\u00a0second, depressed about my life at third, and finally resort to saying a thing like \u201cyou know\u00a0what, these people are all gifted, and I am not. Let\u2019s get real\u201d<\/strong>. Here, our Motivation has actually\u00a0become the Extinguisher of our dreams, unless one of us is<\/em> really gifted. Why does this happen? There’s nothing wrong in being awed by someone’s success. Nor do I mean to say that their success isn’t inspiring enough. The problem starts when people aimlessly spend years to find their<\/em> aim in another person\u2019s success without realizing that\u00a0they are looking at the wrong place.<\/strong> Bill Gates is obsessed with Da Vinci; so much so he spent\u00a0$30 million to buy Da Vinci\u2019s Codex. He is evidently inspired and fascinated by the legend. Surely\u00a0his success would have shaped his perspective; but did Bill ever think that he too should be a painter like Da Vinci? Or, was he<\/em> the reason Bill started Microsoft?<\/p>\n

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We all are Bill Gates that never started a Microsoft! Why? Our so-called motivational sources\u00a0have actually never CONVINCED US enough about why should we start what we aspire to<\/strong>. People like us look at our idols and becoming one of them becomes our aim.\u00a0At\u00a0most, we\u2019re overwhelmed and humbled by the successes which, more often than not has taken\u00a0a toll on our efforts to even start anything. Firstly, there\u2019s an immediate subconscious comparison of\u00a0our present self to the present self of that legend. We\u2019re probably where (s)he was 30 or more\u00a0years ago, but our mind will not accept that our legends were once hustlers too. Secondly, we\u2019re\u00a0bound by the limits of our own minds to convince us that we too can achieve unimaginable\u00a0success. These external sources of motivation will give you instant gratification to dream but will fail to\u00a0convince you enough to start.<\/p>\n

If I tell you to start running from today and you\u2019ll be the next Usain Bolt,\u00a0what\u2019d you tell me? On the contrary, if I tell you that if you start running from today, you\u2019ll\u00a0probably lose 5 pounds a week, what\u2019d you Do?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You\u2019ll surely be inspired by Usain Bolt and aspire to become a runner like him but his story will\u00a0never convince you enough to start running because you\u2019ve never known and connected with\u00a0what it takes to be Usain Bolt. His real journey has been behind the scenes. All you\u2019ve seen is a\u00a0shimmery, glamorous bit of his success, all carefully built up by the media and his PR agencies. Will they ever let you know anything more than the humble beginning of Usain? No. Why? Simply because it won’t sell. Why are we wasting all the energy to find our\u00a0motivation outside when it is clearly not working? It is like purchasing a car with debt just because our neighbour has it without knowing how to drive or even understanding, whether we actually need a car!<\/p>\n

If your only motivation in life is to get\u00a0successful like somebody else<\/em>, sure you might achieve it fighting the odds, but would you not\u00a0feel inferior throughout? In your mind, the hero of your story is somebody who is years ahead\u00a0of you already. You\u2019ll always feel like you are lagging behind. You\u2019ll continue like a nomad trying to\u00a0achieve an illusionary success. Basically, try to be the top contestant of the Rat race. Stop doing\u00a0that. Bring back the Focus on yourself- the only person who knows what your current situation is\u00a0and is capable enough to tell you what your next step should be.<\/p>\n

By all means, learn from the\u00a0legends on the way. But, start with your own Why!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If you’re struggling with your Why or If you’ve already found it, we and our readers would love to read about it and be inspired; so do share your story in the comments below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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