What motivates people to do better in life?

 

What motivates people to do better in life?

 

Lazy – disposed to be idle. Moving slowly, sluggish.

 

Pleasure – a feeling of enjoyment or satisfaction. One’s choice, wish, or preference.

 

Most people in life want things handed to them, they don’t want to have to work or expend the energy necessary to acquire something, they prefer to take the easy route even if that means breaking the standards as set by our society (rules – laws and regulations).

 

As children we were dependent on our parents to provide everything for us, our needs were small and easily satisfied.

 

As we grew our needs wants and desires grew and for some of us our ability to satisfy these without the help of our parents also grew, however for many of us our ability to satisfy our needs wants and desires is a chore, work, a job, unsatisfying, hard, impossible, too time consuming, to difficult, takes too long, too much effort, not a priority, in other words the pay off or reward is not worth the expenditure of time, effort or in some cases money and materials.

 

We are all looking for the shortcuts in life, the easy way out, the deal, to hit the lottery.

 

There isn’t a single person alive who wouldn’t desire financial freedom, the problem is not in the goal, and it is in the implementation.

 

Financial freedom or independence comes at a price, nothing in life is free.

 

Are you willing to pay the price, do you even know what the price is?

 

As children we were used to things being handed to us.

 

As adults many of us have not learned that now we are required to work to satisfy our own needs, things will not just be handed to us any longer.

 

Unfortunately most of us haven’t taken the time, energy or effort it takes to learn how to satisfy our needs, we are still looking for the hand out, the path of least resistance, the freebie, the deal.

 

We all want something for nothing; the world does not work that way.

 

For some it does and that is the allure, someone is always striking it rich without expending the necessary energy, time or money so there is a rampant perception in our society that that is the norm rather than the exception.

 

The norm for financial freedom or independence is not winning the lottery, breaking the law by selling illegal products, but is in hard work, consistency, dedication to a goal, sacrifice and a willingness to fail.

 

No one in life has ever exceeded at something without first failing. With every failure in life success is that much closer.

 

People have a fear of failure, I see failure as a learning experience, and it helps me gauge my next effort.

 

Failure is a means of developing character.

People want things handed to them because they are afraid to fail and be perceived as a failure.

 

There are no failures in life, only those who have tried and learned what to do better the next time. Don’t judge yourself on the outcome; judge yourself on your effort.

 

You know how much effort you put into whatever you were doing, was it 100%? If not, try again and give it 100%!

 

No one in life did anything without first trying, expending the energy to take the first step.

 

They say that Rome was not built in a day.

 

Nothing of value is accomplished without an expenditure of time and effort.

 

We have as adults the responsibility to move past the stage of taking, of expecting things to be easy, to be handed to us and move into the stage of acquiring with honest, hardworking, dedication, devotion to a task.

 

Don’t ever expect in life to have things come easy, to be handed to you without effort, for if you do you will be greatly disappointed.

 

Sales representatives by nature are looking for the easy way out.

 

Their job responsibility is to show others how by buying their product or service, their lives will be less complicated, their needs will be satisfied.

 

They are exchanging products or services for money.

 

In order for someone to buy their product or service, that person must first come to the realization that the expenditure of money they put out has less value than the product or service they will receive in return.

 

This is true for our jobs as well.

We want to be compensated to the point where we believe we are paid more than we believe we are putting out in terms of effort, energy or time.

 

We at least want to believe we are receiving just compensation (fair) for the time and effort we put out.

 

None of us if you asked us really wants to work, we want to have fun and play like when we were little kids, we don’t want responsibility, we want freedom from our worries and cares, we don’t wanted to be slaves to society, but free to explore.

 

Unfortunately we are not children anymore and life is complicated, filled with responsibility.

 

So make the most of your God given talents, keep your head down, your nose to the grindstone, never stop learning, growing or developing and honing your skills.

 

Life is too short to just dream, you need to get off your backside and make your dreams a reality.

 

Nothing in life is free.

 

Thank you for this bit of inspiration this morning Heavenly Father. Thank you for the guidance of the Holy Spirit. I hear you Lord, I will obey you Lord. I will pray unceasingly.

 

I thank you Lord for the many blessing you have given me by your grace. I love you Lord. I praise your name Lord, I give you the glory.

 

Our father who art in heaven hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, give me this day my daily bread and forgive me my sins as I forgive those who have sinned against me, lead me not into temptation and deliver me from the evil one. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory now and forever.

 

Amen.

 

This is the day the Lord has made I will rejoice and be glad in it.

 

I will be positive, optimistic, and extroverted; I will not hide my light under a basket but put it on the table for all to see. I will profess the name of the Lord by my actions and by my words.

 

Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.

 

I will live today; give today, love today, for tomorrow may never come. I love you Lord.