Latest Stories
Most recently published stories in Motivation.
It All Started With A Spark
Have you ever had a moment where you know your life has drastically changed? A single moment where you get this undeniable feeling, a spark in your brain or your heart? You don’t know why, but from this point forward you will never be the same. Yes? No? Well let me tell you about the moment that changed my life, thankfully for the better.
By Kelsey Isom6 years ago in Motivation
Self Discovery-Unforeseen Talents in an Endless Exploration!
If you think about it, our lives revolve around time– What time to wake up or go to bed Being on time What time to cook or eat Time for grocery shopping, getting gas, lottery or other errands Time to clean house, do laundry, take a walk, read a book Time with our children Time for ourselves
By Betty6 years ago in Motivation
Quitters Never Win
For most people worldwide, when the going gets tough, they get going. Sadly, I'm not talking in the sense they get going in a progressive way though, as they instead get going to the nearest exit. That's right, unfortunately most people take the option to quit, and they take the easy way out. When it comes to striving for goals, or some form of personal accomplishment, or a change in habit, whatever it may be that is of great benefit to our life, most people do not have the perseverance and patience to just keep going on that journey to achieve it. I think we all have the expectation that the journey is going to be tough, and we know that it will require a lot of hard work and dedication, but undoubtedly, we underestimate the level of intensity. As a result, when we face adversity along that journey, we are mentally underprepared, and our mind becomes filled with doubt that the success we envisioned may not be possible after all. The journey towards achieving goals, personal success, wealth, happiness, and fulfillment, is brutal, there's no shying away from that fact. The greater the reward, the more brutal the journey is. There are so many traits and characteristics that we need to both possess and maintain, in order to see that journey through. It's about having the patience to keep going for as long as it takes to reach that success, which often takes years. It's about having the will to continually work hard, constantly directing our focus on the actions required to reach the goal, despite the intensity, pain, and mundane nature of these actions. It's about having the courage to take risks in order to achieve what we desire. It's about making sacrifices, giving up some things we enjoy that provide us that short boost of satisfaction and enjoyment, rather than long term. It's about having the resistance to repel the judgement, doubt, and criticism from others, about our decisions, actions, and the journey itself. It's about having the drive and motivation to fulfill our goals, using it to spur us on, no matter the circumstances. It's about having the determination to succeed. It's about having the adaptability to change actions, and embrace new concepts. Above all, it's about having the resilience to overcome all adversities, challenges, and failures, then to have the perseverance to keep on going, no matter how tough things get.
By David Stidston6 years ago in Motivation
Dumpster Diver
Eric is a free willed man. He lives life on a day-to-day basis; never thinking of the future or remembering the past. One of his hobbies, and a way to bring in cash, is dumpster diving. One day he went to one of his favorite dumpsters. It sits behind a high-class hotel. He found a lot of good stuff here before.
By Rocky Emily6 years ago in Motivation
From Block Life To Stock Life
"To know the game Koli, you have to play it" Thats the famous words of my close friend and big brother James Day. I remember in September of 1999 we both showed up at Heritage High School in the middle of Spanish Harlem, in Manhattan, New York. I remember him being young, ambitious, and full of life. The most talented thing he had was his listening skills. Whether he was listening to a conversation or listening to a song, he was able to immediately process the information and explain it almost instantly. That was amazing and I learned alot from him
By Sakoli Norman 6 years ago in Motivation
Small Town Book
Behind the curtain of the stage Alice trembled with nervousness. You’d think by the ripe age of 29 she’d have conquered her fear of public speaking. “Courage is not the absence of fear. It is being afraid but still going after your dreams anyways. And you’ve always been the brave one,” The words rang in Alice’s ears and her mother’s voice was clear as the day. They’d both, along with her Dad and her mentor, been flown to Baltimore for this event. The event Alice had worked so hard for over the last ten years. Every minute spent from her precious family, every obstacle, every sleepless night, and all the vigorous work poured into all those years has led up to this moment.
By Becky Moore6 years ago in Motivation
And So It Is...
Ana sat beneath the sprawling oak surveying the expansive California hills, the air crisp and hazed in the winter light, colors vivid, yet muted, blending hills into the horizon. She coiled her long black hair around her fingers and tied it in a messy knot held together by her pencil. In her lap, she traced the cover of her notebook. Its worn, dog-eared pages told the tale of the years of stories it contained. A perfectly, flat paper wrapper floated from the pages with carefully handwritten rows of text across its width. Ana recalled with a distant memory that the wrapper had held chopsticks from her favorite sushi restaurant on the corner of Seventh Avenue and 23rd Street. A lifetime ago she had scrawled words of hope and longing, a wholly different human had sat at that teak counter, with nothing but glistening eyes and naive hubris.
By Lisa Johnson Long6 years ago in Motivation
Cups and Jars
Bruce Lee once said “Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves. Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.”
By Benjamin Alexander House6 years ago in Motivation
How To Take Control of Your Life| 3 Powerful Ways
This article is for those who want to know how they take control of their life. So they change their victim mindset to a leadership mindset and take decisions that will change their life. So how to take control of your life?
By Arsalan Haroon6 years ago in Motivation
