What Happened To That Motivation?

One of the most exciting times throughout parenthood would have to be when your child first learns to both walk and talk. The walking part is especially rewarding, after having to witness all the times your child would get up and make an attempt to walk, only to fall flat on their face. To see them succeed, after all their effort, all their tears, all the pain, and all their failures, sure brings a smile to your face, and even a little proud smirk of accomplishment on the child's face also. We were once in the same boat as our children, stumbling, tumbling, falling over and hurting ourselves, whilst our own parents watched on. We wouldn't exactly remember those days, nor all the times we tried and failed over again, attempting to walk, ride our bike, climb, or maybe skate, nor would we remember all the times we hurt ourselves, and ended up in tears. Yet here we stand today, showcasing the skills and abilities we learned for ourselves as a child, walking, talking, climbing, riding, jumping, skating, and other such accomplishments. Most of us never even take a moment to reflect on exactly what we did accomplish as a child, but instead, we take for granted what a blessing it actually is to be able to walk, talk, run, ride, swim, cycle, and the like, because sadly, there are many individuals around the world who don't have such privileges. It's interesting that some of the most motivated, inspirational, and talented individuals, are those who are actually physically impaired. Despite their restrictions and impairments, their resolve, determination, and attitude, is extremely admirable.

Regarding our accomplishments as a child, how was it that we managed to successfully walk, ride, climb, etc? We may just assume that it's naturally what humans do, and that such movements come naturally to us, but that's not the case at all. Our parents, grandparents, relatives, and the like, all played their part in teaching and educating us on what to do, holding our hand and guiding us throughout, however it was entirely our responsibility to actually execute each action successfully. Why is that we kept falling over and hurting ourselves, yet continued persevering, even in the knowledge that we would likely fall over and hurt ourselves again? It seems senseless really, doesn't it? Can you imagine trying to achieve some particular feat like that, as an adult, in which you desperately wanted to achieve a goal, yet you continually fell over, hurt yourselves, failed, and ended up crying tears of pain? Undoubtedly, you'd become disconsolate and dejected pretty quickly, and more than likely, you'd stop trying, right? Why continue exposing yourself to hurt, pain, tears, and failure? Most people would indeed give up, and cease from subjecting themselves to constant hurt and pain. In fact, when it comes to the pursuit of personal goals, the overwhelming majority of people do give up on trying, because they quickly grow tired of constant pain, hurt, setbacks, failure, and rejection. Unfortunately for us though, the pathway to our goals is laden with all these adversities.

The road to our goals isn't necessarily about facing physical hurt and pain, as was the case when we were a child, although it would still be the case for the likes of individuals such as athletes, who subject their bodies to intense physical pressure and stress. Most of our hurt, pain, rejection, and failure, impacts us mentally. When it comes to the pursuit of our personal goals, those in which are life changing, and future enhancing, there are fear factors involved. These fears are about the possible outcomes, off the back of decisions we make, and actions we take, that are needed to progress towards our goal, yet have the potential to negatively impact us financially, emotionally, within our personal relationships, in the way we live, and within our pride. There's no shying away from the extremely high probability that we will fail, we will annoy and frustrate others because of our decisions and actions, we will be financially challenged, we will feel emotionally dejected, and the way in which we are accustomed to living will change, but none of these mean indefinite pain, loss, and failure. In order to succeed in reaching our goals, we must make sacrifices, we must encounter and overcome several failures, we must repel judgement from others, we must take risks, we must step out of our comfort zone, we must make changes, we must remain patient, we must be resilient, we must remain committed, and we must remain driven and motivated. There's no way around it, not normally anyway. With this in mind, it then comes back to how motivated and driven we truly are, about achieving our goals.

We only need to refer back to what I wrote above, and reflect on what our attitude was like as a young child, when it came to achieving goals. There we were, prepared to get hurt and fail, time and time again, but it never resulted in us ever losing motivation. We continued to pick ourselves up, and kept trying, becoming all the more determined and motivated to succeed. The result; we did succeed. So the question then must be asked, what happened to that motivation? How did we go from being born with the natural human traits of determination, motivation, and resilience, to becoming a coward, and someone void of will power? Why were we once someone who was so desperate to learn, grow, develop, and succeed, to now becoming someone controlled by fear and influence? They say that we mature with age, yet the way many of us behave, and with the attitude we possess, it actually proves that we are in fact becoming all the more immature. Those powerful and successful traits, we once possessed as a child, aren't naturally lost as we age, we choose to disengage with them. As a result, we also part ways with the opportunity to create a future filled with happiness and success for ourselves. The good news for us though is, those traits still lie within us, they have just become dormant. We need to rediscover our child self, and recapture that will to learn, grow, and succeed. We need to overcome our fears, get clear on our goals, and allow them to drive and motivate us. The sooner we do so, the sooner we can achieve them. So go ahead, fall over, fail, and embrace the hurt and pain that comes with the pursuit of your goals, because you know full well, that you had the strength, resilience, determination, and motivation, to overcome all the setbacks, challenges, and failures, when you were younger, and yet still succeeded, proving that you can achieve whatever you set your mind to achieve. Rediscover that motivation and drive within you today!

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