Why Motivation?

Courtesy: Oxbridge Academy

For the longest time, I never believed in motivational speakers and regarded them as a scam. I could not resonate with the logic behind motivational speaking and how it impacts on life. Flash-forward to now and I am beginning to buy into the idea. Truth be told, motivation may not get you far in life, but it will definitely get you started.

Motivation helps you clearly articulate your dream and even develop a road map. Without motivation, you will not have the zeal to defy all odds and even side-line negative energy to keep moving. It is motivation to give you the energy to trust your gut when everything seems to be against you or even act when you don’t feel like it. What would you do without motivation?

On several occasions, people have referred to me as a motivational speaker and I never liked it one bit. [PS. This is not why I am embracing the art of motivational speaking]. Deep down, I have always felt that, to be a great motivator you need to be ahead in life to have something to show. This is the ideal situation. I mean; how do you push others to greater heights when you are at the bottom of the staircase?

What I have come to appreciate is that motivation has nothing to do with where you are in life but with what you are doing about your position. It has more to do with knowing where you want to go, defining your dreams, and working on a path that leads you there. The greatest scam is not talking to people about making it in life but rather denying others the opportunity to learn as you wait to make it, whereby there is no SI Unit for making it.

Every day you do something to better your life or achieve your goals which leads you to make it based on your parameters. The bottom line remains, we all need the motivation to get ahead in life. That tap on the back and the little fun club are critical for you to challenge yourself and grow. The one milestone you have attained is good enough to boost the morale of someone else.

Today I salute all motivational speakers for investing in porous grounds. Taking the chance to push others, to be better versions of themselves, and take action toward their success, takes guts. Nonetheless, motivational speakers can only charge you, but you determine your own success by the actions you take.

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