Motivation is needed just because we are human. Even with passion, we can all fall down and struggle. and motivation helps to get you back on your feet.
I love what i do, I have tried to retire a few times and keep coming back. I just like what i do, I am passionate about it. But I, like anyone else can get frustrated when everything seems to go wrong(most of the time it is lack of patience).
So a word of encouragment, the pat on the back, or an uplifting quote from someone who has done something that was supposed to be impossible will help you to realize that we all need a little help sometimes and that the goal is within reach if we stay in the race.
I read a story about a vietnameze man(hope i spelled it right) who made his riches and it was destroyed by the vietnam war. After the war, he rebuilt his empire, and a new ruler took over, and he spent years in prison and lost it all again because of political corruption.
He then came to America and went to work for a relative in a doughnut shop in a mall. He saved for 3 years for the down payment to buy the shop, and finaly did, but he slept in the shop to save money since he was only being paid min. wage.
Then, once he took ownership of the shop, he remained living in the shop for a full year and paid off the remaining 100K to his relative..
This guy made it 3 times, and made the sacrafice 3 times. Most would have been happy telling the story of "the one that got away". But this guy never quit, no matter what.
When i feel beat up, I think of this guy(who is now a millionaire again)
And i can then stand up and say to myself, I will not quit, If he did it, so can I!
this is the purpose of motivation. even if you are passionate.
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