Posts Tagged ‘Success’
What Is Your Motivation?
A question that goes over my head while i sit and examine my life and my career journey; where i am, how i got here and where the hell am i heading.
It seems to be the sauna at my health club where the thinking process occurs; this time when a random chap begins talking (like hello, this isn’t the place to make chit chat pal, im nearly naked).
Anyway, we were talking about what fields we are in; this guy is apparently a semi-pro Rugby player, struggling to reach the next level and not sure if this is the life he actually wants.
He spoke of not being given opportunities by his coach and the feeling like he was being neglected. He said he never had the urge to go beyond what was asked of him because he wondered why he should seeing as no-one would notice.
This got me thinking (as always).
Who Can We ‘Rely On’ Really?
Family? Friends? Employers? Politicians? I could go on. From the way my Twitter followers act it appears the only thing they rely on is Eastenders being on the TV four times per week… and when it isn’t… you better find a World War bunker.
The topic of relying on people is a general discussion and it amazes me how the consensus is that you have to rely on people in life. But do you really?
To be perfectly honest, i find Bruce Wayne/Batman to be much more of a role model when it comes to proving that with determination, self belief and being proactive, you can achieve without having to rely on anyone else.
It was a quote within ‘Batman Begins’ that really made me think that dismiss the obvious fictional creation; Batman and Bruce Wayne stand for a whole lot more.
“It’s not who i am underneath, but what i do that defines me.”
With this in mind, i wrote a post about relying on people, and whether it is within yourself or others that defines what you stand for. Cos Who Can We ‘Rely On’ Really?
Striving To Achieve: The Layer Cake
“You’re born, you take shit. You get out in the world, you take more shit. You climb a little higher, you take less shit. Till one day you’re up in the rarefied atmosphere and you’ve forgotten what shit even looks like. Welcome to the layer cake son.”
I have thought about the quote above for years and have repeated it many times when speaking in discussions about power, respect and success.
This got me thinking about what it is that we actually strive for…
Here is my analogy of Striving To Achieve in reference to The Layer Cake.
