Inspiration & Motivation

It is the begining of a new week, and I am looking to have the best week I can. How? Will it be very different too last week? Maybe or maybe not, but I know that I need to keep my inspiration and motivation to follow the new path working online, from home, and maintain the level of acheivement I set out and visualised I would acheive.

What is inspiration .... What inspires you or me? And the same questions for motivation? Inspiration is defined at Wikipedia as - 'The act or power of exercising an elevating or stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions; the result of such influence which quickens or stimulates; as, the inspiration of occasion, of art, etc.' and Motivation - 'Willingness of action esp. in behavior'. We all have different motivations or inspirations to do different things or get through the usual or even the unusual. What is yours? What is it, that creates the extra drive or will to succeed or complete the task at hand? What is it for me? Where do I find inspiration?

'There must be something that lights that fire inside you'        

    -  Erica Combs

As humans and as individuals, we ourselves can be huge inspirations or motivators to ourselves. Just purely from the fact that we all like to win... or get to the end of a task. No body likes to fail or be seen as a failure and we all try to avoid this. I know I do. Lets face it, emotions or feelings are what we are really trying to elevate from inspiration/motivation. If and when we fail, and I certainly have at many different things throughout my life so far, the emotional effects can be huge. But, inspiration or motivation and indeed both, deliver the ideal lift to emotions that there is more to everything and anything or life and we can indeed go on and succeed. Lets get inspired and motivated.... what do YOU want to acheive today, this week or this year? What are you going to use as your motivation?

'Every artist was first an amateur.' - R W Emerson

In my situation, and of course I can only speak for myself and hopefully point you in a direction that works for you, effort and learning are big motivators. I am inspired further by true stories or courage or persistence over and above all obstacles to achieve a goal or over come issues. I am also very inspired by music either playing music or listening. I am also greatly inspired by the successes of others who are working toward the same types of goals as myself. Working from home with my home businesses for and example. It is always a great motivation and inspiration to know that others have succeeded and continue to prosper in life, and their freedom and even financially, after having the same 'road blocks' that I may be encountering. Why is this motivation or inspiration? Because these people are human, have similar hopes, dreams and goals to those of myself and they had to start and encounter the same as myself to get to where they are now. We are never alone in what we endure, encounter or do. Someone or many have traveled like paths all of whom are human like you and indeed me. I am no different to anyone and thus can succeed at what I want, as you can in what you pursue.

'Rejoice In Someone Else's Triumph' - Lillian Too

The greatest joy is to be able to feel really good about someone else's triumph. To rejoice in another person's moment of glory, and more, to be gracious enogh to feel genuine admiration at an oppoent's magnificent and honourable victory will make you fell good. It is a spiritual dimension. let feeling good about your loved one's triumphs be good practice for extending this generosity or spirt to others. And then you will know the real happiness of selfless rejoicing.

Pg 30 - "The Book Of Gold" - L Too; 2001 Rider Publishing.

As I have touched on above, I have many ways to motivate myself or inspire. Some of the most influential and hard hitting for me are Quotes and Music. The right piece of music played, in my case loud, always instills in me the desire and change of mindset to do what needs to be done and so forth. It also that there are talented musicians out there willing to share, of which I would dearly love to get back into and share my own music as a musician. And it is not just the music of today but depending on the situation can pick the music genre.

A great inspiration, and quick and easy, is quotes from others but famous or not so famous. Known writers and thinkers or those who just have something to say. There are many quote pages on the net and I have a quote page on my blog you are more than welcome to read and even share your favourites in the comments section.

'Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day.' - Thornton Wilder

Find and use what motivates you, and be an inspiration to yourself and those who see you someone of inspiration. No task is so small that someone will not notice. We all have the motivation in us to become what we dreamed and hope for, and to inspire someone else to reach for their goals or over come a battle is motivation and inspiration in itself. Enjoy what you do and revel in what you do, and strive for... I do! I only hope that I can one day inspire one other person or 100 or more. I am no different to you or anyone else, but I hope to Live my Life NOW and help those to do the same.

'Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant, they is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks.' - Johann Gottfried Von Herder