Motivation !!

We all have goals and aspirations. Whether we will follow on their achievement is another story. But those who make one crucial decision to pursue their goals or dreams must have a starting point. Where is your starting point?

Many years ago a supervisor who recognized my ability to look at things in a positive light called me to his office and said he wanted to share something with me. He shared something with me that, honestly, I would never expect the supervisor to share with their direct reports or anyone else in the company on the matter. He told me he had some fights with the bosses. The people he reported lost confidence in him. He tried to explain how much it was worth to them without success. He did not know what to do.

So I told him, where you are right now, is your starting point. Take a look at your current situation. Maybe it's not a pretty picture. It may be depressing that you are reviewing the place you are currently in. But once you draw that line and make this your starting point, you can improve. You can improve it. You don't have to stay here. You start here to fix yourself.

We can do the same in life. Maybe your starting point is thousands of dollars in debt. That means your starting point is in the red! It would be depressing to see your financial situation in red. But your goal is to be in black. Draw that line. Do you continue to accumulate debt or do you decide to start eliminating those debts and move from your starting point towards Black? No matter how little you eliminate, you move away from it.

People don’t like to honestly look at themselves for the same reason that some people don’t like going to the doctor. They are afraid of results. They are afraid of bad news. So they prefer to bury their heads in the sand of their lives and ignore the problem, and the problem only grows. It takes courage to stop and review where you are. It's not an easy thing. No one likes to watch their lives and discovers that they are failing.

When you do get tired of a failed life though, you will ignore the disappointments, regrets, depression, or any other negative feelings that come along with the current situation and face it. Face the courage and tell yourself, I will move from this starting point! Where I am, I am not where I will stay. I will be better and submit the actions with my decree. I'm moving away from this starting point!