inner strength; the will to be hungry and fight and work
Quick intro -
Incoming junior going through recruiting with a weak will to compete. Self-diagnosis is one of being perhaps too satisfied, not hungry enough. Changed my wants over time from understanding and influencing the world to wanting very little - to exist, play, frolic, think, feel, experience, love, write, read, be stimulated with good music, movies, theater, philanthropy. In retrospect, find this lowering of standards and demands from life to be a problem. Want to want more.
Want to isolate what drives y'all to want success, money, power, or status.
Possibilities-
constructed from real situations (socio-economic struggles)
from an innate aggressiveness or
from a socially-formed need to be validated through prestige pr
from a need for constant mental stimulation or
from a need to usefully expend an innate vast reserve of energy or
from a make-dad-proud or
from a outperform-dad's/mom's-achievements or
from something you really can't narrow.
What is it that allows you to discount your present existence so much, acknowledging your peak levels of vitality, close friends, non-career opportunities, lack of responsibilities, etc.
I'm quite amazed by the level of dedication and drive I’ve seen of people at my school / some posters on WSO; when I speak with some of the most driven, it almost seems self evident, like it is what they are at core, a set of drives, the non-poet; I wonder if that is actually true, that it's just the way some are constructed. Again, I know I had this level of drive in HS, but for the wrong reasons - insecurity, superiority/inferiority complex, hate, a need for better people/society, a total lack of love I permitted myself to feel, testosterone-driven aggressiveness and need for dominance, amongst other factors. Now that I’ve removed so many of these negative forces, I’m looking for positive forces to motivate and give me strength as immense as I had previously. Would love to get your inputs of what powers your engines.
Good grammar. No for reals man, you need to do something about that "paragraph".
I stopped reading at "a quick intro". You lied.
lol
Ok ok, will edit to make it to the point. Wrote it like the diary entry of a 13yr old. My bad.
Just a tip: you need to shorten the paragraphs, especially for a web forum. Short, concise writing will also be important in business, I don't know anyone who would read a block of text like that heheh
The force is strong in this one
He a southern boy with dem y'alls
After I saw that, I scrolled to the end, only to realize there was no "TL;DR section"
It's rather odd to make an efficient version of a qualitative reflection but I understand the need for fitting the appropriate format so here it is, edited. I am genuinely curious about subject; would love to receive quality answers. @loki I had one, edited it out, edited it again so it doesn't need one. kassad's quote captures original chaotic entry.
You want us to tell you why you should have the drive to be successful and take what you want in life?
...yeah...
Interesting op. To everyone else he was laying his thoughts out. Chill out and stop whining. But op: my desire to work hard comes from feeling inadequate. I see my friends dad with powerful positions and I think I want that. Now actually working I always keep looking up thinking I want that, that is my goal. Then once I reach that "goal" I convince myself the next step will make me feel better.
Also I found having a girlfriemd demotivated me. As bas as it may sound I felt genuinely happy and content and I didn't want that. I wanted to feel inferior, useless, to pick myself back up from this "rut" so I dumped her and pushed forward. It may sound extreme but I enjoy it. Until I'm content with my career positioning I will keep up my tactics.
Much better, to answer your questions:
1) I don't want to work 80 hours per week for the rest of my life, so I've looked into corporate careers. These tend to vary from ~40-65 hours/week depending on job function, and they give you something to look forward to outside of work.
2) The drive to achieve this is simple: I want to be secure AND be able to enjoy life at the same time. Some people are willing to put in 80 hour weeks for 2 years to get a jump ahead. That's cool, to each their own. That's not the lifestyle I'm looking for, so I'm not aiming for it.
No one's whining bud.
And your tactic is to subconsciously and consciously feel inferior to people to "motivate" you into becoming successful, while continuing to keep that inferior mindset?
Hmm..self-abuse much?
I guess yeah. Doesn't bother me, I am still confident about myself and abilities.
I thrive well under self-abuse. It's actually gotten me pretty damn far.
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