Having Extra Motivation to Accomplish Something in Life
Have you ever experienced a scenario in your life where you were supposed to do something, but had not found the motivation, so you just left it and did not care about it, although it could potentially hurt you or someone else? One may encounter unmotivated people in life who do not show interest or enthusiasm in a particular task such as school or work. If people are unmotivated to do something, they sometimes need a push that will motivate them and get them back on their feet. Stephen King’s Quitters Inc., illustrates a man who is in need of extra motivation from another man, to simply overcome an obstacle in his life before it consumes him.
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Richard Morrison the main character in Quitters Inc., states that he was having a bad day and that he had left the office and decided to drink the afternoon away, in the story it states, “He had left the office early and had come here to drink the afternoon away. Things had not been going so well at the Morton Agency. In fact, things were bloody horrible…[he] picked up the small card and reread it-237 East Forty-sixth Street was only two blocks over”(King, 211). Morrison is very unmotivated in the story due to the horrible day that he was having, at the Morton Agency. He decided to go and drink and forget about his problems; however, decides to look at the card that his friend Jimmy McCann gave to him, and got motivated to go to Quitters Inc. and seek some help to get his life back in order. Teenagers sometimes need extra motivation to write an essay, because they are too stressed about their other projects and they get extra motivation from their parents, because oftentimes, parents will ground them and take their technology if they do not complete the essay. It is certainly a good idea to get extra motivation for an essay early on, rather than letting a barrier stop you from finishing it and not be …show more content…
One may have to do a test given by the teacher, that they have to study for; however, don’t study due to procrastination, not knowing how to study, or simply getting invited to hang out with friends. Studying for tests is a big part of life for teenagers and can certainly be a barrier for some, because of the lack of motivation. In the story, Morrison wants to stop smoking for his family, but does not have the motivation to do so because he has been a smoker for a while, so Donatti steps in and gives him the needed extra motivation. Donatti tells Morrison, “For the first month of the treatment, our operatives will have you under constant supervision...If they see you smoke a cigarette, I get a call...Your wife gets the rabbit trick, not you” (King, 217). After receiving the motivation from Donatti, Morrison, who has been a smoker for years, was able to stop because, it would later protect his wife from getting electrocuted and getting “the rabbit trick”. Extra motivation like, parents giving their children
Encouragement plays a significant role in my success. Without encouragement, the achievement won't come true. Juliet Ferking, the author of "A Drive to Achieve the Extraordinary" from This I Believe: Life Lessons, tells her story about
Generally many people quit a task, they quit because it gets to unbearable to handle. They can also talk themselves out of a opportunity that could change their life. A true survivor does not let this happen to them, they would say very motivated throughout the process. In the article Catching Kayla, Kayla Montgomery, 18 was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis Kayla did not let the disease change her life, so she decided to start running. “When she was diagnosed, she said to me, ‘Coach, I don’t know how much time I have left, so I want to run fast — don’t hold back,’ ” said Patrick Cromwell, Montgomery’s”. Like Kayla, a true survivor stands up and changes something, because they do not let bad news get in there way of succeeding. To succeed one who is optimistic if thriving must, not let anything get in there way of their dreams, goals or aspirations. Another great example of self motivation is Eric Thomas, a motivational speaker. In the video Nothing to Something, Eric say “I just rember me me saying like, you are homeless now but this is not the rest of your life man. Regardless you played the role of getting yourself here, now you got to get yourself out.” Eric is a true example of a survivor, is motivated to get himself out. One must be willing to stay driven and change there whole life around in order to
Motivation is something that we as human beings all possess. There is obvious levels of motivation, these levels make a substantial difference between a regular Joe and a multi-billion dollar executive. What drives a person to reach his/her full potential is motivation, whether good or bad. Sometimes tragedy as awkward as it may sound will provide
motivation to do something you are most likely not going to want to do it.
Have you ever been persuaded to do something? That feeling you get that tells you to go out and do it, is called motivation. Motivation is very underrated for the fact of that people are motivated everyday by the choices they make in everyday life, big or small; Chris McCandless’s motivation happened to be a big one. Two years before Chris McCandless’s death, something within himself clicked, and he was ready to travel ‘into the wild’. There are many controversial thoughts of what was Chris’s “breaking point” on going out and accomplishing this task. My thoughts include that there was an external and an internal forces as well as family problems and emotional damage.
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In order to ever accomplish something if it is going up the stairs, or getting to college they all have one thing in common. What is it? Motivation. Without it you couldn't do anything you wouldn't have the will to accomplish anything no matter how small. everyone has some kind of motivation in them if it is their parents, wanting more in life or just pure determination.
By examining the novels Night and Sold we can see that motivation is the key to survival, which is important because without it they fail to see why they should keep fighting to the end. Elie Wiesel had much motivation in his time at the concentration camp and it helped him survive against the Nazi soldiers. He had it from his father and the friends
Petty little things or ideas could get the best of you. How about pride? Anything can be a person’s reason to do something, but if it is for the right one… that’s up to them. In The Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst, the narrator helps his brother to walk and act as if he is not a disabled cripple. He helps his brother with many things, but he ends up leaving him and Doodle dies. As the story goes on the reader tends to doubt the narrator’s intentions and can feel the guilt that he describes. While he is doing an outstanding thing for his brother, that he loves, his motivation is questionable. It’s just the same as donating money to a charity only looking for recognition and praise, but not to truly reach out and help
The novels Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck and Black Boy by Richard Wright, along with the articles “The Story of the ‘Migrant Mother’” by Ben Phelan and “Long-Distance Parenting” by Ana P. Santos, all demonstrate the theme that life is nothing without motivation. For example, in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Curley’s wife demonstrates the importance of motivation:“Coulda been in the movies, an’ had nice clothes-all of them nice clothes like they wear.” (Steinbeck 89). Curley’s wife had a dream to be a star, and that dream kept her happy for a while and gave her hope that her future will be better, which let her endure her loneliness with Curley. Similarly, Richard Wright in Black Boy, writes “I would pay two dollars and a half a week
“The Mystery of Motivation” appeared in the January-February 2017 article written by Gary Drevitch, who is a senior editor for Psychology Today. Drevitch a Yale graduate, currently resides in New York City with his wife and three kids. His previous work includes senior editor at PBS, Time Inc., Scholastic and Parade Publications, and is the former editor-in-chief of Grandparents.com and an AOL blogger on weight loss and nutrition.
Larry's Story In the story of Larry, we find an underpaid customer service representative performing a "routine job" on a day-to-day basis. Larry works within a confined space and interacts with customers, via phone or email, and has done so proficiently for the past 5 years. However, after participating in a new project, outside of the tasks to which he is accustomed, then returning to his normal assignment, it was discovered that Larry lost his usual motivation to work effectively.
Sometimes it’s easier for someone else to motivate a person than for that person to motivate themselves, but I believe the theory discussed in the book “MIND OVER MOOD” that a person has to change the way they think in order to change how they feel. If they change their perspective on things their motivations will change too. Motivation to me is this - setting goals, hammering into your mind to finish what you’ve started, associating with motivated people and positive thinkers, and being persistent and patient.
They pressured her unto believing that smoking was cool and that she would fit in by smoking and that smoking with her friends would bring them closer and would enhance their friendship. (Mentor, October, 2011). Ms. Jeanette says that when she started smoking she would often cravings during the day and while in school and would always think about the different ways to where she could go smoke a cigarette. She says that smoking would ease her mind and made her feel calm and at ease like it was her escape to other things. (Mentor, October, 2011). As a teen her parents did smoke and she says that also influenced her as a teen and made her want to smoke as well. (Mentor, October, 2011). She says that as she began to become her own person as she grew older she then realized that smoking was not cool, and she should not have done it. She still does not realize how smoking makes her fit in and made her and her friends closer. (Mentor, October, 2011).