Formerly the lamp was used to light homes. Without its light, it was almost impossible to stay at certain hours. Not having a lamp was synonymous with petting Morpheus early.
The light has been a reason for admiration, respect and search for centuries. It has been the source of songs, works and even poems. It has been an inspiration to scientists, writers, and even politicians.
But what is said about the oil that keeps the glow of the lamp alive?
Every source of light requires an impulse, a power, a fuel, a motive that activates its operation. Without adequate and sufficient motivation, no mechanism works, there is no thing or person that does not act without the push of a motive.
They all sing to the brightness, that is to say, to the consequence, but few deal with the reason, that is, the cause that this brightness exists.
The oil is the motivation, it is the gasoline that ignites the splendor and justifies the existence of the lamp. For no reason it is impossible to enliven the light of your soul, of your mind, of your actions. Being motivated allows you to keep burning the flame that lights the way to achieve your goals.
Being motivated brings a series of benefits to your existence. The positive consequences of motivation are multiple. Here we explain ten of the most important reasons to apply this tool:
First reason: it dissipates. Regardless of our educational level or social class, we are all susceptible to lack of motivation. To avoid turning our lives into a set of unfulfilled desires, it is necessary to breathe motivation into your existence and dispel any trait of hopelessness.
Second reason: desire. Motivation starts from a desire or motive that is strong enough to induce us to undertake the actions that allow us to achieve the objectives. So if you are motivated, you have a definite desire. If you are not motivated, you do not have clarity of purpose. In other words, motivation is a perfect indicator of ownership of the prime requirement for success: desire.
Third reason: action. We must find a meaning, a purpose every day. Living motivated is giving the impulse that we always need to break the cold of the emotional, spiritual and mental motors, motors that in turn precipitate the action, enthusiasm and positive attitude that we must conceive and maintain throughout our day, day after day.
Fourth reason: commitment. History has faithfully recorded great men who marked our society with their perseverance and will power. They had an ideal to fulfill, a theory to establish, a dream to share. But how did they do it? The answer is simple: motivation implies a commitment that is expressed through these two distinctions. That is, perseverance allows us to stay on the road and overcome obstacles and willpower is the ability to undertake actions from the determined energy to the achievement of the objectives.
Fifth Reason: enemies. The active and strong presence of motivation drives away your natural enemies. Guilt, pessimism, and fear are antagonistic not only to motivation, but they limit any chance of success, growth, or development. So if the former are your enemies, the latter are robust, influential, and beneficial friendships.
Sixth reason: discipline. By being aware that motivation is a mental process, we can discipline the mind to keep it active and widen this variable of human behavior. There are many exercises that we can do to increase the power of self-motivation. It is up to you to take advantage of the gifts of the mentality.
Seventh reason: capabilities. Motivation brings out the best in us. The capacities of the human being are so great and so infinite that neither the sky nor the sea would be enough for a man to write down what he is capable of achieving.
Eighth reason: motivate. The collateral benefit of being motivated is especially important. Perhaps the most relevant side effect is received by people close to us, they are impregnated by our momentum, it is as if they received small electric shocks with which they are gradually reactivated and energized.
Reason ninth: reciprocity. After being motivated, they also develop the ability to energize their surroundings, and by divine compensation we begin to receive their shocks of electricity and thus increase our levels of motivation. In other words, they begin to build virtuous interpersonal relationships.
Tenth reason: honesty. We cannot deceive ourselves by pretending to believe that we are motivated. That would be a big mistake, we must encourage honesty and avoid the temptation of self-deception. We will know if we are motivated, if we are able to act efficiently, if we observe changes in the mentality, if we feel a displacement in the emotions, even if we obtain true results.
We must always live motivated, raise our thoughts above this world and from a high tower called motive, from the pinnacle of the mountain of motivation, observe with a new mentality, feel with a new emotion. It is not only the visualization, preparation and planning of tomorrow, but the tactics, situations and actions of the present.
The oil for our lamp is the one that keeps the flame alive and burning and brings heat to continue moving in the world, to serve you and others with a different, sincere dedication and, although we have failed in something, the flame continues to burn in our interior does not go out, even if the world is involved in the most terrible crises. The flame of motivation maintains our drive for continued growth.
"I consider more courageous the one who conquers his desires than the one who conquers his enemies, since the hardest victory is victory over oneself." Aristotle.
