What motivates you?!? Positive thinking?

lemonbonbon

Hi all :-) just interested to know what gets you goin.. What makes you think "yes I can" I want to achieve lots in the new year I want to get in the right frame of mind! Also another question do you believe in the power of positive thinking and how has it worked for you?!? Thanks.

amacachi

What motivates me is that I'm still here. It's this or nothing so for now at least I'll take this.

Glico Man

lemonbonbon wrote: »

Hi all :-) just interested to know what gets you goin.. What makes you think "yes I can" I want to achieve lots in the new year I want to get in the right frame of mind! Also another question do you believe in the power of positive thinking and how has it worked for you?!? Thanks.

The company handbook. Radisson Blu, "Yes I can".

Link

Kanoe

I have to set goals or else there would be no reason to get up in the morning. (and yes on the positive thinking, I put in orders for stuff with the universe)

Cavehill Red

Sheer unadulterated rage, for the most part.

And coffee, white, no sugar.

DEFTLEFTHAND

I'll be another year closer to the grave, I've a lot to get done in life and I don't know how much sand is left in my hourglass.

seanybiker

Drink.

zenno

lemonbonbon wrote: »

do you believe in the power of positive thinking and how has it worked for you?!? Thanks.

yes I believe in positive thinking because if i didn't i'd be dead already.

the most important part of a human beings life is the need for positive thinking, it is essential. without it you will wither away.

well it worked for me well, but i had to put a lot of study into the things i liked and wanted to learn and no matter how negative i got about having to do it i just programmed my brain to always have a positive outlook. easier said than done mind you.

Davidius

Get your positive thinking mumbo jumbo away from me. It's all about the doing things because they need doing.

zenno

here here

I'm wanting to get back into the gym for the new year. I agree that it's extremely difficult to get motivated or optimistic about doing things. For the last two months I've been saying "i'll go back next week" but it never happens.

Would love to be one of those upbeat, happy go lucky types who have no problems doing anything.


... the bastards! :P

Kanoe

I love being able to do that.

Godsentme

seanybiker wrote: »

Drink.

Aw Seany, yer an awful man!:D:D this is serious stuff don't you know!!

Scanlas The 2nd

Can someone explain to me what positive thinking is so I can answer the question?

pragmatic1

Power.

Sprouts

Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »

Can someone explain to me what positive thinking is so I can answer the question?

When you have drank half your pint and think its still half full instead of it half empty

Biggins

My children motivate me.

Biggins

Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »

Can someone explain to me what positive thinking is so I can answer the question?

When you see a bottle that is at 50% capacity - do you think its half empty or half full?

Micky Dolenz

money

Feisar

The fact we only come this way once if fairly motivating for me. That and I'm pretty sure there's no afterlife of any description.

Toby Take a Bow

Kanoe wrote: »

I have to set goals or else there would be no reason to get up in the morning. (and yes on the positive thinking, I put in orders for stuff with the universe)

Has the universe delivered your orders yet?

Duggy747

Tiger Bread

Delicious!

saa

Neutral thinking.

But thats a lie, I like most people automatically drift off into negative thinking so I don't mind putting effort into positive thoughts.
Meditation is good to, just a case of being strict with myself.

In a terrible situation been here for about 4 years but I don't have to feel just as bad as a response its easier to fake a smile than embrace a frown - well that was cheesy. Yes it is cheesy..

starbelgrade

I fucking hate the whole American "motivation" psychology bullshit. It's the kind of crap that makes "Life Coaching" a profession & shifts self help books off the shelves by the millions and it does so by preying (and profiting) on people's insecurities.

What it all blatantly ignores is that it is very possible to be motivated without the feeling the "power of positivity" the whole time. In fact, it's probably unhealthy & unwise to do so.

Negativity, doubt, etc are natural feelings.. there's nothing wrong with them & anyone who thinks that being constantly positive is a natural state of being is setting themselves up for a fall.

Obviously, a constant feeling of negativity is not good for you, but by the same reasoning, a constant feeling of postitivity can be just as dangerous in the long term.

stovelid

The misfortune of others.

And a hatred of hippies.

saa

starbelgrade wrote: »

Negativity, doubt, etc are natural feelings.. there's nothing wrong with them & anyone who thinks that being constantly positive is a natural state of being is setting themselves up for a fall.

Obviously, a constant feeling of negativity is not good for you, but by the same reasoning, a constant feeling of postitivity can be just as dangerous in the long term.

surely the hormones you would be producing would not be as damaging to your body and your mental health couldn't be worse unless you go so far into thinking positively you lose touch with reality. But anything becomes a disorder if you venture into the extremes of any spectrum.

Those books are not a representation of the reality of dealing with negative or positive thoughts, as far as I know those books usually tell people to accept all feelings and digest them in a way that you can function other wise they would be telling you to bottle or ignore, they wouldn't get away with that there would be an out break of dissociation.

starbelgrade

saa wrote: »

as far as I know those books usually tell people to accept all feelings and digest them in a way that you can function other wise they would be telling you to bottle or ignore, they wouldn't get away with that there would be an out break of dissociation.

I don't know - I've never read one. I'm basing my theory on a mostly unfounded assumption and was hoping to get away with it without being pulled up.

If it wasn't for that pesky saa....

AnonoBoy

Wait.... there's positive thinking now?

Deus Ex Machina

Haha...motivation.

I remember that.

3qsmavrod5twfe

Motivated by money

However...

Driven by fear!

:eek:

hondasam

Right now not even money could motivate me to move from the couch.
Positive thinking,I will feel better tomorrow.

Kasabian

I am motivated by fcuk all, just the voices in my head tell me I should be doing more useful stuff. The voices win so I am somewhat gainfully passing my time.

lemonbonbon

Domo230 wrote: »

The thought that there is so much to see, do, learn and experience in this world.

It takes 10,000 hours on average to master something. Most people never manage to truly master and gain supreme insight into even one thing in all their time on this planet.

I am currently working in sales and I love it. My people skills have always been lacking but I wake up looking forward to each day in my current job because I know it will make me a better person by making me better able to communicate and be closer to people.

I love my sports because it teaches me to master my body. It is like clay in my hands, I can do with it what I want. I can make myself 400 pounds and struggling to move, I can bulk up and become a tower of pure muscle, I can increase my agility and mobility and achieve the freedom to move through this world with ease.

I love to learn because knowledge is power. What mysteries and insights there are hidden away. The feeling I get when I learn something new is immense, I feel like I am one step closer to knowing the mysteries of life.

Each day is a new opportunity for me to learn about myself. To discover what makes me tick, what get's me up in the morning, what makes me happy, sad or mad. I look forward to what emotions, both good and bad, life will throw at me because it means I am still alive. I look forward to learning to be a stronger person, to be able to shape the world for the better and to learn to control my darker side.

As the song waving flags by K'naan puts it "When I grow older I will be stronger". I still have a long way to go but the thought that each day I am getting one step closer makes me smile.

. I love you!

jester77

The fact that you could die tomorrow is motivation enough, don't put off until tomorrow what can be done today!

LeeHoffmann

What motivates me?
prejudice, stereotyping, disrespect - seeing how people harm others with their prejudices, seeing them restrict and limit other people by stereotyping them, seeing people treat others with utter disrespect - compels me to act and to keep going.

Rewards - I need them. Whether it's 30 mins of COD, a big glass of red or a movie - I need the promise of a gold star at the end to make me work!

The important people in my life. Their belief in me and their need for me to be happy makes me pull up my britches. I know my actions affect them - if I give up, it has negative consequences for them. I think of my Dad (now deceased) and I know he would hate for me to give up.

Logical Fallacy

lemonbonbon wrote: »

Hi all :-) just interested to know what gets you goin.. What makes you think "yes I can" I want to achieve lots in the new year I want to get in the right frame of mind! Also another question do you believe in the power of positive thinking and how has it worked for you?!? Thanks.

What motivates me is having a clear and obvious enemy that needs to be destroyed. It could be a person, it could be a bad habit, it doesn't matter.

I like to win.

starviewadams

Currently Effexor and lithium.

Dotrel

lemonbonbon wrote: »

Hi all :-) just interested to know what gets you goin.. What makes you think "yes I can" I want to achieve lots in the new year I want to get in the right frame of mind!

The Ultimate Warrior motivates me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak26Y9GOw8w

stupidusername

absolutely nothing

smash

stupidusername wrote: »

absolutely nothing

Aw come on. It's Christmas in a few days. You'll get spoiled!

stupidusername

smash wrote: »

Aw come on. It's Christmas in a few days. You'll get spoiled!

you assume incorrectly.

Jess16

Some people wait to strike when the iron is hot
-others make it hot by striking

Captain Darling

Bootsy. wrote: »

Fanny.

And fanny.

Also happiness and being able to get my stuff together without everything being up in the air.

FouxDaFaFa

The belief that I will one day be an important journalist, like yourself. :pac:

Seriously? Bigotry and intolerance motivate me to kill them with kindness and reason. My personal motivation stems from wanting to reach my creative potential in writing and wanting to leave a little bit of a mark on the world.

smash

stupidusername wrote: »

you assume incorrectly.

Dravokivich

I'm motivated by not wanting to waste my time with nothing.

lemonbonbon

Domo230 wrote: »

lemonbonbon wrote: »

. I love you!

Love you too :P

...

Scanlas The 2nd

LeeHoffmann wrote: »

What motivates me?
prejudice, stereotyping, disrespect - seeing how people harm others with their prejudices, seeing them restrict and limit other people by stereotyping them, seeing people treat others with utter disrespect - compels me to act and to keep going.

Rewards - I need them. Whether it's 30 mins of COD, a big glass of red or a movie - I need the promise of a gold star at the end to make me work!

The important people in my life. Their belief in me and their need for me to be happy makes me pull up my britches. I know my actions affect them - if I give up, it has negative consequences for them. I think of my Dad (now deceased) and I know he would hate for me to give up.

So you are motivated by negative thinking?

Scanlas The 2nd

saa wrote: »

Neutral thinking.

But thats a lie, I like most people automatically drift off into negative thinking so I don't mind putting effort into positive thoughts.
Meditation is good to, just a case of being strict with myself.

In a terrible situation been here for about 4 years but I don't have to feel just as bad as a response its easier to fake a smile than embrace a frown - well that was cheesy. Yes it is cheesy..

Yes neutral thinking is what motivates me too.

kincsem

Nice warm bed
Chocolate
Fire
Television

stupidusername

smash wrote: »

no need to be sad.