Motivation and Ambition

Motivation is an important ingredient for success. It is the power that kindles the fire to do things and to
act, and has much to do with ambition and desire. In fact, without ambition and desire there is no
motivation. When motivation is strong, there is ambition, and when there is strong ambition there is
motivation.

Often, people get motivated to do something, learn something, accomplish something, but this
motivation is too often short lived and evaporates after a little while. How do you feel after reading
something that inspires you, or after watching a movie that awakens your ambition to succeed? You feel
the desire to experiment or accomplish what you have read or seen. You feel a sense of euphoria and
happiness, but too often, these feelings go away on the same day or the next one.

Why does this happen?

Because you don’t really want to achieve what you have read or seen.
You are too busy and forget about it.
It requires too much effort.
It requires that you make certain changes in your life.
It takes time to accomplish goals.

If you think about it, you will come up with many more reasons why you lose your desire and
motivation.

To keep the fire of motivation, you need to strengthen your desire, have faith in yourself, and be willing
to work toward accomplishing your goals. You need to keep fuelling the fire of desire and ambition in
order to keep your motivation alive.

Don’t be afraid of effort or failure. The road is often bumpy and you might fall or fail, but keep getting up
with a smile on your face, and with the faith and belief that you can achieve your goal. Never say ‘I
can’t', always say ‘I can’.

Quotes on Ambition
 Before success comes in any man’s life he is sure to meet with much temporary defeat and,
perhaps, some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and most logical thing to do is
to quit. That is exactly what the majority of men do.

Napoleon Hill  
(author of Think and Grow Rich, is one of the best-selling books of all time)

 To succeed in life in today's world, you must have the will and tenacity to finish the job.

Chin-Ning Chu
(author of Thick Face Black Heart)
How to Stay Motivated
Motivation to act, do things, study or attain success in any field often comes through outside triggers.
The desire and motivation can arise after watching a movie, reading a book or hearing about someone
who has achieved success.

The motivation that arises is often short lived. How many times have felt elated and motivated to follow
a desire or ambition, after watching a movie or reading a book? What happened to the desire and
motivation half an hour later, a day later or a week later? In most cases it has evaporated. Why? Either
because the desire was not strong enough, you lacked enough inner strength and persistence, or your
day-to-day life made you forget it.

A single, one-time motivational trigger is usually not enough. Certain events or situations might arouse
in you motivation and ambition, and drive you to make resolutions, but after you are out of that
situation, everything returns to normal and you forget your resolution.

Success requires constant motivation, besides other qualities. So how could you produce a constant flow
of motivation to carry you through obstacles, laziness, fears or negative thinking?

Make a list of what you find to arouse motivation in you, such as:

# A list of motivational books

# A list of motivational movies

# A list of inspiring quotes

# Success stories

# Photos of things you want to do

# Photos of things you want to get

# A list of people who have an uplifting effect on you

Every day, devote some time to one or more item on your list. In this way you can keep the motivation,
and ambition alive.