A lot of people said I would never do it / That’s what scares me, cause you fear what you can’t see / That’s motivation for life – Lil B the Based God

Really, motivation is just wanting something bad enough to do something about it. A lot of times this can be fueled by some stronger emotion like love or hate. It’s a lot of things.

Stories of Motivation

About ten years ago I went bowling with my family. And I told my stepdad that I think my uncle was going to beat him. My stepdad then bowled the best game of his life all the way until today. I don’t really remember this but he does, and he tells me the story anytime I doubt him. I sometimes wonder what made him turn it up. I don’t believe in coincidences. He didn’t just happen to bowl the best game of his life. And the fact that he still brings it up to this day means there’s something deeper. I don’t really know. He was motivated by me, fueled by jealousy or maybe he just wanted me to be on his side. I think that’s something he struggles with as my stepfather, and it’s not fair to him really.

The other day I was playing pickleball with my friends and I was playing against one of my friends. He was beating me 10-1. I knew I was going to win. I even told him that I was going to win. And I meant it. I wanted nothing more than to win this pickleball game. He always beats me. I never beat him in pickleball. But I just believed in myself. And I ended up coming back and winning. He wasn’t talking shit to me really, and nobody was against me. It was just me. I was motivated by my own failures to beat him. This made me question if there is a real phenomena that is “locking in”. Did I lock in? Did my stepdad?

I believe in locking in. I think it’s real. In the Olympic gold medal game for basketball, Steph Curry made 4/4 three pointers at the end of the fourth quarter. And it’s not like it was garbage time; it was a close game before Curry went on his tear. I definitely feel like that was more than basketball. I don’t know. I think Steph just wanted to prove that he is the best shooter of all time and always will be. Obviously two time MVP (first unanimous), four time champion, consensus greatest shooter of all time Steph Curry has nothing to prove, but who knows maybe he felt like he did.

The End

It’s crazy how motivation works. It’s the one thing that actually get people to go and do something. I don’t know I feel like I have a weird relationship with it. It’s like I’m so motivated all the time to do a ton of cool stuff but I’m so lazy that I don’t feel like it. New year new me, am I right?🤣