Why Motivation Isn't Enough - On Ecency

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Hi there dear friends on Ecency and all other Frontends on Hive, once again TheRingMaster is back without another very life changing realization.

You know, I was say to my friends on Hive that I'm very motivated to be here, to be active, to make friends and to engage a lot but there's one thing I've realized and it's just about my Hive experience but all other life experience.

One very funny observation is that almost every single year, people, well including me, write New Year’s Resolutions. It is indeed great to feel like a newborn baby and make new resolutions. The excitement and enthusiasm backing new year resolutions is really enormous, I feel super motivated to make some dramatic changes to my life.

Usually the resolutions that have constantly topped my list almost always include making more money, changing my relationship status and getting into shape, although I'm not overweight, in the contrary I'm slim and it's always about gaining more pounds in the gym.

So because of that I ended up paying for a gym membership many times over the years or purchasing workout clothes from local sports wear stores.

This is the year I will do it has been my motto and I go on YouTube to download lots of motivational, make money and workout videos

Whenever I start, it feels like this motivation is enough. So I get very pumped and start going to the gym regularly.

I start watching lots of gym videos on YouTube but there's one very funny thing people don't realize about Gym videod and money making videos online; the people teaching you have been doing it for years.

They didn't just start 2 months ago. some have been doing it for over a decade to have the results they are teaching online.

So by watching them one can easily be misled that after one month of workouts we will resemble them someday or by 1 year you'll end up a multi millionaire but this is not true by any means.

What happened often was that I would be really pumped up in the first month of starting a new exercise program, almost going to the gym every day. However other things begin taking precedence. Stressful work at times causes me not to achieve my objectives and this affects my mood. There are times when I get flu or something that makes it hard for me to maintain my routine. Missing one day turns into two, and then two days turn into a week. Months fly by and I realize that I haven’t been to the gym.

Looking back on this experience, I have come to see that lack of motivation is not what was wrong with me. The problem lies in relying purely on motivation; at least if we are talking from experience. My own experience has taught me that motivation does not last long. It is easy to be enthusiastic at first but as soon as real-life gets challenging, enthusiasm evaporates like steam.

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Discipline is what counts.

One very consistent thing that most of my friends tell me on Hive and Ecency is that the admire my passion for growth in the platform but I should make sure not to "burn out".

I realized that those friends really understood the difference between motivation and discipline.

It's really without a doubt that, discipline is the main key to any achievement in life. Discipline requires you to keep going even if you don't feel like so. I wouldn't want to sound weak to anyone but even while writing this blog, I'm not feeling too good.

You may ask; RingMaster why are you stressing that much then?

It's because I understand discipline and I have a vision to do well as a blogger on Web3, Hive

Here's a question I would love to ask you.
Do you actually think that Nelson Mandela ever wanted to spend 27 years of his life in jail? Not at all, and I bet you motivation to see his country free is not what kept him there for that long. It was the discipline to sustain pain, humiliation and discomfort that made him a hero in South Africa.

People with discipline commit themselves to their causes and that’s how they remain regardless of the difficulties they encountered.

Discipline to me means showing up every day and doing the work even though you don’t want to do it at that moment.

I remember just yesterday watching an interview of the renowned footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. He said everyone wants to be him but not everyone is ready to pay the price he paid the price and the price is discipline.

Here's the link to that short clip I watched on TikTok yesterday

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMMwWkcfx/

I have also acquired knowledge about the importance of keeping realistic expectations. Don't get me wrong friends, it's really good to dream big, but please be pragmatic enough to recognize what could be achieved within a short span of time.

Becoming a millionaire is very realistic but doing it in 3 months starting from scratch is almost not unless if you get lucky and find a gold mine under your house, hehehe

Instead of comparing myself to fitness gurus and multi millionaires who have been doing it for years, I take note of my own progress. Keeping track of small victories helps keep positivity and dedication.

Finally, I realized that having a support system really does go a long way in helping me achieve my goals. That's why I don't joke with the friends I make on Hive, they are very important to me.

I hope this rather brief blog enlightens you to focus more on becoming disciplined and not only Motivated to do something. Thanks for the time guys, I enjoyed sharing this realization with you.