MY MOTIVATION

In the few years I've been privileged to live I have had different motivations and different points of my life. I have been motivated by my people, drawn strength from situations and had to find my strength within. To be honest it's not always easy finding strength to keep going, especially when you don't even know where you are headed to. Yeah it can get to that point, and where a person begins to feel stupid for living. I know this because I've been there countless times, I've fought so hard to achieve things, I've been at the Verge of losing the things I worked so hard to get, and I've also lost some of the things I worked so hard to get but I find myself still pushing.

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I'm pushing not because I love to, or because people are dependent on my success (even though it's a good enough reason to keep pushing) but because I can't just sit and do nothing. I can't continue to be useless simply because I failed or suck at something. I think this character was embedded in me by the person who mentored me when i just got into the university. I've always had a very broad mind, thinking outside the box and finding solutions in desperate situations has been one of my strong suit. Especially the part where I have to think critically and carefully about the decision I am about to make, knowing the consequences and how to manage it at the end of the day.

This is not me saying I'm brilliant or wise, because there are times my knowledge has failed me, but let's just say I naturally know how to squeeze water from a rock. My mentor then would give me a lot of tasks, motivate me to carry them out, and tell me I can't come back with an excuse. I didn't always meet his target, but I also never came back with excuses. It was since then I learned life is not all black and white, there are times it's grey😂. I would always think of a way to save myself when I do not meet his target, and thinking of a way could mean going the extra mile to achieve results. I remember one time he asked me to bring a particular number of people to church, I knew I would never meet the target with regular evangelism, plus talking to people one on one wasn't really my strong suit.

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So I decided to tell a well known gossiper in my hostel that they will be sharing food in church on Sunday. By evening the entire hostel was asking me about church the next day. I called my pastor (mentor) and told him some students in my school were matriculating (which was true) knowing he would want to celebrate with them. And just like I predicted there was a feast for them in church on Sunday. Now this is what I mean when I say I love to think outside the box. If there's anything that keeps me going right now, it's that I always find something to think about, even in my worst state. I could draw motivation from literally anything, as long as I can think about it. I've trained my mind to think thoroughly, and it has saved me a great deal.

Sometimes it's good to have people around me who motivate me, there are times when I bank on them for motivation, but a lot of times I've also been disappointed by these people so I do not totally rely on anyone for motivation, not even myself. This is just to avoid stories that touch when you do not get what you expect from those you hope will motivate you. But in all this, I just tell myself I want to be better than I was today, so when I wake up the next day, I'm thinking of Ways and things to do to make me better.

THIS IS MY RESPONSE TO HIVE GHANA PROMPT FOR THE WEEK.