Hey fellas,
I wonder how many of the loyal viewers to the Dynamic Duo even feel like they get a chance to know me through my writing, or even realize that I am in fact the purported other half to the duo and not just an occasional guest writer. This is because as inspired as I may get about this project at times, I always seem to lack the motivation and drive to make regular posts. This is one area where I will freely admit that Bob is better than I. He has irons in all kinds of fires and keeps them all red-hot, whereas I only have one iron and it just smolders on the coals. He seems to be able to motivate himself far easier than I can and he really sticks with what he starts. That’s a quality I really admire, I often wish that I were more driven and dedicated to succeeding to my full potential, but I just don’t do it, despite my occasional resolutions to do so.
The reason I post about this now is that I just got done reading an excellent book by Charles Dickens, namely David Copperfield, in which the main character asserts that the only secret to any success that he may have is that he totally immerses himself and all of his abilities in whatever he decides to accomplish. He says that if something is not worth everything you have to give then you should be doing something that is. This got me to thinking about my own life and how I have a tendency to just drift through life, with an unconscious Hollywood spawned self-certainty that good things will fall into my lap. This is of course absurd, but I need to consciously recognize this and endeavor to change.
Having gained so much self-knowledge and realization through this book I was hoping that some of our readers can share what it is that motivates them, what helps them to push and give their all in what they pursue? So help me out everyone let me know the secrets to your success, whether it is a certain someone who just inspires you or just a remarkable self-will, I would really like to know!
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my new tie
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Get me oughtta here!
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Thanks for the completely unfounded compliments John. I try to do things that I enjoy or care deeply about. That tends to keep me going on them.
Oh yeah, and the honeys, lets not forget all the honeys.
I never forget the honeys, true playa for life dawg.
what keeps me going? dunno.. self-will, the beauty of reoccurances. creating a sheme to live by makes it (paradoxically) easier to break out of the very same sheme… *sigh* sometimes it’s really hard to make points using a foreign language..