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Is it possible that motivation has gotten out of control?

Posted April 28th, 2011 by Rachel Jacobsen

 Now I'm one for positive thinking and all that jazz, but after skimming through my Twitter account I was left with a nauseous feeling in the pit of my stomach.  Of course it doesn't help that everyone I follow on Twitter is somehow connected to spiritual enlightenment, or motivational speaking, but I can't seem to shake the over abundance of advice screaming out at me.  I have been recently training myself to see the feeling of being nauseous or agitated by something, as a sign that something needs to be addressed.  With that said, what then is it about motivation that has me feeling nauseous?

Of course I have to start by recognizing the very relevant and integral stage of motivation, after all growth isn't even possible without it, BUT!  Is it possible the we, as a society, are getting way too caught up in motivation and not enough into action?  After all, motivation can be very addicting, and our Western culture is known for chasing the newest "highs".  I know that after I've had a dose of Anthony Robbins or Adyashanti, I feel untouchable, like I could walk on water, but the feeling eventually goes away, just like every other "high".

At work I receive a daily email called the "Quote of the day" from my Broker, and todays quote captured this concept perfectly, by Henry Ford: "You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do."  This points to a very integral step, and one that is most avoided, the step of taking action.  Do we talk about action enough as a society?  How does one talk about action?  Is motivation the voice of action?  If so, at what point do we realize that chasing motivation is just another distraction to actually doing?

Everyday we, as individuals, are given opportunities to take action on the things that we feel are important to us, period.  So when the moment arises, do you or do you not take action?  Because like it or not, taking action is a choice.

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Ipecac

Posted April 28th, 2011 by Mark Grammer

info contracts, constricts

Need a release of energy instead?

it all kind of gets thrown into the pot

Temporal lobe lingua-stew

Ipecac

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good question

Posted April 28th, 2011 by kbd2005

you bring up an awesome point.  so my question is, what keeps us from acting?  what keeps you from acting?  thinking keeps me from acting.  thinking about the myriad of possibilities to an act i may make.  and that uncertainty gets in the free-flowing, spontaneous expression of energy.  sometimes i feel like my brain might explode.  and for every person that refuses action, the flow is negatively compounded, until, i would guess, something finally breaks.  like maybe someone like Eckhart Tolle has an awakening or there's a financial collapse or a hurricane happens.  and perhaps from one of those we learn the lesson that action is always the appropriate response. 

of course, we're all human, and fear is a part of being human... at least it seems that way to me.

thank you.