Koke Posted 4 April 2008 Posted 4 April 2008 What makes you keep going on and on? Fear of failure? And how do you motivate teenagers? When I was at school, I was a right lazy sod and one day my teacher called me up and questioned my intelligence. It was embarrassing to say the least. But it made me work my bollocks off to prove myself (and to her) and at the end of the year it paid off as I did well in my GCSE's - I'm talking about 8-9 years ago. I must say though I don't approve what she did to me.
SOCCERROO FOX Posted 4 April 2008 Posted 4 April 2008 Money I wouldn't get out of bed and go to work if i wasn't paid
General Smuts Posted 4 April 2008 Posted 4 April 2008 Money I wouldn't get out of bed and go to work if i wasn't paid That and the ladies.
Koke Posted 4 April 2008 Author Posted 4 April 2008 Money I wouldn't get out of bed and go to work if i wasn't paid I have a decent job - And I still can't be arsed to get out of bed and go to work. So your theory falls flat on its arse
SOCCERROO FOX Posted 4 April 2008 Posted 4 April 2008 That and the ladies. Also getting drunk and thinking your someone like you but 10 times better. BATracer too
SOCCERROO FOX Posted 4 April 2008 Posted 4 April 2008 I have a decent job - And I still can't be arsed to get out of bed and go to work. So your theory falls flat on its arse But i still drag myself out of bed
Raj Posted 4 April 2008 Posted 4 April 2008 To better myself as a person. And make the World a better place to live in.
Zingari Posted 4 April 2008 Posted 4 April 2008 not wanting to starve or be homeless and to flash some cash when there might be a chance of love action ( however unlikely )
Monk Posted 4 April 2008 Posted 4 April 2008 Fear of regret. I had a kidney transplant 7 years ago. I can't bear the thought of it failing and me thinking that I hadn't made the most of the freedom of being able to live a normal life. My motivation is travel and the money required to do so, and the money required to support myself if I fell ill again. I get the impression some people on here think I'm motivated by money but that's not true, money is just a means to an end.
Zingari Posted 4 April 2008 Posted 4 April 2008 I want to irritate, and generally get on as many peoples nerves as is humanly possible . ( without actually being beaten up , that's the skillful part )
fox123 Posted 4 April 2008 Posted 4 April 2008 To better myself as a person.And make the World a better place to live in. Are you having an affair with Michael Jackson
Thracian Posted 4 April 2008 Posted 4 April 2008 Wanting to feel good about myself and establishing the means to ensure that everything I do each day is of my choice and encompasses new experience and new knowledge. As a youngster perhaps I saw money as a measure of achievement but now, my time and freedom is far more valuable to me and I've never been a materialistic person. Yes, I enjoyed the thrill and individuality that an eccentric or eyecatching purchase might give but status and perceived status has never impressed or motivated me. Indeed in times past I well understood my brother-in-law's enjoyment of life as a hippy and student of the spiritual. Everything I do now is aimed at trying to feel right about myself and the main source of incentive for doing that is my family. My kids and my grandkids are my legacy - the only thing I will leave behind that might just matter in the fullness of time. I'm proud of them, I love every minute of their company. I try to stay fit partly because it means I can play golf or snooker with them and I am just starting a small business venture with at least one of them - though it's sure to involve the others and, of course, my wife - for the sheer enjoyment of trying to make it work. As the business evolves it will teach us new skills and any profit will doubless be ploughed back into the next adventure because my wife and I don't want for anything ourselves except, as I say, to feel good inside and that each day has had some purpose. It all goes back to Bill Shankly's words: "Every day you've got life and breath, son, you've got a holiday." The wisdom of that comment remains over 30 years later and I feel a great debt to him."
Phube Posted 4 April 2008 Posted 4 April 2008 The only thing that ever works for me is a Deadine... preferably approaching in the next few hours/minutes!
Messi Posted 4 April 2008 Posted 4 April 2008 Wanting to feel good about myself and establishing the means to ensure that everything I do each day is of my choice and encompasses new experience and new knowledge.As a youngster perhaps I saw money as a measure of achievement but now, my time and freedom is far more valuable to me and I've never been a materialistic person. Yes, I enjoyed the thrill and individuality that an eccentric or eyecatching purchase might give but status and perceived status has never impressed or motivated me. Indeed in times past I well understood my brother-in-law's enjoyment of life as a hippy and student of the spiritual. Everything I do now is aimed at trying to feel right about myself and the main source of incentive for doing that is my family. My kids and my grandkids are my legacy - the only thing I will leave behind that might just matter in the fullness of time. I'm proud of them, I love every minute of their company. I try to stay fit partly because it means I can play golf or snooker with them and I am just starting a small business venture with at least one of them - though it's sure to involve the others and, of course, my wife - for the sheer enjoyment of trying to make it work. As the business evolves it will teach us new skills and any profit will doubless be ploughed back into the next adventure because my wife and I don't want for anything ourselves except, as I say, to feel good inside and that each day has had some purpose. It all goes back to Bill Shankly's words: "Every day you've got life and breath, son, you've got a holiday." The wisdom of that comment remains over 30 years later and I feel a great debt to him." Well Said
Trav Le Bleu Posted 4 April 2008 Posted 4 April 2008 What makes you keep going on and on? Fear of failure?And how do you motivate teenagers? When I was at school, I was a right lazy sod and one day my teacher called me up and questioned my intelligence. It was embarrassing to say the least. But it made me work my bollocks off to prove myself (and to her) and at the end of the year it paid off as I did well in my GCSE's - I'm talking about 8-9 years ago. I must say though I don't approve what she did to me. But it worked? End justifies the means and all that! I liked Thracian's answer - just as long as you know you have tried your best and you look after your family and friends and neighbours. If I was doing stuff purely for myself, I'd really have trouble getting motivated. Oh, and music helps!
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