What Is An Engine?

[jmfargo]

What drives you?

What makes you realize suddenly that something in your life needs to happen, and so you do it?

Is it friends? Is it family? Or maybe it's just that you're an extremely productive person, always on top of the game?

For me, it's realization. I almost always have to go through some kind of mental hurdle, and realize "Yes, I need to change this behavior." It's just, sort of, a mental pep-talk that helps me look at my life and alter my behavior in such a way as to lead to a better life.

So, what do you do, when you realize something has to change to make your life better? Do you hem and haw? Or do you get right on it? How do you find the courage, the strength, and the drive to get to where you need to be?

Comments

[ziyda.livejournal.com]

Good question, and my answer is simple.
Pain.
I feel pain within and it motivates me.
I see, and then feel the pain my crap brings up in others, and it motivates me to get out of the problem, and into the solution.
The crucial ingredient is for me to get myself off of the center of the universe, and practice empathy for others, and be fully aware of consequences.
This applies to the behaviors I have that I am not naturally "on top of the game" with. Everyone has things that need improvement or change, that's the nature of being human!
Have you ever heard: *Don't compare your insides with other peoples
outsides.*?