What is motivation? And how it works? If you look in the dictionary, it might give definitions as the ''stir to action'', or the ''inner drive'' in taking the initiative to do something. For example, "I need the required motivation to play music," or "I am not motivated to start exercising." Well, how about choosing rather than waiting for that motivation to begin playing music or start exercising in the gym or whatever you need to do? "I choose to play music"-means I am choosing.
It also means that I am not waiting for motivation to happen and get me started to play music. This will make me shift from waiting inactively to actively pursing and finally reaching the goal. Anyone waiting for the motivation to happen is stuck in passiveness. Waiting means phrases like, ''be prepared for'' and ''to be ready'', and words like ''postpone'' and ''delay''.
One might be delaying or postponing something to happen. Life is all about being actively involved in and not watching it pass you by. Waiting for the fire to light up can postpone your dreams. However, this is exactly what some people are doing when they are waiting for motivation to stir up. If you make a choice in music and exercising, you can feel the motion in progress. After choosing that and with a final decision, it comes in and marches ahead.
Once you choose to play music you will realize what is it that keeps you sticking to music playing? It''s motivation! Don''t think it will take you from a halt to motion. It will never grow on passivism and inactivity. Motivation keeps the momentum in motion. It is similar to driving force mechanism. It is a strength that directs your desired motion in a right direction. So think of a situation in your life where you are just waiting for it. If you find such a situation, then everything depends on your attitude.
Change your attitude and take a decision. Stand for your decision. These are areas in your life where you have to take a decision. Anything you were dreaming to achieve but have not taken any action towards it does not require any motivation at all. Once in motion, motivation will act and play its role well. Let this be the driving force that gets you moving, and also keeps you moving-forward.