Heyooo ladies and gents.... It's my first time participating in the community's contest and ohhh.... am I glad to be here 😊.
I came across a quote by Socrates, "knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom", which is as true as truth. Knowing oneself is simply being aware of your strengths, weaknesses, thoughts, feelings, motivations and demotivations. It's all about knowing you.
I know myself well enough to discern between what drives me and what pulls me back. Given the unpredictability of life, that perfectly perfect plan can still go haywire and worst still, at the moment you feel you have scaled through. When this happens, we long for motivation and me.... I seek it through independence.
Being able to make decisions for myself and take charge of my aspirations as I try to pull through whatever challenges life throws at me does the trick. Independence comes with a feeling of freedom whereby I'm able to do this and that without having to run to anyone and lay down my goals and plans for them to review, adjust and all.
In the same vein, knowing that these decisions of mine determine a whole lot about my future and life in general, leaves me with no room for recklessness but rather thorough, meticulous and conscious actions and decisions. I'm pushed to give in my all in order to advocate for a better life for myself which will in one way or the other, surely extends to my close ones.
Even though I appreciate support and encouragement from people who care, I just happen to be someone who values self motivation. So whenever I feel stuck and stagnant at any phase of my life , I first off obtain the motivation I desire from within before looking for external cheers.
However, being independence doesn't limit me from reaching out to others at times when I'm overwhelmed. Neither does it stop me from maintaining a great relationship with them. I would like to say it just helps me to know at what point to lean on others.
Yes.... passion is a great motivator but I've had a few situations in my life when I ended messing up things that I was passionate about. Or maybe I wasn't just passionate enough??? Either way I choose independence. It works just well for me, keeps me focused and on that path that will lead to a successful outcome.
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