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Swede · 11-20-2011, 10:50 AM

In a lot of forums people are asked what got them interested in personal development. It is an interesting question but I believe an even more important question is: What keeps you going?

Moriarty · 11-20-2011, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Swede

In a lot of forums people are asked what got them interested in personal development. It is an interesting question but I believe an even more important question is: What keeps you going?

I would answer that with..."depends on what the individual is targeting as their personal development".

GregD · 11-20-2011, 05:02 PM

Sometimes Red Bull

hahaha

Sometimes girls/sex

Sometimes dreams

Sometimes ideas

etc

I am trying to say there are many things

Matthew Cluff · 11-20-2011, 08:50 PM

What keeps me going is the infinite possibilities that lay before me each day regarding the person I can become, the amazing things I can accomplish, and the help that I can provide others with.

In the pursuit of a goal, it's the underlying factors behind "why I want to achieve it" that keeps me going in the pursuit of them. When the desire is big enough, you'll naturally want to do things that will make your ideal a reality.

SSS · 11-20-2011, 10:27 PM

My desire for providing better life for me and my family keeps me going each day. For sure, sometimes comes a day or two when I think that is better for me to go to live on a mountain and let go all the struggle, but most of the days I feel empowered to chase my dreams.

So, my answer to your question is that material things that I want to have which will make me feel happy, secure and proud are the main motivators to me. Of course, I am reviving these feelings right now so I could activate the law of attraction.

Maya2066 · 11-21-2011, 12:04 AM

Getting better every day and having the opportunity every day to start over and learn from my mistakes.

Clint Cora · 11-21-2011, 03:58 PM

What keeps me going is the infinite potential I can try to cover in the areas of my interests. It's almost mind boggling on what can be achieved if one keeps learning and applying to his or her own life.

For example, even though I'm a retired martial arts competitor, there is still much to learn and enjoy in martial arts that I perhaps didn't have time for when I was still competing. Same thing for snow skiing. I'm already a certified instructor but there's always room for better development in my technique.

The growth potential is always there for more.

flyingbutterfly · 11-22-2011, 03:58 AM

Strive to be a better person...it's so hard!..

tomtomtom · 11-22-2011, 05:34 AM

That is stated in a very depressing way....Why wouldent you keep going, its not that bad, its fun, I sleep and wake up with energy, surival instinct

neilpage · 11-23-2011, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Swede

What keeps you going?

Coz' I never wanna stop:
kissing
hugging
dancing
laughing
swimming
eating
learning
dreaming..........& SO ON!

XXIII · 11-24-2011, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Swede

In a lot of forums people are asked what got them interested in personal development. It is an interesting question but I believe an even more important question is: What keeps you going?

Hope that I can get what I want in due time from putting in work.

Traikan · 11-24-2011, 01:27 AM

Raising the bar keeps me going. Wrestling with challenges is fun, beating them is better, but what makes me pump me fist and tell the nearest stranger they're a fantastic human being is when I set my sights on my next project and I can attempt something just a little bit more difficult than what I just finished. And when it's a project I've thought about in the past and said "nah, no way I can do that"?

Bonus points.

russianrocket · 11-24-2011, 02:01 AM

lol unfortunately, the main thing that keeps me going, is not disappointing my family

Moriarty · 11-24-2011, 03:47 AM

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Originally Posted by russianrocket

lol unfortunately, the main thing that keeps me going, is not disappointing my family

Why is that 'unfortunate' ?

russianrocket · 11-24-2011, 03:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Moriarty

Why is that 'unfortunate' ?

Because that's not a good reason to keep going. If I didn't have family, then I'd have no reason to care what's so ever, and that can make for a bad situation. I should have reasons to keep going, even if I'm the only person involved. I'm at a bad point in my life right now lol.

sk8joyful · 11-24-2011, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Swede

interested in personal development. What keeps you going?

a bazillion things:
1. God's LOVE

for me
2. my LOVE for myself, & caring about others
3. love of LIFE: eating, Singing

laughing, hugging, playing
4. love of Learning... Kewl things, like Figureskating

5. love of learning...endocrinology

6. love of learning to Skate... with my Sweetie

& SO ON!

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11-20-2011, 05:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
GregD Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Belgium Posts: 111	Sometimes Red Bull hahaha Sometimes girls/sex Sometimes dreams Sometimes ideas etc I am trying to say there are many things

11-20-2011, 08:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
Matthew Cluff Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 88	What keeps me going is the infinite possibilities that lay before me each day regarding the person I can become, the amazing things I can accomplish, and the help that I can provide others with. In the pursuit of a goal, it's the underlying factors behind "why I want to achieve it" that keeps me going in the pursuit of them. When the desire is big enough, you'll naturally want to do things that will make your ideal a reality.

11-20-2011, 10:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
SSS Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 3	My desire for providing better life for me and my family keeps me going each day. For sure, sometimes comes a day or two when I think that is better for me to go to live on a mountain and let go all the struggle, but most of the days I feel empowered to chase my dreams. So, my answer to your question is that material things that I want to have which will make me feel happy, secure and proud are the main motivators to me. Of course, I am reviving these feelings right now so I could activate the law of attraction.

11-21-2011, 12:04 AM	#6 (permalink)
Maya2066 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 144	Getting better every day and having the opportunity every day to start over and learn from my mistakes.

11-21-2011, 03:58 PM	#7 (permalink)
Clint Cora Family Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Mississauga, On Canada Posts: 1,502	What keeps me going is the infinite potential I can try to cover in the areas of my interests. It's almost mind boggling on what can be achieved if one keeps learning and applying to his or her own life. For example, even though I'm a retired martial arts competitor, there is still much to learn and enjoy in martial arts that I perhaps didn't have time for when I was still competing. Same thing for snow skiing. I'm already a certified instructor but there's always room for better development in my technique. The growth potential is always there for more.

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flyingbutterfly Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 7	Strive to be a better person...it's so hard!..

11-22-2011, 05:34 AM	#9 (permalink)
tomtomtom Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 47	That is stated in a very depressing way....Why wouldent you keep going, its not that bad, its fun, I sleep and wake up with energy, surival instinct

11-24-2011, 01:27 AM	#12 (permalink)
Traikan Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: California Posts: 47	Raising the bar keeps me going. Wrestling with challenges is fun, beating them is better, but what makes me pump me fist and tell the nearest stranger they're a fantastic human being is when I set my sights on my next project and I can attempt something just a little bit more difficult than what I just finished. And when it's a project I've thought about in the past and said "nah, no way I can do that"? Bonus points.

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russianrocket Family Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Posts: 3,302	lol unfortunately, the main thing that keeps me going, is not disappointing my family

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