Motivation

I've been thinking a bit about motivation. This stems from my second to last post about priorities. In my last post I mentioned deadlines and convenience as key factors, but that only seems to apply to those things that I've been putting off, or things that have slipped to the bottom of the 'to do' pile.

What about the things that I do on a daily basis - like going to work, or a near daily basis - like writing in this blog? It's not fear of reprisal - at least, that's certainly not foremost in my mind for either of the above examples. The more I think about it, the more I believe the answer for me is commitment. Perhaps that seems obvious, but there are any number of other things that could be driving an individual to go to work everyday: to collect a paycheque, for example. Fame, or the attempt to attain it, could drive someone to write a blog.

I would be lying if I said that I didn't need the money I earn at work, and there is obviously some part of me that doesn't mind talking out loud (to myself?); but the real reason that I go to work and write in this blog is certainly commitment. I made a promise, and I plan on keeping it. That doesn't mean I intend to stay in the same job for the rest of my life, nor that I will continue writing in this blog until they nail shut my coffin; there is an ending to all things, my job and this blog included - but not until there is a good reason for it.

So rest easy, dear readers. At least until something better comes along. ;)