I have been so motivated the last few weeks, which is a welcome change from the hum drums that I had been going through. In an earlier post I attributed it to my new phone, but, as we all know, it is more than that.
Motivation comes from so many things. It can be because of happiness or peace in your personal life. It can be part of a cyclical effect from accomplishment. It can be a driving force to meet a goal. It can a physiological and psychological effect of the endorphins in your body from good amounts of exercise. All in all, it is a wonderful thing.
This morning I was thinking about Marines. (I know, go figure..lol.) I was thinking about forced motivation, about boot camp. No matter how “gung ho” you are to be a Marine, boot camp is hard. I can’t say that from personal experience, but, I’ll trust those that have gone through it.
Without doubt, Marine boot camp is more challenging — both physically and mentally — than the basic training programs of any of the other military services. Not only are these requirements much higher, but recruits are required to learn and adhere to the core values of Honor, Courage, and Commitment.
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It has been said time and time again by former Marines that Marine Corps recruit training was the most difficult thing they ever had to do in their entire lives. In order to train the world’s most elite fighting force… It has to be that way.
At some point, all the motivation you brought with you from the outside world must get used up and you I imagine you begin to crumble. That’s when your Drill Instructors come through and “force” motivate you and bring you back up to where you were and then help you to exceed even your own expectations, past your own motivations.
I was thinking about that same relationship in our personal lives, in our day-to-day interactions with people. Rarely, it seems, that two people naturally do this for each other. Push one another, encourage, help them through the low spots. That is amazing. But what about consciously thinking about it. Thinking about, planning, and then actively pushing someone else.
That’s what people that work out together do. That’s what some couples do (those ones that reach their dream goals). Do they think about it? Do they know that they are doing it? Can you learn to do these things more effectively? Hmm….
I have watched The Price is Right on and off for twenty plus years and it has always had its funny moments, but Drew Carey cracks me up and he has really brought out the humor in this gameshow! Plus, I mean, come on… he’s awesome. He’s a Marine!
The Price Is Right – Behind the Scenes: Outtake Reel
If you don’t laugh until you cry, there’s something wrong with you!
I’m having a problem sharing Ben’s pics from Sunday. They were emailed to me as a .bmp file and I can’t seem to change their format. I’ll keep working on it.
Meanwhile, last night, Tuesday , a good friend of mine, Colleen, came down to Madison and we went out on the town for a while… well… a good long while, like 8 hours! We had dinner at La Hacienda and then had a drink at some of my favorite bars with some other friends; Mike, Chris, Matt, Dawg, oh yeah… and Jeff. Started at Paul’s Club (Spotted cow.. love that tree), The Irish Pub (Captain and Coke), Mondays (Captain and Coke…sooooo strong… WOW!), Opus (Cherry Chocolate Ale) and then the Argus (Leinenkugel’s Sunset Wheat). I look forward to going back to the Opus and trying their Pumpkin Pie Martini!!! After bar eating was at Perkin’s. I kind of wanted gyros from the Parthenon, but, couldn’t convince everyone to walk that far in the rain with me!
This morning I was up early to get the dogs out for a walk before I had to go to work. It was raining, freezing rain… ewwww… so the kids pottied quickly! Yippee!!!
I keep forgetting to mention Monday!
Monday, my friend Dawg and I turned in a proposal at work. It was the greatest thing I have ever done! I still can’t believe how professional and classy it was! My two main bosses were very impressed and that meant so much to me. I’m so happy that Dawg pushed me to do this. I would have quit on this sooo long ago, but, he kept the energy going until we got it done.
I look forward to seeing what happens now. If the proposal goes through it would change our image here at work to a large degree, especially with those outside of the company. That would be great! I guess we need to focus on funding now.
Also… Happy Birthday Marine Corps… another thing I forgot on Monday.
AND (from yesterday)… Happy Veterans Day to all who have served. Thank you. You all are heroes in my eyes!!!!
