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What Motivates us to do something or anything?

Go out on the street and ask anyone what motivates them and you will wind up with so many different answers that it might take awhile to sort it all out. However, the reality of it all is that no matter what you are doing...i.e.competing on an insane island for money, or trotting around the globe, or working a 9 to 5 job, you are all there for a reason. The main thing, without getting too deep is self preservation. A homeless person will seek out food, shelter, sustenance. We are no different, we seek out employment to earn money to trade for our basic needs. But that is NOT enough for us to be complete...to make ourselves into better people and to go beyond everyday survival, we need a few basic things for our mental survival as well... 1. We need to be doing something all the time: A couch potato will fade quickly into nothing because they have nothing to do, but staying active gives us a sense of accomplishment and a reason to seek out the second point! 2. We need to love! Wh