Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Spare change?
Many experts say that we are motivated by pain or pleasure. I believe that in most cases, pain is a better motivator then pleasure. In my experience it takes immediate, or imminent pain for me to change an unhealthy behavior. I am facing a cataclysmic storm that threatens to drastically alter my way of life because I have been unwilling to take responsibility for my financial future. Apparently I am waiting for someone to take control of my future away from me before I would be willing to get off my fucking ass and deal with the financial mess that I have let build over the years. I am better than this... If my kids future (education) is truly important, I will devote the time and energy required to resolve my financial issues.
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Once when I was extremely unhappy at a job, my employer told me that people don't change until things become very uncomfortable.
He was an ass.
But he could have been somewhat correct.
I finally make enough to support us, but I have a trail of debt to work on. Good luck.
Sadly, I don't ever recall really being motivated by pleasure. Pain, extreme pain, causes action though in a lot of people. We usually take steps to make sure that we never have to experience pain or severe problems. I think we really only see how important action is when we can no longer tolerate a situation.
Hope you don't let things get to that point though.
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