Motivation Drive

Introduction Human beings are intellectual and are driven by goals. They feel happy and satisfied with the achievement of their goals. But even after the achievement of one goal, they want more. Brian Tracy has given 12 steps method of setting goals that enable us to set our goals and achieve them. People who use these principles all the time, whether they’re aware or not, become very successful and happy in life as this 12 step goal-setting methodology given by Brian Tracy has a very powerful impact on their lives. So, if you find an underachieving person, that is, achieving less than what they can achieve, one of the steps is either missing or is not fully applied. 12 Steps Method Of Setting Goals By Brian Tracy 1. Have a desire: What do you really want? The first step of the 12 steps method of setting goals given by Brian Tracy is to have a desire. You must be clear about whatever you want in every area of your life, be it personal, professional, or anything else. There should be an...

She’s considered as a big Television media Baron and also dubbed as “Queen of All Media" but her challenging story is known to very few people. Let us see how she had become the richest African American of the 20th century and North America's first black multi-billionaire despite coming from a very poor family. She was born in Mississippi and her grandmother was a maid. Her mother was a housekeeper and there were very minimal chances that she can reach even a graduate school. She was so poor that her mother can’t even afford a dress for her daughter and Oprah used to wear Empty Potato Sack dresses. She was a child rap victim and suffered so many hardships. She got pregnant at the age of 14. We can't imagine what type of trauma she had faced in her childhood. After her newborn child died immediately after birth, her stepfather told her that this is her second chance. She came out of trauma and joined her college again. She excelled in her studies and got a chance to w...

Once upon a time, there was a village where villagers used to live with peace and harmony. One giant monster used to come at the gate of the village on every full moon night and used to challenge the villagers. He used to tell them that they must give him their gold ornaments and food to him or they must send their bravest person to fight with him otherwise, he will kill all of the villagers. Just because of the fiery personality of that monster no one came forward to fight the monster. This thing continued for several years. Many times few of the brave villagers tried to challenge the monster but they stepped back after listening to the menacing voice and personality of the monster. As the full moon night start approaching, villagers start shivering just because of fear of the monster. One day a new person visited the village and some of the villagers apprised him about the grave problem. This new person decided to challenge the monster despite his frightful personality. On the ...

Napoleon Hill once said, “ The only limitation is that which one sets up in one’s own mind.” Srinivas Ramanujan proved this quote true. Srinivas Ramanujan, the person who knew infinity, was a common village boy with unlimited potential. He didn’t get any professional training from any mathematician but he was a self-trained person. He was born on December 22, 1887, in a Tamil family. His contribution to mathematics is unmatched and will be remembered always. He died at a young age of 32 but he had given so much to the field of mathematics that if he had lived 10-20 years more then he might have surpassed the achievements of Einstein or Newton. We can measure the talent of Ramanujan by knowing facts like he used to solve college-level mathematics problems during schooling, at the age of thirteen he learned advanced Trigonometry and in his life of mere Thirty Two years, he invented 3900+ equations. But during his lifetime he continuously faced challenges as he failed in exams because...

Great people are not born but they make their life great. Similarly many times we also get a chance to prove ourselves but we step back and think we are not capable enough. We must remember here that great people also were like us but they decided to take their life in their hands and had given their best. Today we will read more about the youngest ever president of the US, a recipient of Medal of Honour and a winner of Nobel Peace Prize. He had written more than 30 books during his life. He was also America’s first brown belt in judo. He’s none other than Mr. Theodore Roosevelt. Let’s read more about his inspirational life and how he had achieved so much. He was born on October 27, 1858, and since childhood, he was very weak and never went to school due to medical problems and hence he had done homeschooling. His father was worried about his son’s future. Subsequently, Theodore Roosevelt started going to his father's personal gym regularly and made his body fit. After his co...

There's a famous Japanese saying “Nana korobi, ya oki” which means “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” This proverb fits Hundred percent to Mr. Soichiro Honda. Many times we become myopic and start weeping for our failure but we must remember the story of Honda who displayed "never say die attitude" by tackling so many failures without stopping. Since childhood Honda was enthusiastic about automobiles, he used to help his father in the Bicycle repair workshop. He started an apprenticeship in a workshop at the age of 15. Soon he gained interest in designing piston rings for a car.  He left his job and started his own company after selling all of his valuables and his wife's jewelry. He now started dreaming of working with Toyota Motor Corp. He showed his design of piston rings to Toyota management but all of the designs got rejected by the management and many people started laughing at him. But he tried again and prepared 3 lakh designs for piston rings and showed ...

Károly Takács was born in Budapest, Hungary on 21 January 1910. Many of us do not know about him but his story inspires many and he is still a national hero of Hungary. He joined the army as a sergeant and his main interest was in pistol shooting. He was not allowed to play in the 1936 Olympics as he was a sergeant and only commissioned officers can participate in games. By 1938 he became a top-notch shooting player of Hungary and the ban was also lifted by that time. Hence he became the national favorite for gold in the upcoming 1940 Tokyo Olympics.  Just a few months before the 1940 Olympics he lost his right hand when a faulty grenade exploded in his hands during army training camp. It was a major setback for a person who was at the helm of the world ranking of pistol shooting. At that time he can find so many shoulders to weep over his loss. He spent one month in the hospital to recover from the injury but we can't imagine the mental pain he might have faced at that time....

  Many years ago there lived a king who was not satisfied with his luxurious lifestyle. He was not able to understand the purpose of life. He sometimes becomes very angry and wanted to end his life also. One day while he was roaming around his big castle he listened to a very loud song. He followed the song and came to know that one of his Laundrymen was singing this song. There was a joy in a song of this laundryman. This fascinated the King; why was he, the Supreme Ruler of the Land, unhappy and gloomy, while a lowly servant had so much joy. The King asked the laundry man, “Why are you so happy?” The man replied, "Your Majesty, I am nothing but a servant, but my family and I don't need too much - just a roof over our heads and warm food to fill our tummies." I don't want anything else. King listened to the answer and left the place. But he was not satisfied with the answer. King asked the question from one of his wisest advisers. After hearing the King’s woes ...