The Power of Motivation and Perseverance

This assignment delves into the concept of motivation, examining its significance in achieving life goals. It analyzes a motivational video, highlighting its key themes such as focus, intentionality, and hard work. The author discusses the importance of planning, execution, and self-belief in attaining success, citing examples like Tyler Perry's journey. A personal reflection on overcoming adversity through perseverance further emphasizes the power of motivation in shaping one's life.

Running head: MOTIVATION
Motivational speech
Name of the Student:
Name of the University:
Author Note:

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Introduction
Motivation in true sense the desire of a person to do things. There is a big difference
between lazing in the house all day and waking up early to pound the pavement. Motivation is
very crucial and important in order to set the set and attain the goals. Studies and research shows
that a person can influence his or her own levels of self-control and motivation. Thus, it is
necessary for a person to realize what he wants, then grind through the pain period and start to be
what he or she wants to be (Dörnyei & Ushioda, 2013). This study is based on a motivational
video and its overriding themes. Then subsequent discussions were placed based on the possible
resolutions and a reflection on a personal perseverance.
Main themes of the video
The video is a motivational. However, it emphasizes on the how to be successful in life
through doing things that a person loves to do. The video also focused on the how millionaires
and billionaires think and how they became so rich and successful. What manta they followed
and how they achieved their current position.
Possible resolutions
The video stars with a catch phrase “where focus goes energy flows” and then goes the
line “we are the results of our thoughts and actions”. The video contains more of such motivating
lines. Although, it is important to note that if a person wants to be successful, a plan is required
to be framed first followed by an appropriate execution. The execution of the plan varies from
person to person. The combination of both the hard work and smart work, helps a person to
achieve the impossible. According to a study, it is found that 85% of the millionaires are self-
made (Mukherjee, 2016). This signifies that successful people work for their own upliftment to

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reach a successful position in life. The intentions of a person both influence and affect his life
and wellbeing. Thus, any person can achieve anything in life, if that person just decides to be.
One of the finest example is Tyler Perry, who was homeless after he spent all his money for 6
years. But now the same person Tyler Perry is a Hollywood success (Morris, 2018). This comes
to another important resolution that whatever happens in life and no matter the number of the
failures. A person must not lose hope and must not stop believing in himself and his goals. There
is no need to look for ways that can give quick success, because such shortcuts do not exist. If a
person wants to start a business, then he can sketch a product or service and build a business
based on that plan (Zaridis & Mousiolis, 2014).
My story of perseverance- Failures come and sometimes devastate and destabilize the
path of life. It defuses the hope and makes a person feel helpless. However, such phases are
actually testing times, from such tests important lessons are learnt. I too faced situations similar
to the above-mentioned lines. I once had a lower back injury which crippled my life. Due to the
injury, I was unable to either walk or sit in a proper posture and it affected my school days and
my sports life. However, the injury was unable to stop me from becoming an athlete. After
recovering from the back injury, I focused on a plan. While moving through all the hardships,
only one thing kept me going, it was my perseverance to achieve the goal of becoming a famous
athlete. I knew that success is not a commodity that can be bought in just a day. I worked hard
for my own build up and my strong belief of achieving my goal kept me going.
Conclusion
Therefore, from the above study it can be concluded that motivation is the most vital
thing in our life. We need to motivate ourselves to achieve our goals in life. We might face

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hardships and hurdles during our venture, but our motivated and focused mind along with the
love towards our work can help us to achieve any impossible task.

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Reference
Dörnyei, Z., & Ushioda, E. (2013). Teaching and researching: Motivation. Routledge.
Morris, S. (2018). Tyler Perry | Stars Who Were Once Homeless | TIME.com. TIME.com.
Retrieved 11 January 2018, from http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/07/11/stars-who-were-
once-homeless/slide/tyler-perry/
Mukherjee, K. (2016). The Psychology of the Successful Entrepreneur. International Journal of
Advanced Engineering and Management, 1(1), 25-32.
Zaridis, A. D., & Mousiolis, D. T. (2014). Entrepreneurship and SME's organizational structure.
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