While growing up, we've always heard tales about successful people; Ludwig Van Beethoven, Albert Einstein, William Shakespeare, and even president Lincoln. In regards of the virtues of a champion, I stand side-by-side with Muhammad Ali. I think that in order to be revered as an expert in your field, you need to set yourself apart from everyone else who are also trying to reach that goal. As Muhammad Ali put it, you need to be “a little better”- with more stamina, better speed, and a stronger will. Some people might have talent, but one thing that is imperative for a champion to have is motivation.
People are more motivated to be successful in a field they like. When people have certain hobbies or jobs they like, they will not work on them out of obligation or with extraordinary goals in mind. They simply do those activities because they are entertaining or interesting; they are motivated. A friend of mine has an experience just like this one. Wilson has been obsessed with the piano since he was a child. Playing makes him happy and he wants to make a living out of it. Hence, he practices all the time- because he likes it anyway- and as a result, he was accepted to Juilliard on a merit scholarship.
Another reason why motivation is so important is because people do not decide to become experts on a whim. Determination and a strong purpose are required. People try, work, and think harder to achieve something when they have motives to do so. This applies to the newly-elected president of Indonesia, President Joko Widodo; having grown up as the son of a poor carpenter, President Joko Widodo- better known as Jokowi- wants to make a change. Therefore, his will to make Indonesia a better country caused him to delve into politics. In fact, he becomes the president who caters to the needs of citizens living in poverty.
To conclude, the one special that would make you different from everyone else is your motivation. When you are motivated, you will try, work, and think harder than others in order to achieve expertise in your field. After all, people with talent but no motivation will not succeed. They either choose not to pursue a career in the field or they are too lazy for their talent to be of use. Successful people don’t become who they are because they have more talent, but because they try harder and have more reason to succeed than everyone else.
While growing up, we've always heard tales about successful
people
; Ludwig Van Beethoven, Albert Einstein, William Shakespeare, and even president Lincoln.
In regards of
the virtues of a champion, I stand side-by-side with Muhammad Ali. I
think
that in order to
be revered
as an expert in your
field
, you need to set yourself apart from everyone else who are
also
trying to reach that goal. As Muhammad Ali put it, you need to be “a
little
better”-
with more stamina,
better
speed, and a stronger will.
Some
people
might have
talent
,
but
one thing
that is
imperative for a champion to have is motivation.
People
are more motivated to be successful in a
field
they like. When
people
have certain hobbies or jobs they like, they will not work on them out of obligation or with extraordinary goals in mind. They
simply
do those activities
because
they are entertaining or interesting; they
are motivated
. A friend of mine has an experience
just
like this one. Wilson has
been obsessed
with the piano since he was a child. Playing
makes
him
happy and
he wants to
make
a living out of it.
Hence
, he practices all the time-
because
he likes it anyway- and
as a result
, he was
accepted
to
Juilliard
on a merit scholarship.
Another reason why motivation is
so
important
is
because
people
do not decide to become experts on a whim. Determination and a strong purpose
are required
.
People
try, work, and
think
harder to achieve something when they have motives to do
so
. This
applies to
the
newly
-elected president of Indonesia, President
Joko
Widodo
; having grown up as the son of a poor carpenter, President
Joko
Widodo
-
better
known as
Jokowi
- wants to
make
a
change
.
Therefore
, his will to
make
Indonesia a
better
country caused him to delve into politics. In fact, he becomes the president who caters to the needs of citizens living in poverty.
To conclude
, the one special that would
make
you
different
from everyone else is your motivation. When you
are motivated
, you will try, work, and
think
harder than others in order to achieve expertise in your
field
.
After all
,
people
with
talent
but
no motivation will not succeed. They either choose not to pursue a career in the
field
or they are too lazy for their
talent
to be of
use
. Successful
people
don’t become who they are
because
they have more
talent
,
but
because
they try harder and have more reason to succeed than everyone else.