{"id":313,"date":"2017-12-26T11:25:40","date_gmt":"2017-12-26T17:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/?p=313"},"modified":"2017-12-26T14:43:06","modified_gmt":"2017-12-26T20:43:06","slug":"motive-motivation-moving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/motive-motivation-moving\/","title":{"rendered":"Motive, Motivation, and Moving On"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As I write these words, two weeks before they are to be published, it is difficult to say I am in the Christmas spirit. My motivation is lacking and I am having trouble moving on to the things I need to do. I am confident, however, that by the time you read this, I will have smiled a thousand smiles and enjoyed a wonderful Christmas Day.<\/p>\n<p>This time of year is always a full calendar. Throw in a few things that life will inevitably toss in to the mix and, well, you&#8217;ve got a weary family. Recently, we said goodbye to a friend and, while I did not know him nearly as well as many, many people did, it hit me harder than I expected. I suppose, having walked perilously close to saying goodbye to my wife not too long ago, it makes sense that I would have a deeper sense of loss than I expected.<\/p>\n<p>The truth is that I struggle. Daily. I find myself putting other people&#8217;s projects before mine. It makes me happy to help them shine, but at the price of ignoring my own candle. Yet, I feel selfish if I focus on my own motivation. How do I overcome this? How do I find happiness without getting swallowed by a sense of selfishness? What if the concepts in my head never come to fruition?<\/p>\n<p>I sat in a sanctuary packed with people showing their appreciation, love, and support for someone they respected. He was a leader and, as so many said, everyone&#8217;s best friend. As I look for answers, I turned to one of his books. We have several in our home. I picked up a new copy offered at the service. It was my personal way of remembering him. And, of course, he told me exactly what I needed to hear to adjust my attitude.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In one sense, they never arrive&#8230;There is always that next step &#8211; the step already dreamed in their heart&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stantoler.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stan Toler<\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;Minute Motivators for Leaders&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Thank you, friend. Godspeed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I write these words, two weeks before they are to be published, it is difficult to say I am&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":324,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspiration","wpcat-18-id"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Motive, Motivation, and Moving On &#8226; Anything But Ordinary<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I find myself helping others to the detriment of my own motivation. 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