What motivates you ?

**kiwitt** · 07-12-2005, 22:18

For me it used to be goals.

Marry my High School sweetheart - DONE
Become a respected Senior Network Engineer - DONE
Work for a telecommunications company - DONE
Be a manager at a telecommunications company - DONE
Own a mortgage-free home in an area I want - DONE
Have a healthy retirement savings account - DONE
Do a "major" overseas trip every 2 years - DONE
Own a High Performance "Sports Car" - DONE
Become a respected security specialist - DONE
Find and play the best RTS game; MTW - DONE

I am at the point most people get to which some call a "mid-life" crisis. However, I feel quite comfortable where I am and what direction I am going in. Before someone asks, we are now too old to have kids because of our careers, so we are quite content to have "rent-a-kids" (nieces/nephews, etc.) who will spoil.

Do I a "change" direction, with the possible loss of income ? Or do I set new goals. What motivates you, so I can have some idea as to what possible goals I can chose from.

**Moros** · 07-13-2005, 19:51

getting the most post from every Guild member?
or becomming a senior member?

ofcourse! beer! the bringer and solution to all of todays problems!

(-homer (not the greek!))

**Mongoose** · 07-14-2005, 00:14

I think the exact quote was "alcohol; the cause of and solution to all of lifes problems"

I have watched one simpsons episode too many

**ichi** · 07-14-2005, 02:14

kiwitt , I don't know if what motivates me will apply to you, but here goes . . .

I really love what I do professionally. I get to go places and do things that are quite interesting, and the feeling that I get from dealing with the challengeswork presents is so important to me. It's addictive, some say.

In order to continue to be active in my field I have to work hard to maintain my qualifications and my reputation. Every incident, every person that I work with, all can add to or detract from my future opportunities.

The hardest part is staying fit, which has become a lot harder in the last few years as I approached 50 (perhaps coincidently with my discovery of Total War and this forum). 24 year old masses of muscle won't respect the overweight out-of-breath guy no matter how many years he has in service.

So my advice is to do what excites (or at least interests) you, then the motivation part is taken care of.

Simple, yes, but I hope it helps

ichi

**Shaka_Khan** · 07-14-2005, 02:53

Adopt a child.

**Papewaio** · 07-14-2005, 03:00

From my old school in NZ:
"Learning is life, life is learning."

Keep learning something new. Lots to do out there in the wide world.

Funny thing is about half an hour ago I was reviewing an IVR message that needs to go on a New Zealand server that will redirect people to my ACD...

**Moros** · 07-15-2005, 15:44

Originally Posted by mongoose

I think the exact quote was "alcohol; the cause of and solution to all of lifes problems"

I have watched one simpsons episode too many

oow... that's allmost the same.

oohw look what I've found!:
http://www.simpsoncrazy.com/download...coholcause.mp3

**Devastatin Dave** · 07-14-2005, 03:32

Originally Posted by kiwitt

For me it used to be goals.

Marry my High School sweetheart - DONE
Become a respected Senior Network Engineer - DONE
Work for a telecommunications company - DONE
Be a manager at a telecommunications company - DONE
Own a mortgage-free home in an area I want - DONE
Have a healthy retirement savings account - DONE
Do a "major" overseas trip every 2 years - DONE
Own a High Performance "Sports Car" - DONE
Become a respected security specialist - DONE
Find and play the best RTS game; MTW - DONE

Holy crap... what motivates me NOW? To be like you!!!

**TheSilverKnight** · 07-14-2005, 03:52

OMG! DEVASTATIN' DAVE! YOU'RE BACK!! *Jumps into Dave's arms*

**lars573** · 07-14-2005, 04:43

What motivates you ?

Greed.

**PanzerJaeger** · 07-14-2005, 04:57

Fear of failure..

**Samurai Waki** · 07-14-2005, 08:10

Power.

**Mouzafphaerre** · 07-15-2005, 04:04

.
Love, friends, good music, fresh air... plenty of things.

Unfortunately, the contrary is also valid.

(After all, I'm both a dragon and a gemini.

)
.

**Duke Malcolm** · 07-15-2005, 11:21

My goals include becoming a Master of Science, becoming a senior officer in the Army or Navy, becoming Chief of the Defence Staff, becoming a Cabinet Minister, becoming a life peer, becoming an hereditary lord (preferably Duke or Marquess), own vast estates in Britain (to provide for me when out of work) and become Governor of the Cayman Islands or Jamaica or Canada.

**Beirut** · 07-15-2005, 11:24

What motivates me is that no matter how bad things are at the moment, I will, eventually, have time to just sit down by myself and enjoy some peace and quiet and think about... whatever.