MOTIVATION

Pride v Ego

Motivation is a driving factor for actions, willingness and goals. It is derived from the word motive, or a need that requires satisfaction. Some people are motivated by pride while others are motivated by their ego.

• Pride is about testing yourself and pushing yourself. People who are motivated by pride do things for reasons that are internal not external - they want to impress themselves, not other people. 

• Ego is about getting excessive admiration or praise from others. 

A healthy balance is 85% Pride/15% Ego.

The simple fact is, no matter who you are, every human life is full of failure. For the egotist, this means life is full of pain. But for the healthily prideful person, there’s not really any such thing as failure. Instead there are only learning experiences.

Being a failure is allowing your mistake to win. Approach mistakes with a positive mindset to take a huge leap forward.

Not letting anyone else define who you are is about being unafraid of what other people think of you. Fear of failure, when it comes from a place of ego, is a fear of other people’s thoughts - and why would you be scared of thoughts?