Motivational Pictures

[DeletedUser397]

Haven't seen a thread like this around, so I thought I'd start one. If you have a motivational picture that you took, post the story behind it, or if you've got one you found post that too.

I know the pictures I'm posting are materialistic motivation, and motivation will certainly be different for everyone. For me, these things represent the freedom of being able to buy or do whatever you want at that level.

So I saw these 2 cars last week. Saw this Aventador at Vitamin Shoppe in the parking lot. In true MJ fashion, I asked the guy what he does for a living (after asking if it's ok to snap a few pics of his car). He said he owns a few Internet marketing businesses and a merchandising business online. Really young guy, maybe early 30s at most.


A few days before that, saw another guy in this:


Young guy in his 20s, said he had an online business as well. He was equally surprised that someone would want to take pics of his car lol. Both of them were so nonchalant about their cars, like it was a beat up Honda or something.

 

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[Bowden]

I don't get hard ons from cars anymore. I get motivation from seeing my wife and 2 year old son everyday.

That said, my business allows me to see them everyday, when I want. So I have a metaphorical hard on everyday.... LOL

 

[Mattie]

True motivation comes from inside down deep. I never motivate myself with materialism or money. The reason why? Money and materialism are never the same. It will go up and down no matter where you are in life. It doesn't define you, doesn't make you or break you. Depends on what motivates you. Sure there are many countries I want to see. Many people I would love to meet.

I do visualize what I need to do to get there. Every moment counts! Every day counts! I do watch a lot of motivational videos with the music. Focusing on materialism and money doesn't get me where I need to go by dreaming. That is in the future. Right now is where it matters through every action, and reaching peak performance emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. I don't have emotional and mental attachments to materialism and money.

If I make it, it will because of my character, my example, and mastering life lessons. It will be because I understand where people are at in every country, culture, race, age, financial status. I've already learned the wealthiest people are the ones that have unconditional love and respect in their heart. The money just follows. That information came from a billionaire. Love and respect. Nothing else matters.

 

[DeletedUser397]

I don't get hard ons from cars anymore. I get motivation from seeing my wife and 2 year old son everyday.

That said, my business allows me to see them everyday, when I want. So I have a metaphorical hard on everyday.... LOL

Right on, to each their own. I can definitely see how family can be motivating. You get to see these everyday? Nice

True motivation comes from inside down deep.

I've heard that and agree with what you're saying, though I think being reinforced with some external factors is what brings it all together. Not sure if you've heard of the "Law of Attraction" ... I'm not talking about the whole, sit on your butt and do nothing but think positive and have stuff come to you. Rather, your thoughts/mindset/actions create external circumstance and the way you see the world impacts your thoughts/mindset/actions all over again. To me, cars like these and their drivers are just a symbol of fastlane freedom. Not the car itself necessarily, but the idea. And that idea/thought is what motivates me, not necessarily the car itself.

I like that video too by the way.

 

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[mosdef]

I don't get hard ons from cars anymore. I get motivation from seeing my wife and 2 year old son everyday.

That said, my business allows me to see them everyday, when I want. So I have a metaphorical hard on everyday.... LOL

what gives me a hard on is having both, beeing able to drive what the F*ck i want and see my family when ever i want!

 

[Mattie]

Yes instead of visualizing the car, I visualize myself as a successful motivational speaker and life coach. As well as a literary fiction author. That just seems more productive in my experience. If I have the success, the car will come after. I just use the law of attraction in a different way, and have already seen the results from it. So just matters what works for you to produce results.

I guess a lone ranger always needs a silver bullet!

This is a black one! Black or Silver is good!

 

[Deleted21961]

My motivation is an egg, which reminds me that I am a warrior. The only source of real motivation is the vastness of Infinity.

 

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[Waisec]

This is me. A progress picture I uploaded to FB about half a year ago.

To everyone else who looks at this picture, it looks like an event. On the left, I look very skinny and weak, on the right, 2-3 yrs later, absolutely JACKED. Easy right?

But just like with business, you don't see the process behind it. You don't see the 6000 steps between those two pictures. When I look at this picture I look back at myself doing hours upon hours upon hours of research on lifting weights, routines, what sets work, how many reps is ideal, how to do a certain exercise, what volume is reasonable, form vs weight, etc etc - just trying to filter through all the bullshit that's online about weightlifting. Dieting? Right protein intake, how many calories, right amount of fats, carb cycling, sodium etc

You don't see the commitment and focus I needed to get there. Ignoring the people who told me I can't do it. The time when I injured my shoulder so badly, I could barely move it and couldn't do 80% of all upper body exercises for 6 months and I was too poor to see a specialist, so I researched on rehabilitation and recovered all on my own. Or the countless nights when I had to force food down my throat at 2AM trying not to puke because I didn't have the time to eat during the day and had to get my calories in. And then hitting the gym religiously 5-6 times a week, in deep snow/rain after my 11-hour work shifts when I was already mentally/physically exhausted. Always constantly trying to exceed and increase weights/reps each workout, because I wanted to succeed so badly.

When I look back at this and some of the other smaller milestones I've achieved in my life, it inspires me to keep going, because if I focus and make a commitment to something, I can achieve ANYTHING. I started lifting because I was tired of being the weakest in my senior year of high school and looking like sh-t, not being able to do a single pull-up. Well, I took the necessary steps to become strong and look strong and I made it

I started my Fastlane journey, because I was sick of working meaningless jobs, having bosses, working my a$$ off and not have anything to show for it. I want to achieve what 99,9% of the population will never truly have - freedom and I'm willing to do whatever it takes to get there.

And then someday, I will look back on it all and have a similiar rags-to-riches progress story to tell about my pursuit towards wealth

Back to work...

 

[RogueInnovation]

My motivation is an egg, which reminds me that I am a warrior. The only source of real motivation is the vastness of Infinity

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!



I agree, I wanna avoid this

 

[Mattie]

Hard boil yourself and maybe you'll bounce after your crack! lol

 

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