K.Marinović - The View
Whenever
someone asks me how I keep myself motivated, I reply „I don´t know. You have to
find that way yourself. You have to feel it.“ There is no formula for keeping
yourself motivated. Sure, I could give you some tips like: „Open up a picture
of a black matte Mercedes SLS every day“ or „Look up to Cristiano Ronaldo, he
was so poor and now, he earns millions...“ But you know, there is no emotion.
You would end up being lost and thinking just about money. Yes, I know, it´s
hard to motivate yourself without material stuff, but the best way is to
combine the material goods and helping other people, making the world a better
place. Let me tell you an interesting story, a story about the source of my
motivation, the reason why I go to sleep at 4 AM...
How it all
started...
So, I live
in a place where opulence is not really a common word. Plus, Croatia is in a
tough situation right now. You have a bigger chance of seeing a ghost than a supercar
or anything like that here. I just started attending high school and was pretty
happy, but I still didn´t find the right way to follow. At that time, let´s say
I was just an ordinary teenager who, like everybody, dreamt of being famous and
successful one day. But, that was it. I didn´t do anything to make it happen.
One day, a
mom´s friend from childhood came to us all the way from Germany. When my dad
said in what car he was going to come, I thought he was joking. He said the
friend was going to come in the Camaro that we saw previous summer on a vacation
on the island of Vir. Of course, the car was not his. He borrowed it from a
wealthy friend. But, God was I wrong... He really did come in a Camaro! It was
not just any Camaro. It was a 45th anniversary Chevy Camaro, Limited Edition,
with staggering 570HP. What a beast that was! And it looked absolutely
fantastic painted in black with red stripes riddled across the roof. Starting
the engine was even better. Man, what a sound! You could hear it from a few
miles away. The feeling of just getting the opportunity to look at it was a
bless. It felt really different than any other day... We also went for a ride.
The feeling of the acceleration was absolutely sublime. It makes you stick to
the seat and open your mouth! The driver was really driving like it was the
last day on Earth. When we arrived to have a drink at the hotel, everyone was
leaning forward from their seats to have a look at the car... I felt
so...special...successful.
From that
day on, I knew what I wanted to achieve. I said to myself: „I am going to be a
janitor, a scavenger, I´ll clean bathrooms...But, one day, I´m buying that
car.“ And it has stayed with me ever since.
From that
day on, I don´t accept mediocrity. I say to myself „My dreams won´t stay only
dreams.“ Sure, it´s easier to give up, sit back and enjoy, watch a movie and
chill. But, I won´t accept mediocrity. Not that easily.
Someone will
say „It´s just a car, dude. Material goods.“ It´s not about the car itself.
It´s about being able to buy the car. Having the power to do anything. Saying
„I´m not going to be ordinary. I´m going to make my dreams a reality.“ It
doesn´t matter what your motivation is, it´s just important to find one.
Everything else comes later. After that ride, I took it slow. I didn´t want to
rush and just make money off of anything, selling hot-dogs. I wanted to find my
true passion. That´s what YOU have to find as well. If you only care about the
money, chances are, you are probably not going to make it. Like Steve Jobs
said, you will only care about the money, you won´t have passion and you will
give up when the first little obstacle blocks your way. Find your true passion.
For me, that was photography. After a year from the ride, I realised I really
enjoyed doing photography. Later on, I expanded my passion, realising I loved
cinematography and technology as well.
In my case,
yes, my motivation was something that had to do solely with money, but that was
just a small boost. A small boost. Everyone needs that small boost. It doesn´t
matter what it is, whatever works in your case.
Just find
your passion. And boost yourself a bit.
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