Motivation:The fuel to live on

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up though the pace seems slow--
You may succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victor's cup,
And he learned too late when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out--
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit--
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.

- Author unknown

The above is one of my fav poems and the most pushing lines of the poem are " Stick to the fight when u r hardest hit..when things seem worst u mustn't quit". Thanks to these quotes, they have pulled me out of the deadliest of situations time and again. The zeal to hang on is the most enthralling I bet.We human beings have got immense power within, which we hardly realize. Personally, I have felt it is very important to listen your heart, very very important. But then listening to your heart may not be the "ready to use" recipe. You will have to invest your time with yourself which is easier said than done. From my personal experiences my solitude(which lets me to be with myself) and the will and hunger to win has sailed me through all turbulent tides.

It is imperative to believe in oneself!! This reminds me of a quote by Steve Jobs:

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."

Apart from these quotations I must say my faith in my religion has been a constant pillar of strength for me. Jainism always says "thers nothing outside and everything within". For me inspiration is something that drives you towards your dream, motivation is sth that keeps u at it. Hence we require it regularly!!

“People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.”..Zig Ziglar