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Motivation

Motivation,
What's that

Something you buy in a bottle
or a pill?

Is it something that
just comes naturally

To some folks
but never comes easily to us ADD folks?

Is it something we can
learn about by reading

Or experience
only in our dreams?

Where does it come from
In the depth of our souls

Or as inspiration
Because of the wonder of life?

It is a spiritual experience
limited to only a few

Or something all people
have in common

Or maybe it is the
lack of it

We have in common
And are all searching for.

And what does ADD do
to motivation

It is more like ADD strengthens
our ability to do

This is Pre-motivation stuff
What happens before we get motivated

Our inborn resistance against doing
Anything except what interests us
At this very moment

Of course the problem is
We live our lives

Moment to moment
So what we are motivated to do

Is always changing
But our need to do

What we need to do
Remains the same.

Are we motivated because
We feel like doing something

Or because we know we
Must do something

And what the heck does
deferred gratification

Have to do with this
anyway?

And what the heck does
self-esteem

Have to do with this motivation thing
anyway?

Self-esteem is built on
success

Motivation is built on
success

More success is built on
success

ADD can be the challenger
to success

Or the inspiration to
success

Motivation can be said
to be the willingness

to do whatever it takes
to get the job done

Liking it (the job)
has little to do with it

Feeling like it
has little to do with it

Wanting to succeed has
Everything to do with it.

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