Some people are less traditionally motivated. They’re alt-motivated.
Some people are motivated less by social status, or authority, or fame, or achievement.
You’ve experienced this in your life.
Sometimes, life is like a game. And as you’re playing, you watch it, somebody just takes it much more serious than you do.
Maybe somebody in your group at school was very intense about getting the highest score in the group, project, you watch as colleagues in your field, or area of expertise, shoot ahead with this intense driving ambition.
And you just think to yourself, I want none of that.
You play a board game with some friends. And one friend just seems more interested in winning than you do.
At these times, you recognize it’s just a game. Even seeing somebody take it so seriously kind of puts you off playing.
Or maybe you’ve thought there’s something wrong with you. Maybe you’ve decided not to play in these games of life.
But the world needs players like you.
People who can step back when needed, and not take it so seriously.
Most people like you, ,aybe try to find games when nobody takes it too seriously. But it never last long. You get into some caring, loving community. And that’s the game – caring and loving, and somebody just takes it a little too seriously.
You’re motivated differently. Un-traditionally. You’re Alt-motivatated.
This doesn’t mean that you should avoid these games in life. In fact, it makes it a responsibility that you play them.
So take that into your day. Just notice when you look at one of these games, what your response to it is.
When people project their essence on the world, in politics, or their career. Or at a simple board game between friends.
What is your response to that?
The world needs you to not step away, but you choose to play, because we need your essence in the world.
It’s not wrong, to be alt-motivated. To be motivated differently. In fact, it qualifies you to engage even deeper.
Take that into your day. Watch how you respond to these games of life.