I Like To Move It, Move It .... Discovering What Motivates You

Everybody’s heard it …. that catchy little tune you can’t seem to get out of your head from the Dreamworks film titled MADAGASCAR. If you pay attention, the cute sexy lyrics are something of a tribute to how women as a whole look and move and the somewhat predictable effect it has on a man. It seeks not to trivialize or diminish a woman’s power, but rather to help women everywhere come to the grips with the fact they are wonderfully empowered individuals who have the unique capability to ‘move’ men in ways they may not have even considered.

As I consider myself to be something of a woman’s woman, I find our gender infinitely inspiring, because unlike our male counterparts, we are capable of conquering new frontiers both great and small inside and outside of the home and often at the same time. We have the exclusive ability to bring forth new life and then help sustain that same life from the moment of birth throughout adulthood. In addition, many of us work outside the home while still running households, organizing social functions and holidays, and work at maintaining our bodies as well as our close friendships, all while serving as the central nervous system for our families, and most of the time still manage to place the love in our lives – or at least the pursuit of it – at the forefront of our minds. While men ‘typically’ see themselves as the brains of any operation, women continue to occupy the heart, and it’s there one must go to discover the meaning of life.

I gather that’s why I remain so pre-disposed toward helping other women discover their best self, because I truly feel it is us who hold the keys to helping the world at large find its way back to re-discovering what is most important …. and it isn’t conquering the next horizon, but rather building strong, healthy relationships with one another. It’s only in doing so that we stand to bring any real ‘balance’ to our daily lives – and in so doing – discover that balance is the only means to having it all.

Just like we have two opposite poles with one to the North and the other to the South with an equator diving the hemispheres to keep our world spinning on its axis, we need the contributions of both men and women to bring everything into balance and help make this planet flourish and thrive. I think that’s why so many of us singles continue – despite sometimes insurmountable odds – to strive to look for our other half …. because without it, we can’t help but feel something’s a ‘little off’. I’m a firm believer that the world would be a much happier place it no one was forced to walk through it alone.

If this is true, then it at least stands to reason that if ‘most’ men are motivated by women then it’s our gender who are called to the critical task of discovering what motivates us. Call it naivety on my part, but I refuse to give up on the belief that ‘all things are possible’. However, the first step in realizing your true potential must come from having defined your goals in the beginning. Simply stated, “If you never set a goal, then you’re guaranteed not to reach it.”

Using myself as an example, when I first decided to write “Going Through The Change” I had finally come to terms with the fact that with age certain changes were becoming inevitable. So I decided I could at least create the opportunity to change for the better, but I knew the only effective way I could approach this was by channeling my expertise as a project manager to formulate a cohesive plan of action by making a list of all the areas I wished to address from spirituality, to work, home, relationships and sexuality, all the way up to philanthropy and volunteerism. And at this point I can honestly say in so many ways I feel as if I’m embarking upon the best phase of my life with so many potential prospects for a bright future.

But I am only one person, and although I’m a firm believer in the capability of small actions bringing about big results, think how much greater that impact might be if more people chose to get involved. Everybody is passionate about something …. changing the world for the better isn’t something that should be reserved exclusively for those who have achieved celebrity status. You just need to focus on something that inspires you to move it, move it! And on those days when frustrations and setbacks threaten to overwhelm, I’ve provided the necessary link to help you get up on your feet and move …. I can guarantee it will at least make you feel good.

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