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Thorb
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| What gives one person the desire and determination of ten people?
Posted: 11/2/2008 10:42:03 AM | personality .... nobody really knows where it comes from completely.
nature or nurture ... probably both.
what gives one person the determination and desire of ten
stubbornness
as for the above ... that story I too have heard and it was attributed to adrenalin.
I had a similar thing happen to me when a tree fell on my dog
I lifted the tree with one arm and pulled him out with the other then took him to the vet. ... when I went back the next day to cut up the tree I couldn't lift it with 2 hands.
the mind is an amazing thing.
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| What gives one person the desire and determination of ten people?
Posted: 11/2/2008 11:14:36 AM | Both. But it depends on what you are talking about. I know some people who have 10 times my desire and determination in some areas of their life, and who regard me as having 10 times their desire and determination in some other areas of their life. But I suggest you google Albert Bundera and read up on Self-Efficacy. Bundera noticed that those who had a lot of motivation in a subject, tended to believe that they would succeed, and those who lacked motivation in a subject, tended to believe that they would fail. In other words, how much motivation you put into something is dependent on how much you believe you will succeed, even before you've started.
You can change your attitude and your beliefs, by re-examining your attitudes and your beliefs, and seeing where they can be made more realistic, and in so doing, you are likely to find out if you can succeed, and develop a greater motivation as a result of your new beliefs and attitudes. | |
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| What gives one person the desire and determination of ten people?
Posted: 11/2/2008 1:16:45 PM | I believe sometimes adversity can have that effect on people.
Those who have had hardships to endure and were constantly criticized, will want to show people their "mettle" . They want to show those who did the judging in the past that they would make something of themselves, and this is the picture they use while visualizing their goals. | |
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| What gives one person the desire and determination of ten people?
Posted: 11/2/2008 2:28:23 PM | | Drive and determination comes from the experiences you encounter throughout your life! There simply has to be strong motivating factors - to make you want to go forth. With that said I think you have to have a balance of both nature and nurture to be a truly driven person - who sticks to their goals and desires - in order to surge ahead of the pack! | |
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| What gives one person the desire and determination of ten people?
Posted: 11/2/2008 3:39:22 PM | There are some things that just can't be taught and I think desire and determination are two of those things....Mind you, they can be beaten out of you by parents and teachers.
You can try to teach a child to be have passion for something, and sometimes kids will take up hobbies to please their parents, but without a natural affinity for something, kids and people in general don't excel to their maximum potential.
Perhaps everyone would have the desire and determination of 10 people if they found their niche. | |
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| What gives one person the desire and determination of ten people?
Posted: 11/2/2008 7:03:33 PM | Desire-I think is more of a nurture thing, we seek those that remind us of our parents, in some sick way, LOl, sad but gerneally true.
Because of my 2 children, I will say that I honestly, truly believe that determination and stubborness are inbred, genetic, and I am in trouble when my youngest hits her teen years, LOL. | |
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| What gives one person the desire and determination of ten people?
Posted: 11/3/2008 2:19:15 AM | to elicit such an outsized response would require engaging every part of a person.
To generate and focus that level of energy would of necessity involve the physical mental and emotional aspects combining in unison. Certainly a rare event to observe but a fantastic one to experience. | |
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| What gives one person the desire and determination of ten people?
Posted: 11/3/2008 2:28:32 AM | Fear usually.
I don't think this is a good thing though. Success is in the eyes of the beholder. Who is the more successful, the man who builds a large company due to his fears or the man who lives with what he needs but suffers little fear. | |
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| What gives one person the desire and determination of ten people?
Posted: 11/4/2008 4:36:59 PM |
Fear usually.
I don't think this is a good thing though. Success is in the eyes of the beholder. Who is the more successful, the man who builds a large company due to his fears or the man who lives with what he needs but suffers little fear.
That's right: success is in the eyes of the beholder. To me success is measured by living a fulfilling life and if someone is lucky enough to find their passion and to live it, that is, indeed, a successful person. By default those people will have the desire and determination of 10 people who haven't found their passion. Fear will only fuel people for so long, but true passion will last a lifetime. | |
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| What gives one person the desire and determination of ten people?
Posted: 11/5/2008 7:31:58 PM | I personally think from experience a taste breeds desire and will breeds determination. Sometimes it's forced will like my early days in the Army, but as an example, soon enough the will to run hard and do well was my own.
Life choices, essentially. Either put your left foot in front of your right foot towards where you want to go, or you may end up just passing time thinking about those goals. | |
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*sass*
| | Joined: 11/2/2008
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| What gives one person the desire and determination of ten people?
Posted: 11/5/2008 8:18:01 PM | | I suspect it is an inborne trait...something that one brings with them into the world. You could take two people living identical situations - even take two people living identical situations who are also closely related, such as siblings - yet one may thrive and flourish under adverse conditions whilst the other barely survives, or eventually loses hope and gives up. Since I tend to be a believer in afterlife and in our souls being what actually defines us, perhaps it has to do with whatever experiences we have chosen to take place in each lifetime, and the personalities and traits needed to see us through them. | |
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*sass*
| | Joined: 11/2/2008
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| What gives one person the desire and determination of ten people?
Posted: 11/5/2008 9:01:03 PM | | Sometimes all you need is an AK-47 and a few boxes of ammo. A bull horn and a line of police in riot gear will give you a lot of power. Rule of Law, and having it on your side is powerful in a civilized society. Propaganda and persuasion are effective if you can gain credibility. Reason and Logic are powerful against most of the preceding, and imagination and creativity will give the necessary edge on whether to fight and where to run. | |
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| What gives one person the desire and determination of ten people?
Posted: 11/6/2008 5:05:22 PM | | 'Fear' may very well play a huge roll in the desire and determinaion of some. For instance .... someone growing up with out a strong family unit - with little money - may desire to overcome that situation - to better themselves. Therefore the level of determination is fear based - not wanting to continue a life like that! The fear of not overcoming their past and changing the future. | |
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