Name of the Game

Boy, is timing everything. As I sat in a creative zone in front of my computer with all of the appropriate programs open and ready to go, my itunes (on shuffle) randomly plays Talib Keli’s Name of the Game “Persistence, dedication, consistent, motivation, resistance to stagnation of information, distribute it free to the entire population, no hesitation, makin it public, etc.” Even though this is one of my favorite songs off of the “Reflection Eternal” album I haven’t listen to it in a while. Hearing it again helped me remember what the name of the game truly is — motivation.

It is very simple, motivation is the reason or reasons you have for doing the things you do. What are you in to? Are you involved in an organization? Are you a part of a team? Do you have an activity that you are involved in to occupy your free time? If you answered yes to any of these questions there was a moment in time that something motivated you to participate is that thing.

It is very easy to be lead astray from the original purpose of doing something. The key is to recognize and acknowledge the fact that you were thrown off coarse and do the necessary things that it takes to do to get you back on your square.

There are numerous things that can get you back on your grind. Anything from a little time off, a pep talk from someone, a swift kick in the ass or you can do it like I did it and stumble across a song. The name of the game is being in the game. You can’t make a lay up if you are not on the court. You can’t get a base hit if you are not up to bat. You can’t ace your opponent if you aren’t on the baseline serving.

Get up, get out and get something. Get in the game — motivation.