I wanted to listen to the Self Motivation Booster from HypnosisDownloads.com today, because I was not feeling very motivated(in general). I guess that’s probably the after-effects of having been lazy a few days back. But what contributed most to this lack of motivation in me, I think, is because there were some confusions in my mind. Confusions about what I want to do next, after my bachelor degree.
The problem is that there is so much I want to do, but unfortunately one man alone can not do all these things. “Fusion Foot” relates to my situation in the sense that I want to “step in” various fields and learn about them. I have various interests, although I may not have very deep interest in any.
Now, I’m already an Information Technology graduate, so getting in Archaeology is out of question, although it sounds interesting too :-) But even in The I.T field, I’m confused about what I want to do for my postgraduate degree, whether I get in the Information Security field, or do a Master In Business Administration(MBA), or stick with a Masters in Information Technology. Or maybe I do none and just stay with an undergraduate degree only.
Information Security, although it sounds cool, is a tough field to get it. Then again, it’s vast, do I do a Masters degree in Information Security or do a few of the various certifications, such as CISSP, Ethical Hacking and Computer Forensics?? More confusions!!
An MBA will open more career opportunities for me, I may get a good position in a company with an MBA. Most Universities will require me to have at least two years work experience to do an MBA and I just have 6 months work experience so far.
With a Master In Information Technology, I could maybe go for a Phd or something(if I’m still haven’t gone nuts that is!) or get a position as a lecturer or something at the University.
I also believe my lack of proper planning contributes to my lack of motivation. I am not a good planner at all and I usually forget things I have to do, because when I start working on something, I forget about something that I am supposed to be doing but didn’t do. That’s the reason I always keep a pen and a sheet of paper and pen in my pocket to note down the things I have to do. It’s much easier than using a digital organizer or pocket PC. Maybe I should follow a course in Time Management, I’m sure that’ll help. I always feel like there is so much to do, but never enough time, although I must admit a lot of this time, I don’t use fruitfully.
The right working environment is also very important to keep the motivation level high. For me, the ideal work environment is, my laptop with a wireless internet connection by the seaside. Well, I have yet to do that, country wireless wasn’t available here until recently. For now, I’m still on my old ADSL connection, so my ideal work environment is yet to happen :-(
Another source of motivation is money. The more you make, the more you feel motivated to work harder. Although I make an “okay” amount of money with my online business, the income is not regular and enough to make me feel secure about it. Anyways, since I start my extreme blogging activities here, I’m spending less time finding new clients for my small business. Good thing I have a regular job, so I can expect a salary every month.
Then again, confusions and lack of planning or motivation do not mean that I’m giving up on my dreams in life. In fact, as long as I dare to dream, the motivation to work harder will always come by itself. Like one philosopher(I don’t know who) said, “The poorest man is not without a cent, but without a dream”.
