A brilliant mind helps for sure.. but without drive a great mind can be wasted. What helps motivate the unmotivated? Are the unmotivated destined for mediocracy?
I would add a secondary set of questions: who's to say that an unmotivated person has wasted anything? What if they are happy as they are? What if that *is* their contribution to the world - happiness with themselves, no need to change the world, no need to be ahead or on top or whatever.
Please note, I'm an extremely (*extremely*) driven person. I have a motivated 13 year old, an extremely uber-achievement motivated 8 year old, and a 10 year old who is simply happy just to be. I have no idea where any of them will end up in their adult lives (at this point) but my wish for all of them is simply that they are happy wherever they land.
What I don't understand is adults who say they never "learned" how to be motivated and complain about how that has caused them issues in life. If you are unhappy where you are and you have the means/ability to make a change, why doesn't that prompt you to be motivated to make a change?
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