Lailah Gifty AkitaThe degree of your desire determines your dedication.
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The degree of your desire determines your dedication. Imagine you are working on a project that you love. Maybe you're hanging out with your friends, but you're not able to let yourself enjoy your time because you're sitting at home racking your brain trying to think of reasons why you can't do something. The more frustrated you are, the more filled with desire. Your heart starts beating faster, your blood pressure increases, and before long, you can't sit still.
You get up from your bed, make your way around the house, and finally make it to work. When you finally arrive at work, what will be waiting for you? A lot of people don't even bother leaving their home because they're too lazy to get out of their comfy beds. If they did get up, they would end up wasting the day doing things that they really didn't want to do.
All they have is desire... passion... drive...
so what's the point? Why don't they just move on? "The degree of your desire determines your dedication." That's what this quote means.
Source: Pearls Of Wisdom: Great Mind
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