5 Reasons Why We Do Things
By: Anthony Nsamba
Tags: Lifehacks, Passion, Reality, Business, Lifestyle

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Have you ever held yourself in questions as to why you do the things that you do? A lot of people just know they have to come up with a to-do list but they do not have a single idea as to why they are supposed to do those things. Knowing what to do is not enough, but knowing why you should do what you need to do is of a great deal as it adds a sense of satisfaction to the one doing it.

As a child grows into an adult, he will slowly begin to discover why things are done. However there are many reasons why people do things, and each reason has a significant benefit to the one doing it.

#1 Passion

Passion is a strong emotional desire that can make you do things and yield tremendous results. Passion is like a burning fuel that drives actions. When you have passion for something, you will do it even when you hate it.

Passion is one of the reasons why people do things. People that do things passionately will not be at peace until they do that which they are passionate about. That is why passion is a burning desire that can only be cooled if satisfied by corresponding actions.

However, passion is known to be the thing that produces strong men, because, in itself, it can cause men to push through difficult times caring less of what it takes to become better.

#2 Motivation

Motivation can be defined as a force that causes you to do certain things. This force can be the money that you know you will get at the end of the task or the achievement that you will acquire from the completion of a certain task.

Knowing there is something you are working for has been the reason why people go to bed late and wake up early. They work to get the money to pay bills and be at peace with the landlords, financial institutions and also to bring food on the table thereby having a happy family. Working tirelessly just to make sure they accomplish the set goals and targets.

#3 Vision

A vision can be defined as a mental picture of an expected outcome. It is like knowing the outcome of the matter before you get to build it. However, it is imperative to note that a vision does not only give you access to the outcome of a purpose but it also provides men with how they will achieve their purpose.

There are a lot of people doing different things, but even though they are doing different things, what they want to achieve can be traced in the vision that they have about what they do. It is imperative to note that it is practically impossible for people who are led by their vision to do things that they are not supposed to do.

However, people who are driven by vision can be seen to be foolish by those without a vision because only they can understand what they do and why. It is of paramount importance to note that there is nothing that sets men apart other than vision.

A vision will set you apart even though you are doing the same business as your competitors. And this will give you peace and a sense of fulfillment because even when you see that you are not better than your competitors, you will be able to know that what you see is the exact vision that you had before you set out to do that business.

#4 Competition

Competition can be defined as an act of striving to gain something substantial by defeating or establishing superiority over others. It is a fighting spirit that seeks to see oneself better than others in the same field.

A lot of people compete with others, they want to have better cars, businesses, account balances, and a better living than others, as a result, you will find that the only reason they do what they do is to be at the top of everything.

However, people that do things because of completion can do whatever it takes to stay on top because they are hell-bent on being the best and acquiring the best. Competition has been there from the foundations of the earth. Abel was killed by Cain because Cain wanted to be accepted above Abel.

So we cannot run away from completion. Everyone wants to be accepted more than the other and for this reason, we do our best to see that we are accepted.

#5 Inspiration

Inspiration is one of the factors that drive people to do what they do. A lot of people do things out of inspiration; they are inspired into doing what they do. These people have a source of inspiration which can be the gurus or spiritual teachers, artists, actors, successful businessmen and at times they can be inspired by a deity.

Inspirations drive the core of man into doing what they are inspired to do. They might be seen as crazy but they will do what satisfies their inspiration. They can work the whole night just because the one that inspires them works the whole night. They may dress in the same attire as the one that inspires them and work hard to do exactly what they do.

And because they know that the only way to keep that inspiration is to do as inspired and so they will do until they become the inspiration to others as well.

In conclusion, it is important to be doing some things in life but what is more important is to know the reason behind doing the things that we do. Only then can we do them deliberately.

Great achievers in life are not those that do things but they are those that do things and also know the reason why they do those things. Knowing why you should do something will give you the energy of doing those things even when others say otherwise. Knowing why you do things is what will make you tough and give you a resilient spirit amidst tough situations.