The 1 Force Stronger than Willpower & Motivation that We All Possess
But 95% of us rarely put it to use
Even pinching my thigh to a bloody mess didn’t help.
1 AM. New city. Deserted roads. My girlfriend sleeping on my shoulder. A shady-looking taxi driver.
The drowsiness was intoxicating.
Shifting her weight, my girl snuggled onto my chest. Then, an overpowering surge of love snapped me awake.
Like caffeine on steroids, it vaporized the drowsiness.
Cradling her head and caressing her hair, I stayed hyper-alert for the rest of the ride.
Because I now had a mission — to keep her safe at any cost.
The #1 Driving Force of Every Human Being
Frost-bitten toes. Gangrenous wounds. The acrid stench of death. Inhuman starvation. Grueling soul-taxing labor.
While most Holocaust prisoners gave up, Viktor Frankl persevered.
Will-power wasn’t the secret.
A strong purpose was — the intense love for his wife and the meager hope of reuniting with her.
Fueled by this purpose, he took it upon himself to help other prisoners find their “Why.”
