Motivation to Succeed

I must say, the motivation to succeed is a necessary one for any endeavor. I used to be a huge gaming nerd (think 8+ hours on a computer/console just playing games), but, oddly enough, I was never particularly good at playing games. Sure, I was better than the average guy who had never picked up a controller/keyboard/mouse before, but I wasn't noticeably better than people who played less than me; in some cases, I was worse. Why is that? Motivation to succeed. I'd never truly been motivated to do well in games. I played games and I derived some enjoyment from them and that was that.

It wasn't until maybe I was 21 or so that I seriously got good at a game. Not good enough to compete professionally, but definitely good enough to *eventually* compete professionally. Yeah, I know, not much of accomplishment, but for me, it was a milestone. How did I get better? The motivation to succeed.

This is where it pertains to game. Before you can improve, you have to be motivated to succeed.
It won't matter how much you go out and try if you're only going through the motions and not working towards success. Sinn said something along the lines of, "Whenever you're in an interaction, you have to think, does this bring me closer to my goal or further away?". There are countless guys out there who read this stuff and theorize about it, but just don't have the motivation. They put it off and put it off until eventually, they forget about it -- it becomes nothing more than a footnote in the recesses of their mind. Then you have guys who are motivated to go out, but not motivated to succeed. These are probably the worst, because they do nothing more than go out and fraternize with their fellow PUs and talk about theory -- all without approaching a set (or maybe only approaching 2-3).

I'll be honest, I've fallen into this trap as of recently. My wingman is a fascinating individual and personally I love discussing theory (I also am extremely talkative when speaking about my passions, of which self-improvement is the main), so it often leads to alot more talking than sarging. Well, it's time to cut that bad habit and focus on sarging. Tonight I'm going to propose to my wing that we do whatever we can to improve our individual skillsets, including putting a time limit on how long we can wait before making any approaches, leading the way to build up energy for the others and possibly using a punishment/reward system to get each other motivated to sarge as many sets as possible.

For someone who has often suffered from bouts of depression, lethargy and apathy, it's an incredible feeling to be so interested and excited to do something positive that I honestly believe with all my heart that PU is something that every man should study and practice; not just for the ability to attract women, but for the powerful inner game it provides.