For You vs. For Others

I am demotivated with one part of my life.

And when I sought for advice last night, these words of wisdom gave me a nice big slap across my face:

"Not unless you are ready and willing to do something for yourself instead of others"

Then it dawned upon me, the part of my life which I am demotivated about, who have I been doing it for?

It also made me realise how the dancing, the singing, the music, the fervent need to train for the marathon etc albeit difficult, can drive me mad, yet overall makes me happy I had never really complained about. It was because I was doing it for myself, not for anyone in my life. It was a measured choice and if I was unhappy with something (recently I had decided to stop dancing with one teacher), I would simply make a change and move on, not dwelling too much with my choice.

So the words of wisdom said many other things but he also said:

"If you do it for yourself then you will do it best and even be willing to take risk without frustration"

How true. But right now, with that part of my life that I am currently demotivated about, it is making me reassess - who have I been doing it for? And have I forgotten about doing it for me? Now here's a lesson of, "when you change your perspective, you change your world. When you change your perspective, you change how you move in this world."

Whatever it is, I need to get myself out of this!