What is it that motivates you to act on something rather than just sit by & let it happen ......?

Question

What is it that motivates you to act on something rather than just sit by & let it happen ......?

Answer 1

Sense of acheivement, responsibility,  Also in some instances the fairness/unfairness of the situation.  The fact that the situation may never occur again for me to do something. Guilt, pet peeves, consequences of not acting on it in the appropriate time frame...

We usually only get one chance to do something, I try to make the most of it.

Answer 2

Life's too short, and if  want it, I'd better get it and if I wanna get it, I'd better go after it

Answer 3

I was sitting and watching all my life and missing out on everything and when I decided to act on something because I wanted it so much and didn't want to miss out, I was let down...so I guess at least when you're watching no one will hurt you...I'm back to sitting and letting it happen

Answer 4

A keen sense of responsibility,a need to participate in life rather than sit and let it go by.a sense of justice for the less fortunate.use of my personal values to help better others.Fair play, and doing what is right.and in the long run, I would like to live a life which has some worth .

Answer 5

Money normally  

Answer 6

The urgency of the situation that what motivates  me

Answer 7

the thought that nothing evr in this world evr came easy and if i want it i gotta fight for it and go get it because no one will just give it to me

and because the best things in life are harder to obtain so we can value it and cherish it more

nothing happens on its own, u have to work for it

Answer 8

The fact that each second we live is precious..and if we only let time pass by, we wont get it back.

I dont like to be only an observer in life, I want to be a maker, although i make little things.

Life is made from little things that join creating big ones.

Answer 9

I have no idea, all I know is I wake in the middle of the "doing" and wonder how and why I got there.

Answer 10

A stitch in time saves nine!

When you have to do some thing then first plan it and then just get done with it rather than sit by and expect it will happen by its self...

What successful people have is that they have en-cashed the opportunity in time and have not waited to miss the boat.

  

Answer 11

Mainly...not wanting to loose something precious.

Otherwise, I usually only act fast when it involves someone else's benefit....if its for me, I can be tooooo non-chalante