From the time I was growing up, if I felt that there was some, like, pot of gold waiting for me, I don't know that I would have been so motivated.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I was motivated by just thinking that if you had all this external success that everyone would love you and everything would be peaceful and wonderful.
For about the first ten years of my career, I wasn't terribly motivated.
It's easy for me to be motivated and inspired by seeing somebody who just goes all out to do something.
And, I think, as a kid, I had a strong motivation to do something of my life. And, I think that's the strongest motivation I really got. And, that came obviously from my parents and my grandparents.
When I look back, I think I must have been hugely motivated. I would have loved for somebody to say, 'You go for it!' I just didn't have that.
I've been motivated by overcoming challenge and overcoming the hurdles and obstacles that face me. There still is plenty out there to get motivated by.
It wasn't like I was self-motivated. My dad started me. It was his dream before it was mine.
I guess I'm motivated by the fear of failure to some degree and knowing what can happen when you don't do things the way you need to do them to have success.
I don't need to be motivated by anybody. Never have.
I'm hugely intrinsically motivated and have always believed that I'm fueled and motivated by learning.