The key to motivation is motive. It’s the “why.” It’s what gives
us the energy to stay strong in hard moments. It gives us the
strength to say “no” because we connect with a deeper “yes!”
burning inside...Doing the right thing for the right reason in
the right way is the key to quality of life, and that can only
come through the power of an educated conscience that aligns
us with vision, mission, and true north.^53
Martin Luther claimed that he “never did anything well until
his wrath was excited, and then he could do anything well.”^54
John R. Mott counseled leaders to “rule by the heart. When
logic and arguments and other forms of persuasion fail, fall
back on the heart-genuine friendship.” 55
“Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor,
serving the Lord.” Harrington Lees translates this verse: “Not
slothful in business, kept at boiling point by the Holy Spirit,
doing bondservice for the master...”...“Kept at boiling point
by the Holy Spirit”...Verse 11 holds out the alluring possibility
of living “aglow with the Spirit.” We need not go off boil if
the Spirit is the great central furnace of our lives...^56
...both head and heart are required in this exercise. After
seventeen or more years of formal education, most of us know
something about using our heads but little about using our
hearts. Yet all effective visions seem to be grounded in sensible
values as well as analytically sound thinking...^57
LOVE:
The late Dr. Hans Selye, in his monumental research on stress,
basically says that a long, healthy, and happy life is the result
of making contributions, of having meaningful projects that
are personally exciting and contribute to and bless the lives of
others. His ethic was “earn thy neighbor’s love.”^58
(Dr. Ramesh Richard) “First in life, decide on your passion.
What is your first love? If you have multiple passions, you’ll be
ripped to pieces internally, resulting in a fragmented, random
