I saw this ‘motivational quote’ on Twitter this morning,

STRIVE
for what you
BELIEVE IN
and you will
GET THERE
in no time

What a dumb load of crap! There are many things to strive for that, no matter how hard you strive, will take a long time to get to. Striving doesn’t make the target magically get closer. Striving needs to happen on those days when the target seems farther away, when things aren’t going in your favour, and when others believe you can’t do it. Believing you’ll get there ‘in no time’ is discouraging when things are going slowly despite your efforts.

Here is another one:

You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.

Wow, I had no idea it was that simple! 🤣

This on actually sends the wrong message about success:

There are two rules for success…

1. Never reveal everything you know

The most successful people I know have been overly generous in their sharing.

This is just a little rant about some of the not-so-motivational quotes that seem to circulate on social media, disguising themselves as useful content. Posterized words on images meant to inspire, but not on target, littering my social media timelines. I’m just surprised how many I’ve been seeing lately.