In my opinion, aspirations provided by intuitions build inspirations, and when these two kind of emotions do not coincide the feeling of being inspired will prove to be just admiration without or will motivate one to undertake actions without self-satisfaction. We all have inspirations and high aspirations! Its our job to put them together and follow those inspirations in our path of life! See the sunshine and keep those inspirations moving on to aspirations!!
Good luck! It is easy to be inspired by wonderful people. It is harder to take that inspiration and carry out our aspirations toward something satisfying. They are not the same are they? Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Whitney Hess, PCC, is a coach, writer, and designer putting humanity back into business. Follow whitneyhess. August 20, 1 comments. For example, take the case of a poet who enjoys the true beauty of nature that he writes a poem about the scenic beauty. In this example, it is the nature that operates as the inspiration for his literary work.
It has the potential to trigger something within the individual, making him engage in a work of creativity. People can also become inspirations to others. Mother Theresa, Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi are some examples for people who have been able to inspire a thousand lives. However, it does not have to be famous characters always. Sometimes our parents, friends, teachers, peers can also inspire us. This inspiration is triggered due to a specific characteristic, course of action, personality of the individual.
In some cases, inspiration can lead to aspiration. For example, a child, who watches a News programme on the television, can become inspired by a journalist that he also aspires to be one in the future. Coming from Engineering cum Human Resource Development background, has over 10 years experience in content developmet and management. Your email address will not be published. Similarly, aspire in a solo mode can be limiting.
Inside, we feel good about what we are thinking, writing, and doing. Without others involved, it loses some luster. If both inspiration and aspiration are missing from our lives, we lose our soul.
We have a fire within, but it needs to be tended to. Without some effort, we become un-engaged and, worse, disengaged. Days float by as if we are lost at sea, and we are. There needs to be some level of either inspiration or aspiration to bring a spark to our lives. What if we just aspire? Now, some would argue that one cannot aspire without some inspiration. Although there is some truth to this, there are people who have that inner drive and are comfortable pursuing large, meaningful goals without much inspiration coming in.
Without a solid inflow of inspiration, aspirations may become hollow or off-target. Without inspiring others, we become figurines, standing for many to see but no one to hear. It may be ego-centric people, or it may be people completely bounded up within their own world.
Being self-engaged may eventually lead to frustration, dashed hopes, and delayed dreams. On the other side, only being inspired means we feel the passion of what is being said and done, yet we just wallow in the emotion.
There is no action to bring it to life, enlivening it with our effort and unique talents. We sit on the sidelines, soaking it all in, yet we avoid getting in the arena of meaningful activity. Similarly, if we are just stringing words together to stir up, we just run along the sidelines and never get in the game. A sideline life is a sidelined life.
When we add in the right mix of inspiration and aspiration, something magical happens. Purpose ensues! We have lofty goals; we have a meaningful mission. What we aspire to do stirs inspiration in others to join in. And, we are open to be inspired. In tandem, aspiration and inspiration work amazingly well together, better than any duo you can possibly imagine.
One powers the other and leans on another. When one is weak, the other re-engages us. When one is stronger, the strength pulls the other up. When both are robust, anything can be accomplished. In this spirited place, we are open to be inspired. It fuels our aspirations.
We also are committed to aspire to do great things in our life and in the way we lead. It energizes others, arousing them to do more and engage completely. The question is: Do you need to aspire to inspire? As leaders, we need to lift our words and actions up to accomplish meaningful, purpose-filled goals. Calling on ourselves and others to achieve bigger, better things for a common good is inspiring. Without aspirations, inspiration is a sporadic emotion, fading in and out of focus.
We need to move beyond the quick-hit, feel-good moments and move into doing things that matter for the long haul, celebrating successes all along the way.
With aspiration, we see on the horizon what is possible, what can be achieved. With inspiration, we whistle while we do the work.
It puts the sparkle in our eyes and in our soul. Join the Discussion. Both are definitely connected and as you said, one needs the other. Your post got me thinking of something similar, which is attention and intention when one is creating change.
One can put their attention on something. However, without strong intention the activity may be carried out in a half-baked way. On the other hand, one can have intention. However, attention on the activity at hand would also be needed, for the intention to have any effect. Hiten, Agree with your perspective. The same correlation between intention and attention can be made as done here with aspire and inspire.
There is a relationship that can be leveraged to achieve more in better ways. A great add to the conversation. Thanks so much, Jennifer!
Appreciate your feedback and insights. You are always an inspiration, lifting us up in the various chats. As you mention, our aspirations lift us up, and we need to continue to do this. Great post Jon — I look at the idea of aspiring as striving to be better to be your best! Thank you, Glenn.
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