We all, like most people, face issues in life that we deal with on our own. We rarely seek professional advice to solve our problems.
Today, one can't live without listening to other voices.
The present generation starts shaping up their ideas only after listening to what others have to say. Motivational speeches were rare previously, but are now plentiful, thanks to YouTube videos and podcasts.
Naturally, they are one of the popular contents people turn to, sometimes for guidance, sometimes just for reassurance. Many motivators use satire or jokes as their content, and even people listen to them for entertainment.
Issues in life rarely have a single, fixed solution. Fulfillment or satisfaction does not depend on solutions alone, but on how it was solved.
My way, your way, and someone else’s way of solving an issue can all be different.
The Effect of Motivational Lectures on You
When a motivational lecture can influence you, not just for a solution, but can change the person you are. Some thinking can go into the deep core.
This can be either negative or positive, depending on the context in which the problem is situated or interpreted.
Subtly, such advice and ideas affect the way you think, act, and evolve.
Even some ask it directly, to change yourself
You begin to approach life’s challenges in a way shaped by that influence, whether for better or worse.
Let’s look at how people engage with problems and solutions in real life:
- “I have a problem. I don’t know how to solve it…”
- “Can you suggest an idea as a solution to one of my issues? I urgently need a solution, since I have no clue what to do.”
- “Is that even a problem? Such simple things I do face very often. It’s so simple — just handle them like I say. If I were you, I wouldn’t even consider it a problem.”
- “No, it’s not that simple for me. I can’t solve it the way you suggest.”
- “I’m not looking for your kind of solution.”
Starting from telling a problem to the other seeking solace or a solution, it becomes clear that people and personalities differ.
People have different views about both problems and solutions. What’s trivial to one may be unbearable to another.
Generalised approaches to issues and solutions
Now, a motivational speaker often presents a one-size-fits-all solution, even if he tries to make the issue so simple that the sufferer is prompted to think the way he does.
A model, an idea, or a formula, together with some modified alternative options, all aimed at a broad audience. But when you listen, you are prompted to bring your context, reframe the contexts, interactions, agreements, and doubts to the experience, so that you are trying to find a solution by listening to the speaker.
Motivational lectures are expected to be delivered. They are required to get ratings for their speeches, as such meetings and lectures are conducted with a purpose by reputed organisations.
They are meant to raise morale, helping people tackle challenges and overcome hurdles in life, both institutional and personal.
All good solutions are not for all, and not always
It is like substituting personality traits by way of advice and suggestions. Only the sufferer can say what his problem is and what the solutions are. Some experts say it in a general platform using examples and models, such portions can raise questions.
But they can be misleading when they showcase questionable models of success.
Unacceptable and Glorified Models.
For instance, a speaker may refer to how a glorified, so-called “successful” person presents as an example for all. But what if that person’s reputation is already controversial or divisive in society? Can everyone relate to or accept that model?
No — and they don’t have to.
Listeners are free to think, “Not this model. Let me find my own way.”
Rather than seeking advice from just anyone — “Is there someone out there who can solve this for me? I’d be indebted to them forever,” — it’s more empowering to trust your own values, judgment, and lived experiences.
In the end, our identity is getting shaped relentlessly by the issues we face and solutions we choose, but certainly by the values that guide us to say:
“No, not with this means.”
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