What inspires you?

We all need inspiration from something, somewhere, or someone, so what's your inspiration?

I like things like this

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.

"Invictus" By William Ernest Henley

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dynamik

Way to make everyone who answers "hot women" feel like a jerk...

Selfmade

Well, we all know that T and A and hookers and blow can be inspiring, no question

But I wondered what seriously inspires the rest of you other than that lol

kevozz

dynamik wrote: »

Way to make everyone who answers "hot women" feel like a jerk...

Damn, about choked on my drink!

Pash

I'll be honest and say I hadn't ever heard that piece before watching the film Invictus recently with Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon in it. Reading the words from that is truly inspiring and very relevant to the battles one faces in life.

My inspiration comes from my dreams, I know where I wanna be in 5 years. Ill tell my family and my friends and they always remind be it's gonna be tough......bring it on.

stuh84

Music, either listening to, creating, or recording it. When it hits me in the chest, and I can feel what the band feels when making it, I'm more inspired than ever.

laidbackfreak

the money, the hookers, the fast cars, the thrill of the chase.......

oh wait you mean in IT, not my drug running racket

quite simply technology I love it, In my eyes I get paid for my hobby. Don't get me wrong there are elements that I don't enjoy but that goes with any job, but none have given me as much versatility as IT has.

Essendon

A happy and contented family, a Maserati Granturismo S and a house in my favourite 'burb.

Ahriakin

Career wise - Looking after my family, improving myself, knowledge for knowledge's sake.
Personal - My wife (pretty much everything), Music (listening, writing).

vCole

career - learning, money, growing professionally, new technology
personal - my girlfriend, family (my nephews for sure) and friends, music,art and learning.

TheShadow

The dawn of a new day! The ability to thank my maker for it by learning something new, making myself a better person and passing that knowledge on.

or on a less serious note...

To crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and to hear the lamentation of their women.

Devilsbane

dynamik wrote: »

Way to make everyone who answers "hot women" feel like a jerk...

If Hot women is your inspiration, you might be in the wrong field. They typically like to hang around movie stars and athletes.

What inspires me is just the drive to succeed. My family plays a big part in that, I want to achieve something to bring more money back to them.

Along the way I have picked up friends and colleagues, and I also want to succeed in order to prove something to them I guess.

I guess the last thing that inspires me, is something that I tend to overlook. My Pride. I want to be the best, settling for second isn't good enough. Now I know this is an unrealistic goal, I will never be the best, and likely never even be high enough up to get national attention. But that is ok, at some point in my life I will have to choose whether I want to be the best and devote myself 24/7 to my studies, or to choose to have a happy life with my family, and I know I'm choosing family.

Pash wrote: »

I'll be honest and say I hadn't ever heard that piece before watching the film Invictus recently with Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon in it. Reading the words from that is truly inspiring and very relevant to the battles one faces in life.

I take it that this is a good movie? I've been wanting to see it, but don't leave much room for tv watching in my schedule.

Devilsbane

Ahriakin wrote: »

Personal - My wife (pretty much everything),

I take it your wife is a frequent visitor to these forums?? good answer.

Just kidding,

I agree with you. As a younger man, when I say family I am mainly mean my parents and other close realatives. As I get older that will be extended to include my wife and kids.

Ahriakin

Actually....well, just in case

To steal a line from As Good as It Gets, because they simply said it best - she makes me want to be a better man (and occasionally run screaming out of the house).

Selfmade

Nothing wrong with a good wife Ahriakin, it has it's benefits!! and no i'm not referring just to ***

someone to cook, clean, and do the dishes

also someone to set out milk and cookies for you when you've spent a few hours studying

Devilsbane

Selfmade wrote: »

also someone to set out milk and cookies for you when you've spent a few hours studying

Of after you have just placed all of the presents under the tree.

networker050184

Selfmade wrote: »

Nothing wrong with a good wife Ahriakin, it has it's benefits!! and no i'm not referring just to ***

someone to cook, clean, and do the dishes

also someone to set out milk and cookies for you when you've spent a few hours studying

Now thats funny.