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Model

Just AJ

Posts: 3478

Round Rock, Texas, US

What's yours?

At every door that slams in your face. . .at every road block. . .at every curve ball thrown, what motivates you to keep going??

Aug 14 06 02:01 pm Link

Model

Carina Comeau

Posts: 223

Ajax, Ontario, Canada

The kids in elementary school and middle school who teased me for being a fat kid/ugly.. Bastards.

Aug 14 06 02:03 pm Link

Model

Nemi

Posts: 27413

Jamaica, New York, US

Explosive determination?

Aug 14 06 02:04 pm Link

Model

Just AJ

Posts: 3478

Round Rock, Texas, US

Carina Comeau wrote:
The kids in elementary school and middle school who teased me for being a fat kid/ugly.. Bastards.

Do they do elementary school reunions in Canada?  I think they'd be sorry!  smile

Aug 14 06 02:05 pm Link

Photographer

former_mm_user

Posts: 5521

New York, New York, US

fear of remaining in this day job a moment longer than i have to.

Aug 14 06 02:06 pm Link

Model

Just AJ

Posts: 3478

Round Rock, Texas, US

Nemi Bea wrote:
Exlposive determination?

Yup!  What drives you to continue despite your setbacks?

Aug 14 06 02:06 pm Link

Photographer

Tog

Posts: 55204

Birmingham, Alabama, US

Jayne Jones wrote:
What's yours?

At every door that slams in your face. . .at every road block. . .at every curve ball thrown, what motivates you to keep going??

Nothing...

Towel is thrown in..

Turns out quitting doesn't get you out of the game though.. wink

Aug 14 06 02:06 pm Link

Model

Carina Comeau

Posts: 223

Ajax, Ontario, Canada

Jayne Jones wrote:
Do they do elementary school reunions in Canada?  I think they'd be sorry!  smile

Haha, no elementary reunions..maybe I'll go to the high school reunion though. I was still a little bit of a fatty in the beginning of high school which was when I moved away. When I go to visit, I strut my shit like nothin' matters. smile lol

Aug 14 06 02:09 pm Link

Model

Just AJ

Posts: 3478

Round Rock, Texas, US

Jayne Jones wrote:
Do they do elementary school reunions in Canada?  I think they'd be sorry!  smile

Carina Comeau wrote:
Haha, no elementary reunions..maybe I'll go to the high school reunion though. I was still a little bit of a fatty in the beginning of high school which was when I moved away. When I go to visit, I strut my shit like nothin' matters. smile lol

There ya go!!

Aug 14 06 02:29 pm Link

Photographer

UnoMundo

Posts: 47532

Olympia, Washington, US

One day I will wake up with Jayne !

hows that for motivation !

Aug 14 06 02:36 pm Link

Photographer

MacEnt

Posts: 24

Stevens Point, Wisconsin, US

Sometimes as I visit my Father's grave I look around at all the headstones. All those unfullfilled dreams, all those hopes and wishes, all those people are now just a collection of names and dates. I'd like to think I'll be more than that. I want to chase my dreams, wishes and hopes. 

Leave it all on the field folks, cause one day you'll be under it...

Aug 14 06 02:48 pm Link

Model

Just AJ

Posts: 3478

Round Rock, Texas, US

UnoMundo Photography wrote:
One day I will wake up with Jayne !

hows that for motivation !

Admirable!

Aug 14 06 02:50 pm Link

Photographer

IrisSwope

Posts: 14857

Dallas, Texas, US

I have no motivation. That's why I haven't got anywhere....
tis sad...

Aug 14 06 02:54 pm Link

Photographer

Robert Randall

Posts: 13890

Chicago, Illinois, US

The resonant voices of barflies keeps me going. I've heard too many of them tell me they are going to do this and they are going to do that and they would have done more if it weren't for the "Man" getting in their way. If I ever make it to the top it will be because barflies carried me there.

Aug 14 06 02:54 pm Link

Model

Prellyprell

Posts: 1

Los Angeles, California, US

thinking about the kids that dont have to opportunities that i have.. im their voice.. i sponsor kids all over the world =]

by the way my boyfriends from missouri too st.L!!  im repin for him haha

Aug 14 06 02:56 pm Link

Model

Electra T

Posts: 15462

Brooklyn, Indiana, US

Errr modeling? I dunno, i'm luck enough to be 6ft tall. might as well use it?

as an actor?  Learning about human beings by pretending to be someone else.

Aug 14 06 03:21 pm Link

Makeup Artist

T

Posts: 53557

Washington, District of Columbia, US

fear of being stuck in a 9 to 5. The freedom of freelancing is priceless and motivating!

Aug 14 06 03:25 pm Link

Model

Shyly

Posts: 3870

Pasadena, California, US

Total and complete orneriness.  I refuse to let the nasty hate letters, or the "fat ugly whore" picture comments defeat me.  If I do, I'll have let down all the people who have written me letters pouring out their hearts and thanking me for giving them an opportunity to see themselves as valuable and worthwhile.  As dorky as it sounds, what I do is bigger than me (ha!) and I don't get to quit just because I've got my grumpy pants on.  I'm answerable to too many people to do that.

So, yeah, pretty much just orneriness.

Aug 14 06 03:26 pm Link

Photographer

Click Hamilton

Posts: 36555

San Diego, California, US

Magnanimous.

Shyly, you impress the hell out of me.

Aug 14 06 04:03 pm Link

Model

Just AJ

Posts: 3478

Round Rock, Texas, US

This is some good stuff!  Completely talk show worthy!  Jenny Jones talk show worthy. . .Oprah wouldn't buy the rights.

Aug 14 06 04:10 pm Link

Model

MamaSkull

Posts: 94

Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania, US

I'll put in a second for wanting to show up the people who made fun of me for being ugly/hairy in school.

Also, I just want to do something artistic. I used to draw and write, but haven't been inspired to do so for the past TEN YEARS. How said is that, right? This is my way of having some fun in life and a creative outlet.

I wish I could say that I am doing it so I don't have to do a 9-5 job, but that's never going to be a reality!

Aug 14 06 05:03 pm Link

Model

ANNABELLA

Posts: 1642

Atlanta, Georgia, US

Going to work everyday...thats motivation enough to do something more

Aug 14 06 05:32 pm Link

Photographer

Brian Diaz

Posts: 65617

Danbury, Connecticut, US

Jayne Jones wrote:
. . .at every curve ball thrown, what motivates you to keep going??

The desire to be better than Chris Bush at something.

https://www.briandiazphotography.com/mm/curveball2.jpg

But that's only until we face off over the Balderdash board.

Aug 14 06 10:19 pm Link

Photographer

Valkyrur

Posts: 1187

Nelsonville, New York, US

naked chiks smile

Aug 15 06 12:27 pm Link

Photographer

Fotticelli

Posts: 12252

Rockville, Maryland, US

I'm a photographer because the work is easy, easy to find, and it pays well.

Aug 15 06 01:27 pm Link

Photographer

IDtenTANGO

Posts: 263

Denton, Texas, US

Friends and loved ones constantly kicking me in the ass motivates me.

Aside from that, I'm a pathetic, lazy bum.

Aug 15 06 01:47 pm Link