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One of life's greatest joys is having a direction, a purpose or a goal and seeing it come to full fruition. What started as a thought in your mind becomes realized in the material world because of your intention. Unfortunately, sometimes our minds also get off track, settling into laziness or apathy. Sometimes we need that catalyst, that boost.

When you need motivated, what music do you turn to? Music can certainly give you the energy to carry on or the power to overcome personal hurdles, but only if it's the right selection for you.

As for me, the songs on Incubus' album, Make Yourself have always inspired me into action. Though there are several tracks that speak to overcoming apathy, perhaps the most straightforward is the song "Make Yourself":

If I hadn't made me, I would've been made somehow...
If I hadn't assembled myself, I'd have fallen apart by now.
If I hadn't made me, I'd be more inclined to bow.
Powers that be would have swallowed me up
But that's more than I can allow.
[Incubus, "Make Yourself"]

In other words, if I'm not going to follow-through, get things done or push forward for myself, then who will?  I give this track a spin any time I'm feeling less than motivated or need to convince myself that it's time to step up to the plate.

What about you... what's your catalyst (or motivation) music?

By Trevor Harden, trevor@RockOm.net