TED HATAY COLLEGE / 11-A
Inspiration
İhsan İYİEL
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Inspiration is defined as the process of being mentally stimulated to do , create or achieve something . It can come from a successful person , an event , even from your own thoughts . Every piece of content , even this one , has its own story , the story of inspiration .
Creative ideas can come from anywhere , but to use and properly refine those ideas into something beautiful , one needs inspiration . Most artists get stuck creatively at least once in their careers . This is not because they run out of ideas , they simply don ’ t have the proper stimulation to unearth their artistic genius . This lack of inspiration may cause them to doubt themselves and this selfdoubt can be detrimental to their future work . This doesn ’ t apply to artists only . Anyone with a goal or ambition to achieve something is prone to a lack of inspiration .
However , a lack of inspiration can be fixed . Everyone has their own unique experiences and just looking at relatable or familiar events that happened to other people may be enough to boot up the inspiration centre in your brain . For instance , if you have lost your ambition to lose weight , you can look at other people who have lost weight , such as David Goggins .
Goggins was a 136 kg illiterate man who worked as a roach exterminator . He wanted to lose weight and to get a job where he had the opportunity to challenge himself , so he enlisted in the army . To get recruited , he was told to lose 45 kg in 3 months . After hearing this he worked hard for three months and got to the recruiter 45 kg lighter . After successfully completing training as a navy seal , he ran several marathons and ultramarathons ( an ultramarathon is 5000 kilometres ). After all of this , he still wasn ’ t done . He taught himself how to write and read to write his own book about his life .
This story of hard work and drive is an inspiration to those who lack or lost the discipline to achieve their goals . Watching Goggins ’ journey on the internet or reading his book could motivate and inspire you to move forward to your goal without looking back . This inspiration is specifically for those who want to succeed . Not everyone is in search of inspiration to achieve goals , though .
Some people need creative inspiration , in which case the best source is often other people ’ s creativity . A notable example is Mozart ’ s “ Rondo Alla Turca ”. Back in the 17th and 18th century , the Ottoman Empire was prominent in Europe , frequently participating in wars and expeditions . The Ottoman military band known as “ Mehter ” deeply inspired the famous composer with its strong drum beat and proud , noble spirit which led him to compose the “ Rondo Alla Turca ”. He had also studied the work of other composers before him such as Friderick Handel and Johann Sebastian Bach .
Mozart would be an inspiration to many musicians like Beethoven after his reputable work in music . This chain of inspiration still continues to this day where musicians are influenced and inspired by the ones before them .
All of this goes to show that inspiration is a tool that can be used by anyone , to craft anything from nothing . The only thing that limits its infinite capabilities is the one holding the tool . Willpower and ambition can be easily lit up with a spark of inspiration to create fires that burn brighter than the sun .