Motivation

In the last few weeks I have been very fortunate to have the opportunities to sit through two presentations related to my work scope. Both were given by two different companies but it was based on the same thing - preservation of environment. 

Without being too specific of what I do for living, I really feel like telling it all here on the contentment I feel attending these sessions. Enriched, empowered, enlightened...It was like stepping out of spa, you know? 

One was given by an environmental conservationist, while the other by a drilling engineer. Each had opposite outlook from the other on the same objective, and that's fine with me. What struck to me the most is how passionate they are in what they do. It was really transparent, vivid.. that was reflected on the way they presented it. 

I love the way they describe each of their activities, so structured, concise and relaxed. The first presenter was coincidentally from my alma mater, so yeah I can't help but feel proud. (Dan dan). He presented in such way that I was in awe, really. Beautiful corals aside, he even volunteered to do extra work, out of his love for Mother Nature.

Second presenter gave a detailed presentation on his work, leaving not much room for question. Mostly he tackled each angle, from start to end of activity. The hows and whys were clear and ticked off all the boxes in my to-comment list.

The outcome from both discussions aside, I love meeting and knowing these guys. There are just not too many people so passionate about their work these days, that's for sure. Apart enriching my technical know-how, these guys may not realize it but they've taught me passion makes the job a whole lot better. They executed it flawlessly, no doubt some fundamental years were well spent developing them. 

What's surprising is at the end of each session, they've managed to make me think out of the box. The first one got me thinking boy i need a diving licence soon, and the other makes me consider offshore trip soon. Because I was thinking " i want to see all these from my own eyes".

I know I am not in this solely for the money, but I need to do some soul searching on what is my motivation. Seriously, i wish i could have people see their work. Remarkable.