Who are those strong personalities motivating you not to give up when you face failure?

I motivate myself. I’m not afraid of failure. Sometimes things don’t go as planned. So I learn from it, adapt, and then try again.

I have a very small group of people who always cheer me on, but my experience has been that people I’d think would be in my corner are often the ones who say ‘why are you doing that?’ Or ‘you should do [something I don’t want to do]’. Or ‘be prepared for that to be rejected’ or ‘You know you won’t win?’ or ‘be prepared to be disappointed’. Had I listened to those people I would not have had the successes I have. I’ve learned to listen to my own inner voice and not to let other people or my own fears stop me reaching for my goals.

Is there something we can help you with since you are seeking solace? What is it you feel you need some motivation to achieve?

Like @Earthbound_Misfit, I motivate myself. Not really because I’m not afraid of failure, but because I know at the end of the day I have the ultimate control on whatever I’m doing. I’m used to be surrounded by unsupportive people who either shoot me down even more or fail to acknowledge how serious my problem is. I have to learn to ignore the naysayers and get back on my feet. I still fail to do so now and then though. My support system is much stronger now, but the skill is still necessary, and beside, no one is truly in charge if my job other than me.

Yep, I try to keep myself motivated, but right now, my bitchy room mate is a huge motivator for me to move on, which I am doing at the end of this week. Nothing like a difficult person to give you that push to shake off the chains that bind. lol I have never had a house mate and never want another one. Ever. haha

My deceased dad. He said something once when he was ill that always stuck with me. He asked me to look after my sister and my mom after he was gone. I asked him who was going to look after me and why wasn’t he worried about me? We were both looking into the mirror of his dresser that was across his bed. He looked at me and smiled and said he knew I would be fine because I was like a cat. I would always find a way to land on my feet.
So when I’m scared, or facing hard choices in life, I remember that he believe I was like a cat, and I know I will find a way to land on my feet.
Great Question by the way and welcome to fluther.

Nobody. Nobody consistently anyway. I wish I had been more self motivated.

A friend at work, who has been unhappy for some time in his job. He has been encouraging me to look for another job as well, as I am very unhappy. Unfortunately, I have a number of health problems and have felt up until now that there was no point in even looking, as I felt there was no way I would ever find anything. He felt much the same way himself, as he is 58, wants to retire in two years, and felt like there was not much chance of finding a good paying job that would want to hire him when he will be retiring soon. He persevered however, and has found another job (although I’ll miss him terribly). His success, however, has finally convinced me to stop being a coward, and start looking myself.

Gosh, so far no stories of heartwarming hope? No one does.I seem to do most of the motivating. Not that I am very good at it mind you.

My most potent motivators are spite and vengeance. It’s not uplifting, but it gets the job.