Fear of their families going hungry is a powerful motivation. Also men. Just wanted to get ahead on their own merits. Men knew hard work, were not afraid of work and expected to work hard to get what they desired. My father, who grew up on a farm during the Depression, was still working 60 hour weeks into his 90's in his business. Men of that age just did it instead of watching others or waiting for government help. Classic example was the New Orleans people who have still not rebuilt their homes after a hurricane a decade ago, because they think the Government should do it for them. That's today's help me generation. Those born after 1960, who grew up ith free love and free time to smoke dope or practice free love as my Gradmother use to say.
We have dumbed down our education system to give failure an exceptable label. Lazy is no longer a bad thing to be called because others just say that someone lacked motivation. God help you if your Doctor got into medical or dental school as a marginal student, based on today's education system, because they will not flunk them out. They will spoon feed them even if it takes them six or seven years to complete a four year degree.
It is the same with sports. Parents don't want to keep score in games. Everyone is given the same size trophy so they all feel like winners. No wonder they lack effort. What's the point when the all get the same reward.
I like shooting with average and even bad shooters. Many are willing to learn if given a little help. Just a few minutes can improve their score by five or more birds a round. Might not sound like much to some but to them it is and they help pay the bills. If only master class shooters came out every club in the US would go under. Beside some of them might have a pretty sister or a nice place to duck hunt.
