I am most motivated when I feel the most challenged and when I feel that my contributions will have direct affect. I often find that challenges really motivate me and most of my great work is done through challenges. I think that challenges provide motivation because they provide goals and plans, things that I can inspire to. I also get motivated when I know that my work will have a direct contribution towards the goal. That being said, I often get motivated with larger important project than with smaller less important projects. With larger important projects, I understand that my contributions will be very important. I don't get motivated with tedious projects that lack inspiration or that have little influence.
My method of motivating individuals is through inspiration. Because I understand that inspiration works very well with me, I tend to think that inspiration will also work for others. So far, providing inspiration has worked very well. For example, I recently motivate my little brother to apply to college through inspiration. I communicated to my brother that his quality of life will be much better upon graduating college. I think it is easier for people to get motivated and to work harder if they believe that their hard work will result in a better outcome.
I agree with you that inspiration will work better than fear or anger. Inspiration gives people hope and energy to work hard. Before my brother often said that writing was too hard, and I told him that having good writing skills was very important and would help him compete with other people. Inspired by what I said, my brother kept on working hard to improve his writing skills.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that inspiration is a better method of motivating people. One time, I was surfing the net and ran across an article about a 70ish yr old lady who went back to college to finish her college degree. I was inspired by her story. She made me realized that it's never too late to pursue what you wanted. If you want a different career path, then change it. If you don't like your degree and want to go to a different field, do it. It's never too late.
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