Comments on: You Only Need One Thing To Succeed http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/you-only-need-one-thing-to-succeed/ Wise Choices. Improved Finances. A Better Life. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:29:52 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Carla http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/you-only-need-one-thing-to-succeed/comment-page-1/#comment-8618 Carla Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:15:15 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=549#comment-8618 What motivates me is knowing I can do something that most (or at least some) would say its impossible. Other things that motive me is being able to take care of myself on my own terms, not when the clock tells me. What motivates me is knowing I can do something that most (or at least some) would say its impossible.

Other things that motive me is being able to take care of myself on my own terms, not when the clock tells me.

]]> By: Dan Massicotte http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/you-only-need-one-thing-to-succeed/comment-page-1/#comment-8589 Dan Massicotte Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:14:05 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=549#comment-8589 I still have yet to answer this questions for myself. I know what makes me happy/gets me out of the zone or de-stresses me. But motivates? Maybe knowing that I'll never be in a 2 hour bumper-to bumper traffic. I still have yet to answer this questions for myself. I know what makes me happy/gets me out of the zone or de-stresses me. But motivates? Maybe knowing that I’ll never be in a 2 hour bumper-to bumper traffic.

]]> By: Karen M http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/you-only-need-one-thing-to-succeed/comment-page-1/#comment-8583 Karen M Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:58:05 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=549#comment-8583 I love short, simple sentences that help me live MY life not someone else's. The words of wisdom from other's shared experiences stay in my mind and prepare me to put them into action for myself. Thanks and if I don't win....I'll buy the book! I love short, simple sentences that help me live MY life not someone else’s. The words of wisdom from other’s shared experiences stay in my mind and prepare me to put them into action for myself.
Thanks and if I don’t win….I’ll buy the book!

]]> By: LP http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/you-only-need-one-thing-to-succeed/comment-page-1/#comment-8581 LP Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:14:37 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=549#comment-8581 I agree with Sara...thank you dear one. I love it! Our children were a couple of motivated young boys, now men. I loved seeing the joy in their faces at something they had accomplished. And then, wanting to do more, make more, get more or go farther... I suppose this motivation, is also where capitalism or free enterprise comes from... I can still see that fire in their eyes when discussing things important to them. There's a sense of motivation there. You can also see it, when the "light or spark" goes out. Now, when grandchildren have that same spark, or passion, you know life is in there. And they're going places! Thank you for bringing it to my attention again! God bless America! I agree with Sara…thank you dear one. I love it!

Our children were a couple of motivated young boys, now men.
I loved seeing the joy in their faces at something they had accomplished. And then, wanting to do more, make more, get more or go farther…
I suppose this motivation, is also where capitalism or free enterprise comes from…

I can still see that fire in their eyes when discussing things important to them.
There’s a sense of motivation there.
You can also see it, when the “light or spark” goes out.

Now, when grandchildren have that same spark, or passion, you know life is in there. And they’re going places!

Thank you for bringing it to my attention again!

God bless America!

]]> By: Sara at On Simplicity http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/you-only-need-one-thing-to-succeed/comment-page-1/#comment-8580 Sara at On Simplicity Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:46:23 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=549#comment-8580 I gotta say, I love this kind of post from you. You take something I knew, in a nebulous way, in the back of my head, and you put it in unignorable black and white and force me to deal with it. Thanks! I gotta say, I love this kind of post from you. You take something I knew, in a nebulous way, in the back of my head, and you put it in unignorable black and white and force me to deal with it. Thanks!

]]> By: Admin http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/you-only-need-one-thing-to-succeed/comment-page-1/#comment-8578 Admin Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:12:23 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=549#comment-8578 You don't. They motivate themselves. You challenge people and they will either respond to the challenge, or they will move on to another job. There are generally three types of motivation. The lowest one is fear. Though effective, it works on a very short term basis. Those you're trying to motivate will do just enough to remove the threat. Reward motivation isn't much better. Respondents will like you more, but again, they will only do those things that will get them the reward. The biggest disadvantage to these two types of motivation is that people will take shortcuts to reduce the fear or induce the reward. The best motivation is personal pride in a job well done. The way those multi-millionaires got that way is they cared enough about what they were doing to create a world class product. There was a reward component, to be sure, and there probably was a bit of a fear component (they didn't want to lose their jobs), but without the personal pride factor in being part of something big, something great, something revolutionary, they wouldn't have the motivation to come in to work. They don't work because they have to, they work because they want to. You don’t. They motivate themselves. You challenge people and they will either respond to the challenge, or they will move on to another job. There are generally three types of motivation. The lowest one is fear. Though effective, it works on a very short term basis. Those you’re trying to motivate will do just enough to remove the threat. Reward motivation isn’t much better. Respondents will like you more, but again, they will only do those things that will get them the reward. The biggest disadvantage to these two types of motivation is that people will take shortcuts to reduce the fear or induce the reward.

The best motivation is personal pride in a job well done. The way those multi-millionaires got that way is they cared enough about what they were doing to create a world class product. There was a reward component, to be sure, and there probably was a bit of a fear component (they didn’t want to lose their jobs), but without the personal pride factor in being part of something big, something great, something revolutionary, they wouldn’t have the motivation to come in to work. They don’t work because they have to, they work because they want to.

]]> By: Nicki at Domestic Cents http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/you-only-need-one-thing-to-succeed/comment-page-1/#comment-8576 Nicki at Domestic Cents Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:35:37 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=549#comment-8576 What motivates me are results. When jumping into a large task I try to do a part of it that will give me some gratification to keep moving and it really helps. You're right though, it's different for everyone. You wouldn't be able to write a post about what will motivate everyone. Each person needs to figure it out for themselves and then apply it to their own life. Good insight. Thanks. What motivates me are results. When jumping into a large task I try to do a part of it that will give me some gratification to keep moving and it really helps. You’re right though, it’s different for everyone. You wouldn’t be able to write a post about what will motivate everyone. Each person needs to figure it out for themselves and then apply it to their own life. Good insight. Thanks.

]]> By: The Brandless Blog http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/you-only-need-one-thing-to-succeed/comment-page-1/#comment-8575 The Brandless Blog Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:30:54 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=549#comment-8575 Hi, I have an interesting article on Motivation that I would like to share here. In 2000, if you were the manager ... You're sitting at your desk, looking at a list of company stock options held by your Microsoft team. No one on your nine-person team was older than 33. Yet everyone was a millionaire, at least on paper. The value of their individual options, on this given day, ranged from $1.7million to $18.4 million. Your team wasn't unusual. More than 4,000 of Microsoft's 27,000 employees are millionaires - all created by the incredible rise in the value of the company's stock. So your problem isn't unique at Microsoft or, for that matter, at a number of fast-growing, high-tech companies. <b>Your problem? How do you motivate multimillionaires to come to work everyday?</b> Rendell <a href="http://brandlessblog.com/" rel="nofollow">The Brandless Blog</a> Hi,

I have an interesting article on Motivation that I would like to share here.

In 2000, if you were the manager …

You’re sitting at your desk, looking at a list of company stock options held by your Microsoft team. No one on your nine-person team was older than 33. Yet everyone was a millionaire, at least on paper. The value of their individual options, on this given day, ranged from $1.7million to $18.4 million.

Your team wasn’t unusual. More than 4,000 of Microsoft’s 27,000 employees are millionaires – all created by the incredible rise in the value of the company’s stock. So your problem isn’t unique at Microsoft or, for that matter, at a number of fast-growing, high-tech companies.

Your problem? How do you motivate multimillionaires to come to work everyday?

Rendell
The Brandless Blog

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