CHAPTER 3
MOTIVATION
[ Motivating
yourself and others every day]
Definition of Motivation:
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Motivation
is something that encourages action and feelings regarding our success desire. To
motivate means to encourage and inspire. Motivation means can also to turn on
or ignite the feelings or actions. Motivation is very powerful, it can
persuade, convince, and propel you into action. In other words, motivation can
be defined as a motive for action. In simply a strong desire to succeed which you
want to do that is called motivation.
The greatest
enemy of motivation is complacence. Complacency leads to frustration, and when
people are frustrated, they give up because they cannot identify what is
important and they wouldn’t satisfy themselves.
Difference between Inspiration
and Motivation: -
Inspiration
is changing thinking: Motivation is changing action.
Motivation
is like fire unless you keep adding fuel to it, it dies. Just like exercise and
food don’t last long, neither does motivation. However, if the source of
motivation is a belief in inner values, it becomes long-lasting.
Motivation is like the wood you throw on a
fire to keep it going. Inspiration is the fire itself.
Motivation
is a desire or willingness to take an action
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Motivation is fleeting; it comes and goes.
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It generally comes from the outside – external
forces that cause us to feel like doing something, or not feel like doing
something.
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Motivation makes us feel good when its there;
it makes us feel bad when it's missing.
Inspiration is related to the very reason for
taking
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Inspiration is about the reason you care to do
something
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Inspiration is permanent
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Inspiration comes from the inside; it gets to
the core of what drives you.
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Inspiration doesn’t alternate between making
us feel one way or another; it's consistent.
Motivation – how does it work?
Once you understand the principle that
motivates the motivator, you can proceed to achieve your goal and can motivate
others too. Your internal motivation is your drive and attitude. It is
contagious. Attitude is the key to getting the response you want from others.
How does a person stay motivated and focused? One important tool that has been
used by athletes for a long time is called autosuggestion. Auto suggestions are
positive statements made in the present tense and repeated regularly. In other words,
it is positive self-talk. Motivation is classified into two types: external and
internal.
External motivation comes from outside, such
as money, society approval, fame, or fear. Following the example of external
motivation;
“A company wanted to set up a
pension plan. In order for the plan to be installed, it needed 100%
participation. Everyone signed up except John. The plan made sense and was in
the best interest of everyone. John not signing was the only obstacle. John's
supervisor and other co-workers had tried to persuade him without success. The
owner of the company called John into his office and said, "John, here is
a pen and these are the papers for you to sign to enroll in the pension plan.
If you don't enroll, you are fired this minute." John signed right away.
The owner asked John why he hadn't signed earlier. John replied, "No one
explained the plan quite as clearly as you did.”
Another type of motivation is Fear
motivation;
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It gets
the job done quickly
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It prevents
loss, by meeting deadlines
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In the short run the person's performance may improve.
We are all always motive either positively or negatively:
When I was in Toronto, I heard a story of two brothers. One was a
drug addict and a drunk who frequently beat up his family. The
other one was a very successful businessman who was respected in society and
had a wonderful family. Some people wanted to find out why two brothers from
the same parents, brought up in the same environment, could be so different.
The first one was asked, "How come you do what you do? You are a drug
addict, a drunk, and you beat your family. What motivates you?" He said,
"My father." They asked, "What about your father?" The
reply was, "My father was a drug addict, a drunk and he beat his family.
What do you expect me to be? That is what I am." They went to the brother
who was doing everything right and asked him the same question. "How come
you are doing everything right? What is your source of motivation?" And
guess what he said? "My father. When I was a little boy, I used to see my
dad drunk and doing all the wrong things. I made up my mind that that is not
what I wanted to be." Both were deriving their strength and motivation
from the same source, but one was using it positively and the other negatively.
Negative motivation brings the desire to take the easier way which ends up
being the tougher way.
Internal motivation comes from within, such as pride, a sense
of achievement, responsibility, and belief.
Here is the perfect example of motivation: -
“There was a young boy who used to come for regular practice but
always played in the reserves and never made it to the soccer eleven. While he
was practicing, his father used to sit at the far end, waiting for him. The matches
had started and for four days, he didn't show up for practice or the quarter or
semi-finals. All of a sudden he showed up for the finals, went to the coach and
said, "Coach, you have always kept me in the reserves and never let me
play in the finals. But today, please let me play." The coach said,
"Son, I'm sorry, I can't let you. There are better players than you and
besides, it is the finals, the reputation of the school is at stake and I
cannot take a chance." The boy pleaded, "Coach, I promise I will not
let you down. I beg of you, please let me play." The coach had never seen
the boy plead like this before. He said, "OK, son, go, play. But remember,
I am going against my better judgment and the reputation of the school is at
stake. Don't let me down." The game started and the boy played like a
house on fire. Every time he got the ball, he shot a goal. Needless to say, he
was the best player and the star of the game. His team had a spectacular win.
When the game finished, the coach went up to him and said, "Son, how could
I have been so wrong in my life. I have never seen you play like this before.
What happened? How did you play so well?" The boy replied, "Coach, my
father is watching me today." The coach turned around and looked at the
place where the boy's father used to sit. There was no one there. He said,
"Son, your father used to sit there when you came for practice, but I
don't see anyone there today." The boy replied, "Coach, there is
something I never told you. My father was blind. Just four days ago, he died.
Today is the first day he is watching me from above."
Motivation needs to be identified and constantly
strengthened to succeed. Keep your goals in front of you and read them morning
and evening. The most important motivating factors are recognition and responsibility.
Recognition gives a person a feeling of
belonging and ownership. He then becomes part of the bigger picture. Lack of
responsibility can become demotivating.
There are some stages which are the main
reason of motivation to demotivation, that are followings;
1. Motivated ineffective
When is an employee most motivated in the
cycle of employment? When he joins an organization. Why? Because he wants to
prove that by hiring him, the employer made the right decision. He is motivated
but because he is new to the environment, he does not know what to do. So, he
is ineffective. This is the stage when the employee is most open-minded,
receptive and easy to mold to the culture of the organization. Training and
orientation become imperative. Unprofessional organizations have none or very
poor orientation programs. On the first day on the job, the supervisor shows the
new employee his place of work and tells him what to do and leaves. He teaches
all the bad along with the good that he is doing. The new employee quickly
learns all the mistakes the supervisor is making because that is what he has
been taught. The organization loses the opportunity to mold the individual to
the culture of that organization. Professional organizations, on the other
hand, take special care to induct people into their organizations. They explain
to them, among other things, the following:
¨ the hierarchy
¨ expectations of each other
¨ do's and donuts
¨ parameters and guidelines
¨ what is acceptable and what is not
¨ what are the resource
2.
Motivated
effectively
This is the stage when the employee has
learned what to do and does it with drive and energy. He has learned the trade
and it reflects in his performance. Then he moves on to the next stage.
3.
Demotivated
effective
After some time, the motivation level goes
down and the employee starts learning the tricks of the trade. This is the
stage when the employee is not motivated. He continues doing just enough so
that the employer has no reason to fire him but he is really not motivated.
This stage is detrimental to growth--most
people in organizations fall into this third stage. A motivated professional
learns the trade and leaves the tricks to cheats and crooks, but a demotivated
employee starts sabotaging the company. His performance is marginal. He makes
fun of the good performers. He rejects new ideas and spreads the negativity all
around.
Our objective is to bring them back to the
second stage of motivated effectiveness through training. An employee ought not to
stay in the third stage too long; because from here either they move back to
the second stage, which is being motivated and effective, or they move into the
fourth stage.
4.
Demotivated
ineffective
At this stage, the employer does not have
much choice but to fire the employee, which may be the most appropriate thing to
do anyway at this point. Remember, employers, want the same thing as employees
do. They want to succeed and improve business and if employees help in this
objective, then they make themselves valuable and achieve their own success.
5.
Demotivating
factors
Some of the demotivators are:
¨ Unfair criticism
¨ Negative criticism
¨ Public humiliation
¨ Rewarding the non-performer which can be
demotivating for the performer
¨ Failure or fear of failure
¨ Success which leads to complacence
¨ Lack of direction
¨ Lack of measurable objectives
¨ Low self-esteem
¨ Lack of priorities
¨ Negative self-talk
¨ Office politics
¨ Unfair treatment
¨ Hypocrisy
¨ Poor standards
¨ Frequent change
¨ Responsibility without authority
A satisfied person is not necessarily a
motivated person. Some people are satisfied with very little. In this case,
satisfaction may lead to complacence. Motivation comes from excitement and
excitement does not come unless there is full commitment.
New methods of motivation will not work till the demotivating
factors are removed. Many times, just removing the demotivating factors can
spark motivation.
Motivators
What we really want to
accomplish is self-motivation, when people do things for their own reasons and
not yours. That is lasting motivation.
Remember, the greatest motivator is belief. We have to
inculcate in ourselves the belief that we are responsible for our actions and behavior.
When people accept responsibility, everything improves quality, productivity,
relationships, and teamwork.
A few steps to motivate others:
¨ Give recognition
¨ Give respect
¨ Make work interesting
¨ Be a good listener
¨ Throw a challenge
¨ Help but don't do for others what they should do for
themselves
In this chapter we learn about;
1. Develop a sense of pride through training.
2. Reward performance.
3. Set well-defined, clear goals.
4. Set high expectations.
4. Set clear, measurable benchmarks.
6. Evaluate the needs of others.
Set a good example by being a positive role model. Build the
self-esteem of others.
Be confident and be motivated always, make your
nearer motivate.
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