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One thing is clear: we are all motivated differently and our motivations change with time and priorities. Some of us are motivated by the desire to make a difference in other people’s lives while others are motivated by pride or a desire to outperform their competition. Regardless of what turns on your motivational switch, what is most important is knowing how to do it.
Some people hope for someone to motivate them. If you have children, you know that motivation comes from within! Trying to motivate another person is an impossible, never-ending task.
As a leader, you can only inspire people.You can’t motivate them, so stop trying! The frustration you feel when you repeatedly attempt to motivate someone is because their motivational switch has only one operator... them!
In my research for this book, I interviewed and collected data from hundreds of highly motivated and not-so-motivated people.There is one overriding motivation for all of us:
Our motivations reflect what we value and why we currently value it.
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