Delayed Gratification - Waiting for the Reward

We live in a world where everything is designed to give instant results.

Drive-throughs, pre-packaged food and microwaves allow us to eat in minutes without having to invest time and energy into preparation or to wait for regular cooking times. The internet provides us with information that we might otherwise have had to research in a library or gain from interviewing an expert. We don't even have to dial full telephone numbers to reach friends or family because of speed dial. Everything is designed so that we get what we want instantly, and credit cards challenge us to "buy now and pay later" even though we will pay more for the purchased items because of interest charged.

Who Fills Your Success Plate?

I was thinking about the demands we place upon ourselves those others place on us. I noticed that some people have mountains of tasks before them and cheerfully and effectively plow through them without major disruptions to their lives. Others however find themselves overwhelmed and fall further and further behind in their lives.

What is the difference?

You Can't Motivate Anyone!

That's right... You can't motivate anyone else. It is flat out impossible to do that. Why not? After all, didn't people like Tony Robbins and Zig Ziglar make millions being motivational speakers? They did. But they didn't motivate anyone either. Motivation is not something that comes from outside. It comes from within.

Motivation is a reason to act; something that moves you to action. Only you can decide what you want to act on. Only you can decide what is important enough to act upon. I can't make you act on something. I can't make you excited about something. I can't give you reasons to act or not act. What moves you to act will almost entirely be how you feel about something.

Communicate to Motivate

Motivation or Communication, which is more important.

Motivation is critical to increasing or at the very least maintaining productivity. Knowing how to communicate effectively in order to motivate is a skill that many leaders would like to have. The need to listen and a willingness to understand others is vital in motivation. To stimulate someone into productivity the leader must be able to communicate effectively. A loss in the communication will induce negative emotions thus effecting the motivation to accomplish a desired goal.