SEVERAL TIME WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS QUESTION WITH OUR SUBORNIDATES WHILE MOTIVATING THEM TO GIVE THEIR BEST…..TO GIVE THEIR 100% ……AND WHEN WE ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUR THEIR FRUSTRATIONS…..THAT WHY THEY CANT ACCOMPLISH THEIR TASKS AT GIVEN TIME …….WHY THEY LOOK LIKE ALWAYS A LOOSER……WHERE IS THE FIRE……WE HAVE SIMPLE REPLIES AS FOLLOWS AS PER THEIR PRIORTIES…..AND OBVIOUSLY “MONEY” HAS ALWAYS WON THE FIRST PLACE:
- NEED FOR MONEY
- NEED FOR JOB SATISFACTION
- NEED FOR RECOGNITION
- NEED TO GET MORE SUCCESS/STATUS
- NEED FOR POWER
WHEN WE START FURTHER DISCUSSIONS TO JUST GIVE THEM CHANCE TO GIVE SECOND THOUGHT… THINK HOW YOU WILL ACCOMPLISH YOUR FIRST NEED…..WITHOUT GETTING JOB SATISFACTION? WITHOUT GETTING RECOGNITION IN YOUR DEPARTMENT…..IN YOUR ORGANIZTION.
BEFORE IT, JUST TAKE A SECOND EXAMPLE:
IF WE OFFER YOU, SELECT A STRONG LEADER WITH A FORE VISION AND VALUES OR ONE TIME SALARY INCREASE, WHAT WILL YOU SELECT?
NOW, YOU WILL CERTAINLY GIVE SECOND THOUGHT ABOUT YOUR REAL NEED…SINCE AS A MATURE HUMAN BEING, YOU ALL KNOW HOW A STRONG LEADER CAN PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN YOUR LIFE…..SINCE YOU KNOW THE STORY OF ABDUL KALAM .. YOU KNOW THE STORY OF LENIN…..YOU KNOW THE STORY OF NELSON MANDELA…..YOU KNOW THE STORY OF GANDHI…YOU KNOW THE STORY OF MOHD ALI…..AND LOT OF LOT OF MORE NAMES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD…WHO NOT ONLY CHANGE THE LIFE OF THEIR PEOPLE…..BUT CHANGE THE WORLD…CHANGED THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD…
Dr Myles Munroe shares a powerful idea that I would like to share with you. He says
That the wealthiest places in the world are not the gold mines of South America or the Oil fields of Iraq or Iran. They're not the diamond mines of South Africa or the banks of The world. The wealthiest place on the planet is just down the road.
There lie buried, companies that were never started, inventions that were never made,
Bestselling books that were never written and masterpieces that were never painted.
In the cemetery is buried the greatest treasure of untapped potential.
There is a treasure within you that must come out. It is your potential.
Don’t go to the grave with your treasure still within you.
IF, NOW, YOU HAVE SELECTED YOUR CLEAR ANSWER I.E.NEED A STRONG LEADER…AND REMOVE THE MENTAL BLOCKAGE THAT MONEY IS THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF YOUR LIFE…YOU MAY SET FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES:
- FOCUS ON YOUR VISION THAT WHAT IS YOUR GOAL AS AN EMPLOYEE
- WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT NEW CHALLENGES AT YOUR WORK
- NOTICE WHAT IS YOUR HIDDEN POTENTIAL, AND WHAT YOU CAN YOU DO TO EXPLORE IT.
- SET HIGH JOB YARDSTICKS FOR YOURSELF, SET TOUGH DEADLINES TO ACCOMPLISH THE JOB
- ALWAYS TRY FOR SELF IMPROVEMENT AND UPGRADE YOUR SELF.
- SET A HIGH VALUE SYSTEM FOR YOUR SELF.
THESE ARE NOT LAST SIX POINTS…YOU CAN SET LOT MORE…
AND WHILE SETTING OBJECTIVES…BE HONEST….
NOW, AS WE HAVE SEEN THE FIRST REACTION OF EMPLOYEES ABOUT WHAT IS THE IMPORTANT TOOL OF MOTIVATION? THE ANSWER IS ONLY MONEY……WHEN WE GAVE THEM OPTIONS AND MAKE THEM UNDERSTAND…..THAT HOW WILL THEY ACHIEVE THEIR ULTIMATE GOAL TO GET THE MONEY??? THE SITUATION COMPLETELY CHANGED……
TELL ME NOW, HOW NEED FOR MONEY CAN STOPS YOU TO GIVE YOUR BEST PERFORMANCE, NOW TELL ME THAT MONEY IS THE ONLY DRIVEN FORCE TO GIVE YOUR BEST…..ACTUALLY TO GIVE YOUR BEST…..EXPLORE YOUR HIDDEN POTENTIAL FOR YOUR COMPANY AND FULFILL THAT NEED……WHICH YOU MAY REQUIRE I.E. MONEY.
NO BODY ON THIS EARTH IS INCOMPETENT…..EVERY BODY WHO BORN ON THIS EARTH IS CAPABLE AND CAN FACE THE CHALLENGES…..CAN ACCOMPLISH THEIR TARGETS……SINCE THE EVERY HUMAN BEING WHO BORN ON THIS EARTH HAS ALREADY FACED MANY CHALLENGES EVEN WHEN HE/SHE WERE CONCEIVED……THOUSANDS SPERM WERE IN THE RACE….TO REACH THERE WHERE IS THE LIFE….AND WHO REACHED…..YOU AND ONLY YOU……YOU ALREADY WON THE RACE…
YOU ALREADY WON THE RACE…..EVEN WHEN YOU DON’T HAVE HANDS…DON'T HAVE LEGS…DON'T HAVE ANY SENSE ORGANS……EVEN YOU DON’T KNOW THE MEANING OF “MONEY”.
WE ALWAYS EXPECT MANY THINGS, FAVORS FROM OTHERS…..WE NEED HANDSOME SALARIES HIKE……GOOD PROMOTIONS…NICE CABIN TO SIT…..SMART PHONES…ETC ETC…FROM OUR ORGANIZATION. WE ALWAYS ASSUME THAT OUR MANAGERS MUST PROPOSE GOOD EVALUATIONS FOR US….
BUT WE NEVER THINK THAT WHAT WE HAVE GIVEN IN THE LAST YEARS TO OUR ORGANIZATION…WHAT WE HAVE DEVELOPED…..ARE WE THE IMPORTANT PART OF OUR TEAM…CAN OUR SENIORS RELY ON US….
JUST THINK WHO STOPS US…WHO WANT TO LIMIT US…WHO DON’T WANT TO UNTAP OUR POTENTIAL…
WE LIMIT OURSELVES…..NEGATIVE THOUGHTS ABOUT OURSELVES…..FALSE IDEAS REGARDING OUR NEEDS.
ACTUALLY, WHAT WE HAVE, WE DON’T CARE ABOUT IT…..WE CHASE THOSE THINGS WHICH IS NOT IN OUR CONTROL…..FIRST GIVE YOUR BEST TO THOSE WHO BELIEVES IN YOU……
FORGET PAST HARSH EXPERIENCES…..START EVERY DAY AS A NEW DAY……
EVERY OPPORTUNITY IS GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY…DON'T LOOSE A SINGLE ONE….
DON’T STOP YOUR SELF JUST WANT OF SOME THING…WHICH IS NOT IN YOUR HAND……WHAT IS IN YOUR HAND IS ONLY TO DELIVER WHAT YOU HAVE…GIVE YOUR BEST.
DON’T JUDGE YOUR FUTURE BY YOUR PAST……DOESN’T SPOIL YOUR FUTURE BECAUSE OF YOUR PRESENT…
WHEN SEED IS PRESSED INTO THE SOIL…..IT’S NOT BURIED TO KILL …..BUT TO GROW……THERE IS A FOREST IN EVERY SEED…THE NEED IS JUST TO IMPLANT IT ON THE RIGHT PLACE
PRESSURE GIVES US BETTER CHANCE TO DELIVER…..AS TOOTH PASTE DELIVER WHAT IT HAS…..ONLY WHEN IT PRESSED…
FOCUS ON YOUR PERSONAL GROWTH…..PERSONAL GROWTH ALWAYS DELIVER….IN TERMS OF RECOGNITION….IN TERMS OF POWER…..IN TERMS OF AUTHORITY…..IN TERMS OF YES, OF COURSE “MONEY”.
SO, NOW WE MAY RECOMMEND MAKING THE NEW HIERARCHY FOR OUR NEEDS:
JOB SATISFACTION
RECOGNITION/ACKNOWLEDGMENT
POWER/AUTHORITY/STATUS
MONEY
SOME DO’S AND DON’T’S WITH YOUR TEAM/SUPERIORS:
BE HONEST
BE FAIR
BE RESPONSIVE RATHER THAN REACTIVE
BE COMMUNICATIVE
BE A GOOD LISTNER, ALWAYS WELCOME NEW IDEAS
BE MOTIVATED, DON’T WAIT FOR EXTERNAL FORCE
AVOID CRITICISE YOUR WORK/ ORGANIZATION
AVOID HASTY REACTIONS
AVOID HASTY REPLY ON WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
AVOID COMPARISONS
SUMMARY:
DON’T WAIT FOR OTHERS IN LIFE THAT THEY WILL COME TO YOU AND ACCEPT YOU, YOU ACCEPT YOURSELF AND PEOPLE AUTOMATICALLY WILL COME TO YOU AND ACCEPT YOU.
We may take example from one movie “Jab we met”, there is one female character played by Kareena Kapoor, who was always saying “I am favorite of myself”. What she did, she always spread happiness, she never demands help from others, keep herself always cheerful and if someone helps her, she thinks actually they get gratified. Why?
The reason is simple, she accepts herself, the way she is living, the situation in which she is living, the belongings she has, and she feels she is complete woman and needs nothing. She needs not external forces to get motivated. She is always motivated with internal happiness and feeling of completeness.
Happiness never belongs to external belongings it depends on acceptance. Happiness is a choice, not an achievement. Million dollars may not make you happy until you decide to be happy.
LIFE IS VERY BIG….AND GIVE US TREMENDOUS CHANCE TO LEARN FROM EVERY THING….GIVE CHANCE TO YOU….TO GROW MORE…..LIKE A SMALL SEED. UNTAP YOUR POTENTIAL….NEVER RELY ON EXTERNAL FORCES…
SO, ALL THE ABOVE EXAMPLES/ QUOTATIONS PROVES THAT…..THERE IS NOT ONLY “MONEY” CAN PLAY A KEY ROLE TO BOOST OUR MOTIVATIONS.
