Comments on: Selfi$h: Is your Motivation Helping or Hurting you? You’ll be Surprised… http://social-brain.com/2009/12/14/selfih-is-your-motivation-helping-or-hurting-you-youll-be-surprised/ a progressive understanding of our world Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:58:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: John G http://social-brain.com/2009/12/14/selfih-is-your-motivation-helping-or-hurting-you-youll-be-surprised/#comment-131 John G Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:15:40 +0000 http://social-brain.com/?p=239#comment-131 Kevy T, I finally got a chance to read a few of your posts and I am really impressed. I am also depressed because I wanted to be like you so I started a blog, but alas my half-wit posts pale in comparison to your valuable insights. I'm fairly certain that Jill is the only person who will read my blog, and it seems like a waste of time to type it all out when I could just turn my head slightly to the right and tell her about it in 1/10th of the time... On another note, this "motivation" post is very accurate based on my experiences. In addition to your comments, I believe people often overlook positive feedback as an incredibly effective means of motivation. I do not receive bonuses for saving more lives (although I'd get fired if a lot of my patients died...) but I continue to do my best because I like when people say that I am great at my job (along with a feeling of satisfaction I get when succeeding.) Genuine compliments are better than bonus checks in my opinion, and though you can't buy a nicer car with compliments, if you strive for positive feedback you'll be financially rewarded in the end. Looking forward to the next post! John G (www.GoodIdeaJohnG.com) Kevy T,

I finally got a chance to read a few of your posts and I am really impressed. I am also depressed because I wanted to be like you so I started a blog, but alas my half-wit posts pale in comparison to your valuable insights. I’m fairly certain that Jill is the only person who will read my blog, and it seems like a waste of time to type it all out when I could just turn my head slightly to the right and tell her about it in 1/10th of the time…

On another note, this “motivation” post is very accurate based on my experiences. In addition to your comments, I believe people often overlook positive feedback as an incredibly effective means of motivation. I do not receive bonuses for saving more lives (although I’d get fired if a lot of my patients died…) but I continue to do my best because I like when people say that I am great at my job (along with a feeling of satisfaction I get when succeeding.) Genuine compliments are better than bonus checks in my opinion, and though you can’t buy a nicer car with compliments, if you strive for positive feedback you’ll be financially rewarded in the end.

Looking forward to the next post!
John G
(www.GoodIdeaJohnG.com)

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