Eight Points to Renew Internal Motivation

January 23, 2014 by Taylor Studios in Other

Internal Motivation Renewed

Last fall I read the Icarus Deception by . I also recently finished Drive by . They’re a pretty good pair back to back. They both helped me renew and refresh some internal motivation. I shared a synopsis with my department and thought others may find some of the takeaways motivating as well.

explores intrinsic motivation vs. extrinsic. Intrinsic wins out in almost all cases, essentially concluding that as humans we are more successful when we put efforts toward things that we find naturally motivating and rewarding. Studies prove that dangling a carrot, or reward-based motivators don’t work. Drive will make you think about your passion and motivation.

The is about making meaningful work, treating your work as art, and not conforming to normalcy. This book really had me inspired.

8 Points to Renew Internal Motivation

Here are some of the things that stuck for me–some as they relate to TSI, others as bigger picture food for thought; all in no particular order:

Here are a couple of memorable quotes from Godin’s book:

“Correct is fine. But it is better to be interesting.”

” … every obstacle into a learning process, not a momentary hassle to be dealt with.”