Comments on: Motivation and Systems http://www.chezcliff.com/2008/06/18/motivation-and-systems/ Investor, Writer, Traveller and other stuff Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:53:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Clifford http://www.chezcliff.com/2008/06/18/motivation-and-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-1557 Clifford Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:58:16 +0000 http://www.chezcliff.com/?p=853#comment-1557 @Paty: Motivators based on primal urges, like fear or sex, are powerful. That's why marketers play on our emotions. Like Revlon markets hope for their make-up products. In my story about getting my degree, my motivation to start was profit but it was fear that got me through the entire process. Something I certainly didn't see in Stephen Covey's books. Maybe it's the 8th Habit . . . his book I didn't read. :) We only have to look at the Taj Mahal to see the most powerful motivator in action. @Paty: Motivators based on primal urges, like fear or sex, are powerful. That’s why marketers play on our emotions. Like Revlon markets hope for their make-up products.

In my story about getting my degree, my motivation to start was profit but it was fear that got me through the entire process. Something I certainly didn’t see in Stephen Covey’s books. Maybe it’s the 8th Habit . . . his book I didn’t read. :)

We only have to look at the Taj Mahal to see the most powerful motivator in action.

]]> By: Paty http://www.chezcliff.com/2008/06/18/motivation-and-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-1556 Paty Sat, 21 Jun 2008 01:13:28 +0000 http://www.chezcliff.com/?p=853#comment-1556 Aren't the biggest motivators fear, hunger, pain and sex? Or at least I think it went something like that. Now the trick is to figure out how to incorporate these into goal setting. LOL! "Let's see... if I don't finish painting the room by next week, I'll burn myself with a hot iron..." Not exactly your "7 habits"... :) Aren’t the biggest motivators fear, hunger, pain and sex? Or at least I think it went something like that.

Now the trick is to figure out how to incorporate these into goal setting. LOL! “Let’s see… if I don’t finish painting the room by next week, I’ll burn myself with a hot iron…” Not exactly your “7 habits”… :)

]]> By: Alison http://www.chezcliff.com/2008/06/18/motivation-and-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-1554 Alison Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:57:43 +0000 http://www.chezcliff.com/?p=853#comment-1554 excellent read -- and interesting to see how you get things done. great job! Alisons last blog post..<a href="http://plannedgoals.blogspot.com/2008/06/day-2-no-celeb-gossip.html" rel="nofollow">Day 2 -- no celeb gossip!</a> excellent read — and interesting to see how you get things done. great job!

Alisons last blog post..Day 2 — no celeb gossip!

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