Pure Allurement

It´s not always sanity and a big wish which motivates and makes us move to reach a certain goal:

•  buy a house
• marry the love of your life
• change your job to improve
• move into another town
• take a sabbatical (!)
  
• attend a sports competition
• buy a camera to film your growing kids…...

….. all these are typical “daily life” decisions, don´t you agree?  And we tend to set specific goals when we are about to make a few bigger decisions:

• buy a house with 3 bedrooms near your friends home
• sign-up for a 2-year education program to improve your job quality
• choose a new location or country to enjoy more sun or the ocean AND a better job
• travel through Africa or Australia for a half year or year to rest from work and to enjoy life and refill your human battery
• train your body for 2 years in hope to attend at the Olympics, either improving your training time or the skill…..

BUT – how do you react towards some potential rewards?

Do you notice sometimes that you tend to decide for a certain action causing a new decision ….. because the reward which is waiting for you is pure allurement?  Be honest!

There is one trap which comes with a reward from outside your circle:   you give away your single-handedly power!  You allow others to lead you and play after their rules.  Yes, a reward might bring you a specific attention, a promotion, a new contract or puts you into a group of new people.  BUT!

There is no guarantee that it´s YOU who will receive this reward, all it DOES is – MOTIVATE you.

Try one of my tips if a blinking reward tries to beckon you over:

• find out whether time and effort to reach it is worth chasing it
• think about what will be different for you after receiving the reward
• figure out the “missing” alternative to reward yourself as a self-leader & to stay in your game

A reward system runs actively in sports and in the Corporate world, either for employees to stay very productive or for Start-Ups / entrepreneurs, to trigger good ideas and get going!

 

BE A DECISION MAKER.  BE OUTSTANDING.

rita jaskolla – Leadership Architect –