THERE ARE MANY SOURCES OF GRIT, WHICH ONES MORE EFFECTIVE? Ive been talking about Grit like an old broken record, but theres always one question that occasionally shuts me up: how do I know if my source of grit can sustain me all the way to success? This question bugs me because it examines intentions, and judges whether a good or bad intention are equally good enough to drive someone to succeed. Is wanting to become rich enough to fuel ones grit vs. wanting to change the world to become a better place? A study in the US from Yale Universiy and Swarthmore University professors tried to understand what composes an effective motivation? To start this, they claim that there are two kinds of motivation: internal (innate to the cause of the activity, ex. wanting to become a president to improve a country) and instrumental (wanting to become a president to gain more power and connections). It is amazing that this study concluded that people with stronger internal motives succeeded better in life, while those with stronger instrumental motives were not as successful. I asked myself: Why did I want to join the Apprentice Asia? I wasnt after the 6-digit salary, nor the fame, and all the perks of being with Tony. I wanted it because I wanted to showcase Filipino talent. I wanted to improve myself as a better marketer and salesman leading to a full entrepreneur. Looking at this study, I had stronger internal motive vs. the instrumental motive (which, dont get me wrong are very nice things to have also) Read more here: nytimes/2014/07/06/opinion/sunday/the-secret-of-effective-motivation.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0 Crediting my friend, Jaze Ebreo, for sharing this article on his FB feed!
Posted on: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 09:05:02 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015