A motivational tip that actually works - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

A motivational tip that actually works - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog Tom Johnson heard my podcast about motivation and wrote that: This podcast from Alexander Kjerulf, called ?Why ?Motivation by Pizza? Doesn?t Work,? gave me a major epiphany about the reasons behind motivation. We were on the verge of implementing a member recognition/rewards program in our chapter when Clyde Parson sent me the link. Kjerulf?s podcast was so good I listened to it twice. In the podcast I argue that there are 4 different kinds of motivation, only one of them works and that many workplaces focus almost exclusively on the other three. I also talk about how you can foster intrinsic, positive motivation by focusing on fun and results. Tom then went on to test the method on his daughter: I am so totally persuaded by this method that I asked my wife to take down the treasure box charts we keep for our kids at home. In the treasure chest method, if Avery is good by doing her chores and reading books, she gets to advance a square until she eventually reaches a treasure chest square and gets a prize from the dollar store. Seems to work well, but not really. She despises cleaning and it?s always a big struggle. Today we were doing some cleaning and I made no mention of a reward. The only reward was that I tried to make cleaning fun by cleaning beside her and talking with her. She was Cinderella mopping the floor and loved it. After we finished cleaning one bathroom, she asked if we could clean the other. First of all, Im really glad it worked especially when people start trying my tips out on their kids :o) Secondly, thanks for the praise, Tom. Now Im motivated to do more podcasts :o) Related: Podcast about motivation Why Motivation by Pizza doesnt work Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related