Involvement and motivation are inseparable. Where you can develop one, you will have both
In everything in life there is a cause and an effect.
So what is the cause and effect relationship between involvement and motivation?
Well it can actually go both ways.
When you are motivated in a certain area, you will no doubt be more involved.
This is the reason why success is so dependent on motivation…you need to be motivated to get truly involved and absorbed by what you are doing.
But this also works the other way. The more involved you get with something, the more motivation you will find in it.
I want to share some valuable information from a book called The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz.
It illustrates how you can get yourself, as well as those around you, motivated and enthusiastic about your work and goals.
And as you may have guessed, it all starts with involvement and motivation.
#1- Dig into it deeper.
Make this little test. Think of two things in which you have little or no interest-maybe cards, certain kinds of music, a sport.
Now ask yourself, “how much do I really know about these things?”
Odds are 100 to 1 that your answer is “not much.”
I confess that for years I had absolutely no interest in modern art. It was just so many botched up lines-until a friend who knows and loves modern art explained it to me.
Really, now that I’ve dug into it, I find it fascinating. That exercise supplies one important key for building enthusiasm: to get enthusiastic, learn more about the things you are not enthusiastic about.
#2- In everything you do, life it up.
Enthusiasm, or lack of it, shows through in everything you do and say.
Life up your handshaking. When you shake hands, shake.
Make your hand clasp say, “I’m glad to know you.” “I am glad to see you again.”
Life up your smiles.
Smile with your eyes. Nobody likes an artificial, pasted on, rubbery smile.
When you smile, smile. Show a few teeth.
Maybe your teeth are not attractive, but that is not important. For when you smile, people don’t see your teeth. They see a warm, enthusiastic personality, someone they like.
#3- Broadcast good news.
You and I have been in many situations when someone burst in and said: “I got good news.”
Immediately this person gets 100% attention from everyone present.
Good news does more than gets attention; good news pleases people.
Good news develops enthusiasm. Good news even promotes good digestion.
Transmit good news to the people you work with. Give them encouragement, complement them at every opportunity.
Tell them about the positive things the company is doing. Listen to their problems. Be helpful.
Encourage people and win their support. Pat them on the back for the job they’re doing. Give them hope. Let them know you believe they can succeed, that you have faith in them.