Motivation vs Inspiration
Hi.
I just found this great link with a very interesting topic.
http://betterworldmovement.com/2009/07/Motivation-or-Inspiration/
"Motivation is something that comes from within. As a manager or leader, I dont believe I can motivate you to do something, especially something that you aren’t interested in doing. Motivation is completely personal.
What I CAN do is to create an environment that fosters self-motivation, based on precisely what motivates you whether that’s money, responsibility, trust, empowerment, social meaning or something else.
And that’s where inspiration comes into the picture, in creating that environment. Inspiration is an external factor. It’s the spark that lights up an individual’s motivators and sets them into action."
There is a huge difference between motivation and inspiration. What do you do? Do you motivate or inspire?
Frode H
I just found this great link with a very interesting topic.
http://betterworldmovement.com/2009/07/Motivation-or-Inspiration/
"Motivation is something that comes from within. As a manager or leader, I dont believe I can motivate you to do something, especially something that you aren’t interested in doing. Motivation is completely personal.
What I CAN do is to create an environment that fosters self-motivation, based on precisely what motivates you whether that’s money, responsibility, trust, empowerment, social meaning or something else.
And that’s where inspiration comes into the picture, in creating that environment. Inspiration is an external factor. It’s the spark that lights up an individual’s motivators and sets them into action."
There is a huge difference between motivation and inspiration. What do you do? Do you motivate or inspire?
Frode H
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