Motivation

I was recently asked what motivates me? It is an interesting question. What does motivate mean? Well the dictionary definition is:  A reason or reasons for behaving in a particular way.

Yet when put into a modern context it is often used to understand what incentiveses a person in their place of employment and get them to perform well. When I was asked, I confess I found it difficult to answer in a meaningful manner. I have reached a stage in life when the ambitions of my younger self no longer apply. I never had any vaulted ambition to achieve in my "career", was happy enough to work and earn. I used what little talent I have to make that happen and like most people it was out of necessity.

So what motivates me, family, friends, spending as little time working as I can get away with based on my need to continue to earn money. I could reach for more, it is never to late to try. I find myself analyzing myself less and less as I age and don't concern myself to much over what anyone might think (with a few exceptions!) I speak my mind (always have) Of course when required I spare peoples feelings, if the reason is right. Most days I would rather not work but it is still necessary and so I do and when I am at work I try my best to do what is asked of me. I see commercial activity for what it truly is and has always been, a way of making profit, all of the platitudes and good intentions that go with it whether about the customer or the employee are simply there because without them you cannot achieve the ultimate aim of making money. Having the right figures and percentages has become a means unto itself. The rest is just the means to get there. Employers in the main do not really care about the people in their employ, there is always someone else who is available! Probably that is as it should be, after all we usually get what we deserve and are prepared to accept. Things will change they always do, it is just a question of how long it takes and if we are suitably motivated