True Motivation

I love these findings that Dan Pink covers in his TED talk and this very cool animatic presentation. In short - for simple straight forward tasks, the carrots and sticks incentives are outstanding. Yet when you are in a thinking work environment, the information worker environment most of us play in, carrots and sticks are a disincentive. Instead, it is intrinsic motivators that generates results and great innovation that sticks. His 3 key recommendations are:

- Autonomy: e.g. 24 hours to work on anything you want and then share your insight
- Mastery: e.g. great minds tackle hard challenges for free, for a contribution
- Purpose: e.g. serving for something bigger than yourself

How does this show up in your organization? Is there an appetite for such approaches? What can you do today to take control of your part in living this way, if you choose to?

Oxygen Mask

In my upcoming book- "The 101% You: Seven Steps to Living the Success You Deserve" I provide questions and exercises to experience being, doing and having all the success you deserve. You will learn the importance of you owning 100% of who you are, just the way you are, and then some more.

For those concerned about the focus on “you” as ego-centered – consider this metaphor to understand the intent of this focus: you are on an airplane and you hear the safety announcement: “If the oxygen mask drops, adults put your mask on first and then assist children and others.” That’s the concept of healthy "me first." You are no good to your children and others if you die in the process of helping them first. Keep this metaphor in mind, in case you start to feel Resonant Insights is heavily focused on You- that is the intention and we are 101% devoted to your success!

Remember, your success is as close to you as your breath.

Start with Being

Ever since the Industrial Age, we reward a DO-HAVE-BE culture. When you DO the hard work, then you'll HAVE the promotion/money to BE happy. Instead, there are many that are seeing the benefits of starting with the end desired outcome in mind. The goal of all humans is to be happy and satisfied. That's how we define success at Resonant Insights. When you are BEING the best you can be, DOING what resonates with your purpose - you will HAVE what you desire and more. It all starts with your being clear about what you want.

This is a founding principle in launching Resonant Insights. We enable leaders, individual contributors and teams to get clear about their end state - their intention, their being state. We invite our clients to hold Big High Audacious Intentions (BHAI). Once their is clarity about that end desired state - the how to get there, the doing starts to fall in place. Once your doing actions are in alignment with your being-state, then having what you desire comes with ease.

Share your stories of experiencing the two approaches and how they feel for you. Would you rather live in a DO-HAVE-BE state of mind or in a BE-DO-HAVE one?

Getting Started

The concept of "Be Your 101%" is about recognizing you are...

- the only You in the entire universe
- You are the best You there is
- You are 100% perfect as You are
- Your only flaws are those you choose to believe
- You are powerful beyond your own imagination

There is always a great good available for you, and the 1% represents "this and more" success for You.

At Resonant Insights, we invite you on a journey of discovering & celebrating You!