Readers Respond: How's Your Work Motivation?

Responses: 52

By Susan M. Heathfield, About.com Guide

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Being given freedom to perform your duty, and corrected with love if there is a need. Also being appreciated for a job well done
—Guest alo janet j.

What motivates me is respect for each other's view and efforts and guiding each other to better achieve our goals in a more efficient and effective way. With the belief that no person is stupid, that we are all talented in one way or the other, and can do better if properly guided.
—Guest Tumbul Drammeh

As a facilitator, I feel quite good knowing that MY STRATEGIES are creating positive mental attitudes in the learners. This is a way through which I may manifest the gratitude to my own mentor in the teaching field, Very Rev. Fr. Prof Stan Anih, who ignited my interest in teaching. I am motivated by the words of appreciation coming from my past and present students. And, I will be glad to welcome all materials and suggestions that will make me better than I am presently.
—Guest Asogwa Emeka .C.

Whenever I read what others think, I compare to my situation, and share what I think. It could be the best solution if we put our heads together.
—Guest Sylvia Nalavwe

I realy like your article, but I request you to give some clues on journalist's motivation. Specifically, I badly need a bench mark. (From Susan: Thanks, I am sorry I don't have information specific to journalists, although, speaking as a journalist, freedom and self determination are important to me. This is why I treasure writing at About.com. For general motivation, see: http://humanresources.about.com/od/motivationrewardretention/Employee_Motivation_Recognition_Rewards_Retention.htm)
—Guest jima ashenafi

Work is like prayer if we do it with all our heart, we will obviously succeed which equal rewards = motivation. I am motivated every day as I know every day is a new challenge. Things which will motivate me more would be when my boss congratulates me for my team's performance. As a manager, when my team is being praised, I feel proud to be what I am, and this is the best motivation that I can ever have besides money...
—Guest Imteaze ( Mauritius Island)

When I guide my subordinates and complete work within the defined parameters and timelines. Knowing that you are useful for the organization is also a good motivational indicator. When my boss is right on work and so am I on the same page and there are no differences.
—Guest Abbas Ali Hatim

Work motivation to me is trust and reliable by a boss and team members. Live free and unrestrained.
—Guest Stephanie

When my superiors refuse to recognise my efforts to move the company foward, I become very downhearted. Situations occur where other workers are treated with the utmost attention, but when it comes to my turn, it becomes something else. How do I work with all my heart to move the company forward?
—Guest biamzy

First of all, I would like to thank you for your valuable notes concerning motivation. I appreciate your efforts. You really helped me to rearrange my thoughts. I am very interested in my work as a manager, and this motivates me too much. I always try to develop myself and my employees, and I find a great help to this in your articles. Something else is to be added: we have to be optimistic, believe in allah, then in our work. Thank you from all my heart.
—Guest Samia Ismael

Appreciation from others is a big motivation to us, for me, I do always think of something which motivates me in my work. Also at home, motivation is started within ourselves. Force yourself to do that which you never do or did, and do it anytime that you can, that will make it a habit, and habits give you the path to achieve or experience. By experiencing, you can learn, by learning you can predict what will happen next, and you will know that your certain goal/s will be achieved through simple motivation from others and especially from ourselves.
—Guest assasin

Money motivates me insignificantly. The real motivation is equity, fair play and recognition of hard work for promotion.
—Guest Joe

First, I seek appreciation from higher ends, then I look for appreciation for greater benefits, after all we work for money. Even then, I don't find constant motivation with it. Then I step on to another level where I count how many seconds of my work hours I am putting in constructively and this engages me further to work and not to think.
—Guest priti

Motivates me at work is when I get more rewards and when I get a higher position in the future.
—Guest khowlah

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