During our Selling Energy Boot Camp, I often ask attendees to consider their own reasons for doing the work that they do: that is, to know their “why.” When people evaluate their reasons for work, they are more likely to be intentional and driven about succeeding. A TED talk by Barry Schwartz takes this idea of knowing your "why" a step further and poses the question of, “What kind of human nature do you want to help design?”
If you are looking for a little inspiration, I highly recommend watching this quick TED talk.
Here’s a summary from TED:
“What makes work satisfying? Apart from a paycheck, there are intangible values that, Barry Schwartz suggests, our current way of thinking about work simply ignores. It's time to stop thinking of workers as cogs on a wheel.”
