Of
all the things, I see there is one incentive which I feel really works with
everyone. Maybe because, that is the most rarest to find today or may be very
few people are willing to share it with others. It does not cost them anything,
but people are still so reluctant to give it away. This incentive works great
magic with your spouse, your children, your family members, your colleagues,
your subordinates and even your superiors. It has always been assumed that the
most important factor that drives a person is the money or the fame. I am
surprised how this thing, that I am talking about has never been thought about.
Infact, I feel that this is the greatest motivator, of all. It is called
APPRECIATION.
How
many of us, really use this on a daily basis. How many of us know that this can
be a effective tool to motivate, your team when all other resources are running
dry. Appreciating people is a art, which we need to cultivate in our lives. It
is also our moral duty to teach our children the “art of appreciating”.
A
country like ours, which has such abundance of resources, lacks in this great
resource called appreciation. If you ask a parent, why they do not appreciate
their children for the marks they get, they may say, that they expect their
children to perform better and reserve the appreciation for the day, the child
gets 100/100, which is never going to happen without the small, small
appreciations the child earns for its small, small achievements.
Start
to appreciate others and see the benefits, for yourself. The results would be far more than you would
have imagined.
Happy Reading,
D. Senthil Kannan
Article Dated Aug 2006
