Rewards

What you pain is what you gain. There is always a cost you have to bear in order to gain something. Like account, there is always debit and credit. In the end, it balance. (sorry, im accounting student :p)

As I work more and more with people, I learn better about what human wants. There is nothing as getting nothing back in return. Come on, be honest! This world is realistic. You study to work, work to earn money. You spend money and you get something in return. Always like that. So when you want to get people to sacrifice and work for you whole heartedly, with delegation, accountability, you got to give something for them in return. If you think money is the only elements, then you are big fat juicy wrong! Other than money, there are many more kinds of return we can offer; recognization and acknowledgement as example.


After being a president back in secondary school, i spent my time thinking...how, why us, the whole board work so hard? FOr what? Think about it, we are not paid to do so...its a duty, but we do everything beyond our duties..and we make sure it goes as perfectly as possible. If we are doing it for duty, we don't have to make sure its perfect rite? We will just do it....as long as the things run. Don't have to make sure its good. But I tell you, we sacrificed alot. Really alot. Money, time to study...in large amount! to plan, to think, willingly! happily!

Why? How they do it?

I spent alot of time thinking, and finally i figured, everytime the Rotarians mentioned my name in the crowd, I felt something. Everytime my name and photos appear on newspaper, I felt something. Even until now all the rotarians talk to my juniors about how well my batch did the job, and when my juniors came to tell us, "ROtarian Foo...everytime said...last time Cheryl this Cheryl that~~" and until now, after so many years, all the rotarians still remember your name...you felt something. All the juniors somehow still respect you in a way or another till today....you felt something...

PROUD!

We felt important, we felt needed, we felt approved...its a kind of attention, which is 1 of human needs.

There are many more things other than money like friendship, enjoyment, passion, love...

How? How to stimulate these feelings out of a person?

You may know...but you may never spent time to think about why. Start thinking now, and figure out, then practice it to get people to work for you.