Excellence - Internal Motivation
Let me share one more story on internal motivation and inspiration. The story is about how different things motivate different people.
There was a young boy who used to go for regular practice but always played in the reserves and never made it to the soccer eleven. While he would practice, his father used to sit at the far end waiting for him.
The matches had started and for four days, he didn’t show up for practice or the quarter or semi finals.
All of a sudden he showed up for the finals, went to the coach and said, “Sir, you have always kept me in the reserves and never let me play in the eleven. But today please let me play in the finals.” The coach said, “Son, I’m sorry. I can’t let you play.” There are better players than you and besides it is the final, the reputation of the school is at stake and I cannot take chance.”
The boy pleaded, “Sir, I will not let you down. I beg of you, please let me play.” The coach had never seen the boy plead like this before. He said, “OK, son, go and play. But remember, I am going against my better judgment and the reputation of the school is at stake. Don’t let me down.”
The game started and the boy played like a house on fire. Every time he got the ball, he shot a goal. Needless to say, he was the best player and star of the game. His team had a spectacular win.
When the game finished, the coach went up to the boy and said, “ Son, how could I have been so wrong in my life. I have never seen you play like this before. What happened? How did you play so well? ” The boy replied, “ Sir, my father is watching me today.” The coach turned around and looked at the place where the boy’s father used to sit. There was no one there. He said, “Son, your father used to sit there whenever you came for practice, but I don’t see him today.” The boy replied, “Sir, there is something I never told you. My father was blind. Just four days ago he died. Today is the first day he is watching me from above.”
The moral of the story is that the internal motivation comes from within from an urge to perform for the sake of pride or a sense of achievement or for discharging responsibility and from the belief.
There was a young boy who used to go for regular practice but always played in the reserves and never made it to the soccer eleven. While he would practice, his father used to sit at the far end waiting for him.
The matches had started and for four days, he didn’t show up for practice or the quarter or semi finals.
All of a sudden he showed up for the finals, went to the coach and said, “Sir, you have always kept me in the reserves and never let me play in the eleven. But today please let me play in the finals.” The coach said, “Son, I’m sorry. I can’t let you play.” There are better players than you and besides it is the final, the reputation of the school is at stake and I cannot take chance.”
The boy pleaded, “Sir, I will not let you down. I beg of you, please let me play.” The coach had never seen the boy plead like this before. He said, “OK, son, go and play. But remember, I am going against my better judgment and the reputation of the school is at stake. Don’t let me down.”
The game started and the boy played like a house on fire. Every time he got the ball, he shot a goal. Needless to say, he was the best player and star of the game. His team had a spectacular win.
When the game finished, the coach went up to the boy and said, “ Son, how could I have been so wrong in my life. I have never seen you play like this before. What happened? How did you play so well? ” The boy replied, “ Sir, my father is watching me today.” The coach turned around and looked at the place where the boy’s father used to sit. There was no one there. He said, “Son, your father used to sit there whenever you came for practice, but I don’t see him today.” The boy replied, “Sir, there is something I never told you. My father was blind. Just four days ago he died. Today is the first day he is watching me from above.”
The moral of the story is that the internal motivation comes from within from an urge to perform for the sake of pride or a sense of achievement or for discharging responsibility and from the belief.
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