One thing that stays true about our opinions is that no matter how good or bad society, politics, and the intentions of others are in our view, we consistently have a good opinion of ourselves. It is not that we don’t see our weaknesses, mistakes, and failures, but it is easier for us to color those flaws in the light of our inner sense of ourselves being good and useful. This belief in our basic goodness comes from our subconscious mind where we have foundational motivations. Thought patterns are unique, our actions and choices are unique, the circumstances that influence those choices are unique, and most of our conscious motivations exist in the moment we make those choices. But, the subconscious motivations we all share are subtle. They sort of color the direction of our identity. They are a little bit of productivity wired into all of our thoughts.
There are seven motivations and we can have them all from the strongest one (in us) to the one that has the weakest influence (in us). This strongest to weakest order is different in each of us. They are all productive and rarely cause noticeable conflict between people. We do get a little baffled when we encounter people whose strongest motivation is our weakest. We may not understand why they prioritize the choices they do and sometimes we may feel that it is a waste of time. The real benefit in understanding these motivations is that it will help us understand the underlying direction of our efforts and can increase productivity. When we understand the strongest underlying motivation of others we can maintain attitudes that enhance their willingness to contribute.
The seven motivations are empathy, encouragement, giving, organization, prediction, serving, and teaching.
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There are seven motivations and we can have them all from the strongest one (in us) to the one that has the weakest influence (in us). This strongest to weakest order is different in each of us. They are all productive and rarely cause noticeable conflict between people. We do get a little baffled when we encounter people whose strongest motivation is our weakest. We may not understand why they prioritize the choices they do and sometimes we may feel that it is a waste of time. The real benefit in understanding these motivations is that it will help us understand the underlying direction of our efforts and can increase productivity. When we understand the strongest underlying motivation of others we can maintain attitudes that enhance their willingness to contribute.
The seven motivations are empathy, encouragement, giving, organization, prediction, serving, and teaching.
• When empathy is our strongest motivation we are pulled to understand and even “feel” what others are feeling.
• Encouragement is the motivation to build up and cheer on the efforts of others.
• Givers are motivated to remember the likes and dislikes of others to satisfy them at unexpected times.
• Organization motivated people aren’t necessarily motivated to be neat and tidy but to see how the environment needs to be adjusted to fit the needs of the people using it.
• Prediction is the motivation to look ahead and piece together cause and affect results of ourselves but these people are motivated to share their conclusions with others.
• Service motivated people want to be of use to others and feel they can and should enhance the efforts of others. People with this motivation want to be asked to help.
• People who have the subconscious teaching motivation will not necessarily teach as a job but feel motivated to share their knowledge with anyone who needs it.
The one thing motivations of the subconscious all have in common is that they are focused on the needs of others. This little seed of altruism that is in every psyche is our basis for our fundamental belief that we have good reasons for what we do. The trick is that everyone has that same little seed of producing good for others, so it is not a basis for really judging ourselves or others as immoral or moral.
We looked at our perceptions to examine where our moral standard exists so we can really know if we are as good as we think we are in all of our shifting circumstances. It cannot be in our perceptions because they may be the basis for thinking that others are bad, but they are just energy styles and cannot be good or bad in and of themselves. Our motivations cannot be the place we use as the measurement of our morals because they can make us think well of ourselves even if are choices and actions tell another story. We can empathize with others’ feelings and still hurt them on purpose, we can teach to manipulate, we can serve corruption, etc. We can satisfy these subtle little motivations and still be very immoral if we choose.
Questions:
1. What is the strongest of these motivations in you and in those closest to you?
2. What is your weakest motivation?
3. When have you excused your poor behavior and rudeness based on your strongest motivation?
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