Other than money... what motivates humans to be successful?

Question

I need some points to support my statement that money is not the motivating factor to all human successes

Answer 1

self accomplished goals. Self accomplishment is the best motivation, or trying to provesomeone wrong.

Answer 2

There are many things that can motivate human success, a good education, good manners and a willingness to excel are but a few. However, modern society has put money above all else, including humanity

Answer 3

Great question! I have argued this one before so here is some of what I got.

Fear. This is a temporary motivating factor for performance. It is only temporary since the source is externally provided which means performance only occurs while in the presence of the source. Also people retaliate eventually.

Pride and Power. This one is great since people love praise and authority. This is more internally driven but it does not provide an unlimited source. Eventually people become "numb" to it and desire more so to get more they perform more. However, there is only so much so they have to give in eventually.

Love. This is the ultimate provider for performance. There are four forms of love which are:
Eros-(erotic)sexual attraction
Stroge´- Family love
Philos- Brotherly reciprocal love
Agapao´/ Agapa´-(charity)Love of behavior
and choice, not feeling
Of these four, Agapa is the strongest and it is only this form of motivation which can truly instill performance.

Think about it. Try to do something you hate and see how well you perform. Work in an environment full of back stabbers, have a boss which reticules you, and try to applaud a person for EVERYTHING they do. You'll quickly see that nothing works except love.

Answer 4

Many people are motivated by their families and peers. People may feel the need to succeed and have people feel proud of them. (I know I don't want to disappoint my parents). Also, if you have children and you want a good/better life for them, that would be another reason. If you don't like your lifestyle or if you want to retire comfortably, people may seek higher education to get a better paying job. Of course it takes some money to make this happen,but it doesn't have to be the only motivator. My example, I'm having a baby and I'm a single mom. I have a great job and money saved, but I want to continue my education to get a job with a normal schedule and plus it's something I've been wanting to do. The money may be less, but it's less stressful and I know I will be happier in the long run..

Answer 5

Fame-- people will spend lots of money to get fame.

Love of what you are doing.

Belief in a cause--you will work very hard and often suceed if you believe what you are fighting for. Just look at battles where the underdogs win because they are fighting for a cause...the one that comes to mind is Braveheart.....but I am sure you can think of a better example.

Proving a point-- often people will put in a lot of extra effort to prove someone wrong about them.

Revenge--I don't know if this example really ties into revenge but I know that when I was playing soccer and we were re-playing a team that had broken our undefeated record the year before we were a lot more motivated to beat them that time.

Use sport as examples and also war.

Answer 6

I am not motivated by money. What motivates me is the desire to be a postivie influence in my environment. When I was teaching, I was motivated by instilling in children a love for learning and by helping my colleagues connect to the resources they needed. Currently, I am not teaching, but my motivation is to do my best, so that the company I work for can be successful. I am a team player, and I think in terms of doing my best for the sake of the team, rather than just for my own gain. This is what energizes me and gives me joy in my work, whatever work I'm doing, even volunteering in my community.

Answer 7

Love. I'm 17 and in my last year of high school. My best friend moved to a different city when I was 15 and we've stayed really close and promised to wait for each other till we were together again. We made that promise almost 23months ago and we have kept it. Next year i'm going to University where he lives as long as I pass school this year. It's keeping me really motivated. I've been getting excellent grades!

Answer 8

People are different and their motivation depends on what kind of person they are. Some of them want to be reach, some wish to be famous and to get respect of the others, some want to be loved or to feel support. And their main ideas about what is the main things in their life makes them motivated. I'm afraid when I meet people whose the only motivation is to have money.

Answer 9

Greed is what drives most people. Greed doesn't have to be about money. They want more power, leverage in their job, they may crave more attention.
Envy is another, the good old keep up with the Jones' patter. Acceptance from their peers, some might feel unless they have achieved a certian status they are not successful

Answer 10

Getting older too and wanting to make a success of ones life before a certain age as to be seen as a person who has made it.

So that would be a feeling of insecurity....sorry these are negative but just adding them to the mix here - YEP there are plenty of good reasons too like supporting wife and kids, helping parents etc

Also peer pressure...keeping up with the Jones's etc

Answer 11

I just want to do something I enjoy and am good at. If I can bring home a nice paycheck then that's cool. If not, well then at least I can say that I'm seriously not in it for the money. I want to be a singer someday, and that's what I've wanted to be ever since I was a little girl...so I guess I could say fullfilling my childhood dream as well as being happy with the decisions I make in life and with my career goals.