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Follow your inspiration or Go by the book?

Edison said that Genius is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration. Motivational speakers say there’s nothing worse than working your heart out to climb the ladder only to find out that it was up against the wrong wall. Many would agree that Edison was a Genius who wasn’t afraid to sweat, but they’d equally say that it took more than sweat to make Edison a genius. Anyone who has seen the adventures of Edison knows that Edison’s inspiration drove him to perspiration– giving us the clarity to understand that even geniuses must work hard and sweat a lot to be successful at business.

While some might disagree with me here, I’ll still say it. We are living in the age of the artist and creativity is king. I believe that a great deal of our personal success will come as a result of what we do with what we have. In every case, being creative does give you the edge and the advantage.

Well what does your company do to create powerful effective incentives? Are your employees excited about coming to work or is it a real drag to get them to the office and on time? Is it time to upgrade to something new and different? Maybe you should just revamp your old program for one that truly works for your entire organization. Incentive Failure is one of the reasons why businesses in America are failing. Let’s take a look at this from ground zero. It appears the word incentive is a 17th century Latin word that has to do with “something that sets the tune to sound”. The MSN Encarta dictionary online puts it like this…”using an opportunity to find something that motivates someone to do something or to serve someone through encouragement.”


Do you feel the encouragement at work?


Most people take liberty to complain an awful lot about the poor encouragement they receive at work. I dare you to just