“While complying can be an effective strategy for physical survival, it’s a lousy one for personal fulfillment. Living a satisfying life requires more than simply meeting the demands of those in control.
Yet in our offices and our classrooms we have way too much compliance and way too little engagement. The former might get you
through the day, but only the latter will get you through the night.”
Daniel Pink in his best selling book Drive makes us realize the fact that all human beings have an INNER DRIVE which needs to be liberated.
“Human beings have an innate inner drive to be autonomous, self-determined, and connected to one another. And when that drive is liberated, people achieve more and live richer lives.”
The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Daniel Pink’s book Drive
“To sell well is to convince someone else to part with resources—not to deprive that person, but to leave him better off in the end.”
The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Daniel Pink’s book Drive
“People can have two different mindsets. Those with a “fixed mindset” believe that their talents and abilities are carved in stone. Those with a “growth mindset” believe that their talents and abilities can be developed. Fixed mindsets see every encounter as a test of their worthiness. Growth mindsets see the same encounters as opportunities to improve.”
The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Daniel Pink’s book Drive
“The ultimate freedom for creative groups is the freedom to experiment with new ideas. Some skeptics insist that innovation is expensive. In the long run, innovation is cheap. Mediocrity is expensive—and autonomy can be the antidote.” “TOM KELLEY General Manager, IDEO”
The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Daniel Pink’s book Drive
“Greatness and nearsightedness are incompatible. Meaningful achievement depends on lifting one’s sights and pushing toward the horizon.”
The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Daniel Pink’s book Drive
“The problem with making an extrinsic reward the only destination that matters is that some people will choose the quickest route there, even if it means taking the low road. Indeed, most of the scandals and misbehavior that have seemed endemic to modern life involve shortcuts.”
The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Daniel Pink’s book Drive
“Human beings have an innate inner drive to be autonomous, self-determined, and connected to one another. And when that drive is liberated, people achieve more and live richer lives.”
The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Daniel Pink’s book Drive
“In the mid-1960s, two soon-to-be-legendary University of Chicago social scientists—Jacob Getzels and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi—began studying the elusive subject of creativity.”
The following leadership insight has been adopted from Daniel Pink’s book Drive
“While complying can be an effective strategy for physical survival, it’s a lousy one for personal fulfillment. Living a satisfying life requires more than simply meeting the demands of those in control. Yet in our offices and our classrooms we have way too much compliance and way too little engagement. The former might get you through the day, but only the latter will get you through the night.”