Death is a crucial part of life. Without it we wouldn’t be motivated to do much of anything… or at least do it in a timely fashion. Some of us are motivated by death, some of us are motivate by money, some pride, some fear. Motivation beyond that of survival remains responsible for all progress created by the human race. Most of society does not consider their motivation when choosing their work life. Today most of us work with money as our motivation, that new house, car payment, utility bill and so on being the motivation for making money.

So if we work because we are motivated by making money, why would we feel the need to create work that is great? Most workers can get away with doing “just enough”, and they will get their salary as promised. This makes it hard to grow a successful business. Now,  if we were motivated by something else besides money, perhaps we would be more exited about the work we do.

I myself am motivated by the opportunity to create my work. My motivation for money is only so that I can use it to create more of my work. I’m a minimalist, I spend more than I have by giving it to others, I buy what I want before what I need, I make bulk purchases that don’t make any sense, and somehow the world has not ended and I’m still going on.

Money always comes when you need it if you really want it. If you just want it to have it… you may be waiting for awhile. My purchases get exponentially larger, the ability to get it… easier and easier. Perhaps this is because I am motivated by the ability to create great things… doing so by influencing the motivation of others. Great businesses are grown by the ability to change motivation in others. More growth, more wealth.

So what is the summary of all of this? Well, if you create a situation where your employees are motivated by the work they do rather than the money they make. Your wealth, their wealth, your business and your ability to create, will be exponentially easier and greater. How did I figure these things out? Well because I’m motivated by the greatest motivator of all… death. Upon death I will no longer have the ability to create and all that is left of me will be the things I created. You can’t really say the same about money. If all you have is money when you die… who will know that you have truly lived? Maybe you’re family, but not the world, and most importantly; not yourself.