Comments on: Coping With Start-Up Losses http://www.entre-propel.com/motivation/coping-with-start-up-losses/ Motivation for Entrepreneurs Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:58:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Matt Thomas http://www.entre-propel.com/motivation/coping-with-start-up-losses/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Matt Thomas Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:41:15 +0000 http://www.entre-propel.com/?p=348#comment-67 Scott, that is an excellent point. When we are employed elsewhere, we get plenty of extrinsic motivation and praise from our superiors, since they want to keep our productivity optimal. When we are the bosses of our own business, however, extrinsic praise and motivation is a lot more rare (like you said, customers are family are less likely to praise). Thus we must rely on intrinsic motivation which is much harder to cultivate. Scott, that is an excellent point. When we are employed elsewhere, we get plenty of extrinsic motivation and praise from our superiors, since they want to keep our productivity optimal. When we are the bosses of our own business, however, extrinsic praise and motivation is a lot more rare (like you said, customers are family are less likely to praise). Thus we must rely on intrinsic motivation which is much harder to cultivate.

]]> By: Scott King http://www.entre-propel.com/motivation/coping-with-start-up-losses/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Scott King Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:20:28 +0000 http://www.entre-propel.com/?p=348#comment-60 Great article, Matt. Getting through those first couple years sure seems to be the hard part! I think it is true that self-employed individuals tend to start missing the "good work" comments from a normal job. Trying to get those "good work" comments from customers or family may not be so easy... Great article, Matt. Getting through those first couple years sure seems to be the hard part!

I think it is true that self-employed individuals tend to start missing the “good work” comments from a normal job. Trying to get those “good work” comments from customers or family may not be so easy…

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