The question of money as a motivator in the workplace is not new. Years of research, and countless books and articles on motivation include references to money. However, much of the focus on money and motivation points to superficial needs of people or points toward the immediate gratification that money seems to bring. The inquiry around money as a motivator must be explored more deeply if one is to truly understand the nature of the so-called relationship between money and motivation.

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Lesson Purpose: To show that the human mind is a special gift; but it must be developed to succeed in life.

The Lesson

“Never trust your brain. It is two-sided and self-programmed.:
Taylor Jones (Yes, that’s me.)

“What is mind? No matter. What is matter? Never Mind.” T. H. Key

“The lightning-bug is brilliant, but he hasn’t any mind; He stumbles through existence with his head-light on behind.”
E. F. Ware, The Lightning-bug

“If you had another brain, it would be lonely.” Common Saying

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The monkey bridge loomed monstrously between us and success. If perchance you do not know about monkey bridges, picture and learn.

Jim and I were twelve and had our sights on being Eagle Scouts. Back then, you could not get there without a hiking merit badge; and that came a few miles after a mandatory twenty mile hike.

The monster hike day started early and was going well for the first five or six miles; and then came the monster hill. Twelve-year-old boys like to refer to most anything as monsters, e. g., monster sandwiches, monster hits into left field, and monster anything else that meets their varying standard for big. But the monster hill really was a monster.

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