The 3 Cornerstones of Motivation

Adventures in Businessing: Entrepreneurship, Small Business, and a Healthy Dose of Humor

Show Notes

• [0:00:43] Episode Summary | Intro
  • Regional Seasonal Allergy Woes
  • Last Episode Recap
    • Takeaways on Motivational Drivers
• [0:03:25] What Are the Cornerstones of Motivation?
  • Deep Diving on The 3 ‘C’s:
    • Connection
    • Clarity
    • Collaboration
      • How they all work off of and benefit from one another.
      • Collaboration as an accountability tool.
  • Whatever you’re trying to accomplish, identifying the cornerstones you’re lacking will allow you to intentionally focus on and develop them.
• [0:13:27] Practical Breakdown of How the 3 ‘C’s Actually Interact with Each Other
  • Each overlapped ‘C’ (on the venn diagram of fulfillment) creates a ‘P’ (Passion, Purpose, Progress)
    • Clarity + Collaboration = Progress
    • Collaboration + Connection = Passion
    • Connection + Clarity = Purpose
      • What you’re doing has to matter...to YOU.
      • You have to love what you’re doing.
      • What you’re doing has to make an impact you can quantify.
• [0:21:45] “Does a Tree Falling in the Forest Make a Sound if No One is There to Hear?”
  • Measure AND Celebrate Your Wins
    • Don’t jump into “the next” before acknowledging what just was.
    • Nobody can feel Progress if you simply move right onto the next thing.
• [0:23:25] Lifecycle of a Business Related to the 3 ‘C’s
  • In the early days you don’t need everything.
    • It helps to start strong in one or two ‘C’s.
    • You WILL need them all over time, by the individual and as an organization.
      • Like anything living, it ebbs and flows, and it has to be nurtured.
• [0:25:25] How Switching From In-office to Distributed can Shift Your Clarity, Connection and Collaboration
  • When we first went distributed, our Clarity shrank and suffered FAST.
    • Now that remote work is the norm for us, Connection is the prime challenge.
      • Focus on those challenges; those tensions will reveal creative ways to approach them head on with confidence.
  • Recommended Quarterly Check-in Review
    • Regularly ask your team things like:
      • “Where can we grow as a team?”
      • “What does our team need to be more successful?”
      • “How can we improve things for you?”
• [0:28:44] Parting Words
  • Food for Thought Until the Next Episode
  • Next Time we’ll Start in on a New Series Topic:
    • “What makes great teams & team members?”
    • “How do you protect your business by having the right people in the right roles for your organization?”