I’m an engineer.
That’s a description of both my vocation and personality. Knowing that now you know how to motivate me.
For example, an engineer likes to make stuff. I like to make stuff. In fact, I’ve built my entire career and most hobbies around making stuff. My engineer friends are the same.
Corporate executive, politician, or church leader — tell me a story that connects what I’m making to how it matters.
Of course, the fact that I’m an engineer is just the story I tell myself. It may be accurate on one plane, but it’s not exhaustive or immutable. But it starts with a story.
All motivation starts with a story. Our personal stories connect us to our sense of being. Our shared stories connect us to each other and to our place in the world.
We don’t all tell ourselves the same story, but at our core, each of us is motivated by a story.
April fools.
