College Success = Career Success
LEVERAGING INTRINSIC MOTIVATION IN YOUR CAREER
In this chapter you’ve learned about intrinsic motivation, which in some cases can be more powerful than extrinsic motivation. To explore how intrinsic motivation can affect your career success, respond to the following scenarios.
You’ve won the lottery, but one condition of receiving the money is that you have to work forty hours a week. What three occupations would you consider pursuing? Why? (Don’t worry if they require more education — you’ll have the money to pay for it.)
A company offers you a job with an annual salary of $2 million. You’re asked to create a unique job title for yourself and outline five job responsibilities based on activities you most enjoy doing. What title and responsibilities would you select?
Identify the worst job you’ve ever had (or could imagine having). Besides an inadequate salary, what made (or would make) it the worst job?
Based on your responses to these three scenarios, create a list of intrinsic rewards that motivate you. How might you use this list to make career-related decisions, such as choosing a major, identifying a career path, applying for a job, accepting a job, or leaving a job?