What's about motivation?

    All of us have been strongly motivated by something: a girlfriend, a job, a journey... We must be motivated. The dictionary defines it as “mental rehearsal previous an accion to encourage yourself or someone else to do it with interest and dilligence”. So what can you do if you’re not motivated? Actually, nothing.

    In life, you also need motivation. Logically, there are people who have been less fortunate, and the pursuit of motivation has been an arduous task. Do you know the story of Nick Vujicik? It’s really impressive. There is a short film that we recommend with great pleasure, 20 minutes but it’s worth it:

    At work, as in life, motivation is essential (ask Appters :-) ). And motivation is not always about money; would an employee work harder if you paid him more money? Would an employee work less if you punished him if he doesn’t do his job properly? This situation is analyzed in the book "Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivated Us" .

    According to a study by MIT, when the job requires a mechanical work,  the more you pay the harder work you get. But this rule is distorted when the task requires mental effort, so this rule of thumb can’t be applied in these cases. And do not think that this occurs only in developed countries because the results in underdeveloped countries confirm the theory too. According to the author, the factors that need to be taken into account at work are focus on:

• Autonomy: give the employers enough autonomy to develop their work doing their utmost. The result, higher productivity. 
• Mastery: Why people spent their free time trying to improve  their hobby to the point that they dedicated a lot of hours of their spare time to it? People like to perfect what they like in the way they like. 
• Purpose: Find a reason not based on money to keep the worker motivated. The aim of the company not always must be the money, it can go further. Look at the Skype slogan "No more phone bills" 

    In startups, of course, motivation is key and... what better motivation to work than working on your cool new idea? Perhaps the fear of failure? Maybe your idea doesn’t end successfully in the end  because of different reasons, but it won’t be the last idea you will have and when one door shuts, another opens. For each idea backfired, many others are born that will surely lead you to safe harbor. As Paul Graham says, “historically, the opportunities to start startups have done nothing but increased over time”. So do not hesitate, go ahead and take the chance.