Istheresomesortofsciencethatwouldgiveyoutheansweronwhatexactlyyouneedtodoatwork, togetrecognized, togetthatnextraisetoclimbupintermsoffyourlevelin a companytoevengiveyourbestworktotheworldifyouworkforyourself?
Well, thereis a lotofscienceonthisandoneoftheforemostthinkers I payattentiontowhen I'm tryingtounderstandhowtogivemybestthatworkis a guybythenameofStevenCutler.
Butwhen I wanttodointhisvideoissharewithyoureallyquicklythefiveprinciplesofthehabitofferocitythatyoucanintegrateinyourcompanyandinyourlifethisweekitself.
Nowthefirstthing I wantyoutounderstandthis, thatthewordferocitymayseemfierce.
Itmayseemaggressive.
ThatisnotwhatStevenistalkingabout.
Rather, whenyouembracethehabitofferocity, allitmeansisthatyouarefiercetowardsyourgold, butyou'redoingitin a stateoffeaseandflowandgentleness, whereit's almostasifit's a beautifuldance.
Soifyouwant a toerapidlyBrucemotivationinanycompanyandgetpeoplemoreengagedinwhattheydomoreexcitedaboutthejob, andthisappliestouswell, here's a simplehackthatStevenKotlerandDanielPinkspeakabout, andit's calledremindingyourselfoffbigpurpose.
Ifyoudo, whatyou'regoingtoseeis a bigriseandmotivationnow.
Thesecondis a termcalledFlo.
Flowas a reallypowerfulideathatbringsoutthebestinyou, buthere's whatheartlesssay's togetin a stateofflowyougottahave a challengethatslightlyaboveyourskilllevel.
Ifthechallengestoohigh, youfeelinside.
Ifthechallengestoolow, yougetboredthere.
Optimalamountoffchallengeaboveyourskilllevel, accordingtoCutler, is 4%.
Sohowdoweputourselvesandflowsimple?
Yougiveyourself a goalthatit's slightlybeyondwhatyouknowrightnow.
OlaOlaissomeonewhoorganizesoureventsallaroundtheworld, butwhat's uniqueaboutherwristeverytimeshenailstheformulaborneventandshemakesitsuccessfulandalmostautomated, shesetshersightsonputtingonaneventin a newcountryandin a newregion, eventhoughsheknowsshemightnow, bygivingherselfsuch a challenge, sheiscontinuouslyexcitedabout a jobandbestofall, shepushesthesouthkeepgrowingandgrowingandroad.
Now, thethirdelementisriskTakingrisktakingisreallyinterestingwithin a company.
Whatwedoforrisktakingistoensurethateveryonewhoisleading a teamsets a goalfortheyearthattheyknowtheyhave a 50% chanceforfailingat.
Solet's thinkaboutthisfor a moment.
You'renotjustsettinggoalsthatyouareaimingtohityoursetting, atleastoneoutoffourgoalsthatmusthave a 50% chanceforfailing.