Everything is awesome. <well, it's not THAT easy>
Give more. We're all team members, whether family, work, community, or other organizations.
Primary resources for execution are strategy, personnel, and operations, and motivation stands as critical driver for personnel. Each of us is our best motivator.
Can we make 'happiness' our team strategy? Tony Hsieh wrote Delivering Happiness, exploring the art and science of happiness within an organization. He shares a few excerpts:
- Happiness comes from experiences and perspective, not from things
- Higher purpose matters a lot more than immediate pleasure.
- Customers are king
Hsieh argues that purpose is the most sustainable motivational driver, fostering actions that have greater meaning.
From ReadingGraphics.com
How could we coach happiness? As a coach, I'm happier when we're play hard, play "quality" basketball, playing the right way, make basketball plays, and limit mistakes. Therefore, good process triggers happiness, not wins. Promoting happiness for our customers makes sense.
Who are our customers? Parental support matters and I emphasize tripartite goals - your child as 'team member' at home, scholarship, and improvement at basketball. The entire family belongs in the developmental program. We can all become our BETTER VERSIONS.
Stay on message. "Play for each other." "Help your teammate" applies at home, school, and on the court.
Intrinsic motivation is more powerful than extrinsic motivation and especially when tasks involve creativity like basketball.
"More than three decades of research have shown that people are most likely to be creative when they’re intrinsically motivated by the interest, enjoyment, satisfaction, and challenge of the work itself."
A culture that challenges without excessive pressure and sets standards for effort within a growth mindset gives us a chance to improve.
Last night I reminded players that Hall of Famer John Stockton gave the effort to win every sprint, regardless of how he felt. The players clearly heard the message.