The signs of motivation

Today, my toddler has been reluctant to brush his teeth, any sort of soft discussion and persuading has failed. "If you don't brush your teeth, the doctor will remove them", this one sentence helped me get his cooperation for the brushing routine. A simple concept of inducing fear has helped me accomplish my task.

Is fear the strongest motivator? The fact that fear is used as a motivator for our entire life is something that is really scary, as ironical as it can be.

Fear, for long has been used by many leaders to control the masses and make them accept decisions that may not be in the masses best interest. You face the concept of fear at every walk of life till your death. There is a dialogue in a movie which states "One should have a healthy respect for fear", agreed but using fear as a motivator to achieve anything in life is as toxic as it can get.

You fear failing in exams, hence you study better, you fear getting a heart attack if you become fat, hence you exercise, you fear being ridiculed by the society for your choices, hence you compromise, finally you fear death, hence you just survive.

It's a known fact that negativity pushes anyone better than any kind of positive thinking, your hatred for someone is always purer than your love for someone. Why has/is being motivated by negative forces such an important part of our lives? This attitude is carried over to almost every stage of our life experiences. I think it's time we use positive results as a motivator rather than using the concept of fear.

This concept of encouragement over caution must come into force for every aspect. Your toddler should know that brushing teeth is good for them, not because some dentist will remove them, your child should know that studying well will help them succeed in life, rather than the beating they get if they fail, your manager should encourage your work for the betterment of your career, not for getting a good appraisal.

Let us take a pledge to induce positive motivation in our lives.