What Motivates Us?

Here is the truth. If you work, you typically want 4 things. However, if I asked you, you probably wouldn't know what they are, except money. But a surprising truth about money is that we are not as endlessly manipulable by it as we think. 

So, if it isn't really just money that motivates us, what is it? What motivates a person to be passionate about something? Please take the time to watch this very interesting video based on a talk given by Dan Pink, a writer, motivational speaker, etc. Done by the geniuses at RSA Animate, it is the UPS white board commercials on steroids. 

If you haven't seen this video, please watch it. A passionless Quality Assurance Engineer is, I dare say, an ineffective one. I hope this video helps you figure out what motivates you, and  helps you put that to work in your life. I'm not saying this is the secret to life, I'm saying it is something that makes life -- as well as your job and your contribution to the world -- more enjoyable.