The Motivation Myth: the simple yet powerful key to unlock human potential and create inspired performance and achievement Most people believe praise, appreciation, and compliments are great ways to motivate and inspire people. Many think these communication tools are good people skills and are useful everywhere from parenting to the boardroom, from friendship to leadership, from relationships to coaching. People mistakenly believe these tools are the keys to unlock human potential.
That is a myth, says Mattison Grey and Jonathan Manske. Praise, compliments, and appreciation do not do what people think they do. They do not unlock human potential.
In this provocative and compelling book, Grey and Manske debunk the myth that performance, achievement, confidence, and connection at work, at school, and at home are improved by these communication tools.
Fortunately, there is an alternative, acknowledgement. This communication tool is the cure for underperformance, lack of self-confidence, and ineffective motivation techniques.
Grey and Manske have seen it over and over again acknowledgement changes lives! Acknowledgement effectively produces the results increased performance, motivation and inspiration, and improved self-confidence these other communication tools try to accomplish but do not.
The Motivation Myth draws on scientific research, anecdotal stories from interesting people, and thirty-five plus years of combined experience in using and teaching the tool of acknowledgement.
Grey and Manske reveal the simple yet effective communication tool of acknowledgment and how to work with it to motivate and inspire with integrity and grace. Acknowledgement is the invisible language of results!
Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Why I Wrote This Book 3 The Myth 4 Compliments, Praise, And Appreciation Do Not Work 5 Acknowledgement What It Is And What It Is Not 6 How To Acknowledge 7 Acknowledgement As Feedback 8 Self-Acknowledgement 9 Using Acknowledgement In Team Meetings 10 Acknowledgement In Leadership 11 Acknowledgement In Sports 12 Acknowledgement In Parenting 13 Acknowledgement In Relationships 14 Acknowledgement In Sales 15 Acknowledgement In Peak Performance 16 Because You Can
About the Author: Mattison Grey, M.Ed. is a Leadership and Performance Specialist and the world's foremost authority on acknowledgement and communication. Since 1997, Mattison has been coaching teams and individuals and consulting in organizations in the areas of leadership, communication, sales, team work, and high performance. Mattison is a professional member of the National Speakers Association and speaks about leadership, performance, and developing the skills necessary to bring out the best in others. Her audiences enjoy her innovative views on human performance and her courage to be provocative in ways that challenges the status quo. As a professionally-certified business coach, Mattison has helped thousands of people create extraordinary lives and businesses. She is fascinated by the gap between high and low performers and what it takes to go from mediocre to masterful in a chosen endeavor. Mattison is the Author of The Reality Compass and The ABC's of a Happy Healthy Body She lives in Houston, Texas with her family and two dogs. She is an avid Touch Rugby Player and Crossfitter. For information about speaking engagements, training, and consulting go to: www.mattisongrey.com. Jonathan Manske is the world's only Cerebral Sanitation Engineer. Since 1993, he has been working with individuals and organizations to upgrade the quality of their lives, relationships, health, businesses and careers. Jonathan has created his own body of work that assists people to get clear about what they really want. Then he works with them to remove the self-imposed obstacles that are in their way like: fear, limiting beliefs and perspectives, lack of confidence, poor self-image and other head trash. His passion is to work with people to create happiness, fulfillment, prosperity, and wealth. Jonathan is a professional speaker and trainer. He speaks about the consciousness and psychology of success, how to get out of your own way so that you can unleash your inner top performer, and how to create happiness and upgrade quality of life. He loves to provide people with tools that they can easily use to produce positive and meaningful change in their lives. Jonathan is also the author of The Law of Attraction Made Simple and A Great Life Does Not Happen By Accident. He lives with his wife and daughter in Denver, Colorado. He is an avid volleyball player, mountain-biker, and fisherman. For information about speaking engagements, training, and consulting go to: www.jonathanmanske.com.
