This gene is in everyone. You are born with it but are not aware of it. As you mature, you suddenly, without realizing, become self-centered, wanting, needing & then pursuing what is in it for you wherever you go & in everything you do. What can I say? We are surrounded by activities, distractions, and appeals that beckon us non-stop
STIMULUS FEEDS THE GENE
If you lived on a farm, and was raised there, the whats in it for me gene couldn't grow, explore or test its appetite too well because of the lack of new daily stimulus causing one to just accept and maintain that existence. However, when you went into town, or attended gatherings like fairs, contests and the like, the gene comes out. There is something in it for you to attend these things..Off you go to discover it
WHAT CAN I GET?
I remember as a kid, getting an allowance and then wondering how much of anything I could get for the amount given. A trip to the candy store triggered some pleasant but serious feelings of what to do and how much can be done within my means, the amount in my little hands had the final say so
SO MUCH BUT SO FEW
I remember, without being told, assessing the different gains and scenarios. A comic book, water pistol, coca cola, pretzels, candy choices, bubble gum, yo-yo's, tops, nickel & dime toys, baseball cards and the like all came with different pleasures and when combined, produced different results.
MY YOUNG GENE AT WORK
What would last longer? What was more fun? How can I get more than one? How about several? Handling the items helped considerably which was a step up from just looking. You only looked if you had no money. If you had money, you got to touch, put back, feel, hold, exchange and finally keep
GO GENE GO
Here the gene is your best friend, your mentor and coach, a pal helping you to have and to hold with nothing but pleasure and fondness and for wanting to repeat the whole episode soon. That whats in it for me gene tends to have a bigger appetite as one grows and uses it
THE MATURING OF THE GENE
As adults, we realize now that we have to work for what we have and then, decide what is necessary to have to become independent and to develop further our life's wants & needs but with priorities now. Having a friend, spouse, good job, car, clothes and dreams encourages the answer of the title of the post to grow even more so
WHEN GENES MEET
The whats in it for me in others meets up with the whats in it for me that is in you and that mutual attraction is now at work making for a very satisfying and unique journey. The gain is wanted and the want-er has the gain. This is inside all of us. A type of exchange relationship is formed
THE GENE GOES WILD
Today, it is a dynamic that is clearly defined and at work all over. People want to know what is in it for them to do or go anywhere and why now more than ever. There is so much to choose from, some of it pleasurable while other mandatory with a functional middle ground at work everywhere always too
HEY THERE!
For those that are offering services and products, they have the responsibility to communicate what they have and why and what it does and we commonly refer to this as business. The "this is what is in it for you" is pitched, advertised, marketed and promoted non-stop hoping to lure and attract daily
GIVE TO GAIN
This "whats in it for me gene" is at the root of all things. For instance, when applying for a job, you have to point out why they should hire you as in this is what is in it for you if you hire me. When purchasing a certain product or services over another, it becomes competitive with each one vying for the privilege of pointing out...this is what is in it for you to buy or use this
FEED THEIR GENE
One thing however, should be pointed out with this gene. It is selfish gene, born that way and as such, tends to be biased when going through its motions and gathering expeditions. Be weary of always promoting yourself and neglecting the part where you must appeal to others first and then your gene
SERVE THE GENE IN OTHERS
This usually shows up in the over usage of the word I. I can do this. I want to show you and I have what you need as well as why I, want, love and I can help you. The I makes it all about the you and to the other party, may come across as there is nothing there for them just you. Their gene is their priority
Master this and your gene can become a genius (gene-us). Now, who wouldn't want that?
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