There was once a farmer who needed
to get his produce to market.
Early one morning, he tied his donkey
to his cart and loaded it with all his fine fresh produce and set out to sell
his goods in town.
A few miles down the road, the donkey
began to tire so he stopped by the side of the road and did not move. The
farmer yelled at the donkey. He got down from the cart and tried pulling the
donkey along.
The donkey would not move.
The farmer decided to trick the donkey
into moving by tying a carrot to a stick and holding it in front of the donkey,
just out of his reach.
Sure enough, the donkey tried to get
the carrot and once again, they were moving down the road.
After a mile or so, the donkey realized
he was never going to get the carrot and again stopped by the side of the road.
The farmer was getting mad. The sun was
getting high and his produce would spoil if he didn't get it to market so the
farmer took the stick and started beating the donkey.
Of course the donkey immediately
started to run. When the donkey started to slow down, the farmer beat him
again. He repeated this several times.
Further down the road, realizing that
the farmer was just going to keep beating him, the donkey finally stopped. He was
defeated.
Once again, the farmer tried the
carrot, he again tried the stick… the donkey rebelled. He wouldn't move.
With his produce now rotting in the hot
sun, the farmer also became defeated.
He didn't understand that enticement
without any reward destroys action. Fear will never produce the kinds of
behavior one wishes to encourage.
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Keller Williams Bellevue - Sammamish, WA
John, Classic story and still true. I've worked around bullies, but not for long. If the only motivating tool someone has is a stick, they don't get to use it on me.
Mar 22, 2010 05:11 AM
CMG Home Loans - Toms River, NJ
Motivation with an award and no pain? Isnt that called a commission?
Great story John.
Mar 22, 2010 05:19 AM
Paige Walker - Pineville, LA
Real Estate Guru - Alexandria Pineville LA
John - Some things never change! That is such a great story! Thanks for sharing! - Paige Walker
Robert - That's amusing!
Apr 16, 2010 02:15 PM
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