Values and Vision

I believe that practice makes perfect, so repeatedly participating in the Blind Square activity will increase the odds of success. The activity allows you to practice leading, following, listening, problem solving, and many other skills that need to be practiced and polished so an appropriate response in a real world setting is available to you.

i briefly discussed the frustration felt form being a slightly experienced Blind Square individual in the last post. nevertheless, the frustration came with not being able to participate in the beginning and listening to the newcomers dig themselves into a hole. Once we were able to speak, it seemed that the newcomers had finally gotten on the right track and were being productive, but still struggling a little bit. i don't believe there was a lack of incentive, as much as there was a "finish what you started" attitude.

Success is incentive enough in most cases, and the learning experience is also incentive. I usually learn more when i don't succeed than when i do. In a lot of cases, payment becomes the primary incentive because there is a lack of intrinsic motivation or lack of a clear vision of common goals and how everyone's participation and job is essential in reaching that goal. i feel that I'm self-motivated and my pride drives me to learn as much as possible and succeed whenever possible. If monetary incentive was the only line of motivation there would be a lack of production based purely on the thought of being undervalued. I believe that i am undervalued and underpaid at work, and im sure that many others feel the same way. Without intrinsic motivators and incentives, this would lead to everyone doing just enough to keep their jobs.

My actions during the Blind Square activity did not reflect my core values at all. I did not feel like i had any responsibility for the success or failure of the activity, i kind of just went through the motions. This is the complete opposite of my core values. I am dedicated, motivated, and aggressively active in the pursuit of success in almost every aspect of life. Along with being tired from long day at work, I think the not being able to talk or voice my opinion in the beginning of the activity killed my motivation to participate. Although my core values drive me for achievement of success, i don't feel that I'm a person that has to lead and will do anything to be in that leadership role, which explains my passive actions once we were able to speak. i believe that applying ideas late in the activity may have hindered the small progress that had already been made by the newcomer group.