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 By Captain Bob Webb Mission To inspire a dream and fulfill it Without a dream, nothing will happen Why the United States is the World’s Economic Power Short answer: Under capitalism God has opportunity to inspire visionary entrepreneurs to develop their natural talent and fulfill the purpose they were assigned to when they came into this world. Under socialism God does not have this opportunity because government regulates ideas. More info: God versus Dictators Expanded info: Why God Supports Capitalism What happens when we pursue a dream, goal? Free: Motivation Booklets to Download (In PDF format) Personal Motivation Tools Elements of Motivation Education & Motivation People who have a vision control their destiny and lifestyle. For people without a vision, their destiny and lifestyle is controlled by others. Project Based Education. The right project can motivate anyone to excel. Developing a productive lifestyle for at-risk youth. My Quest for Jungle and Sea Adventure Lifestyle The fulfillment of my dreams. It almost did not happen because I was living from payday to payday which made me a slave to my creditors. I took drastic action to change that. Floating down the Amazon River by raft. Click on image for large view. Crossing the Pacific Ocean in a dugout canoe with his cat Salty. 5,000 miles from Panama to Hawaii in 68 days. Conquering 200 miles of jungle by 2-wheel drive motorcycle between Panama and Columbia. Photo: Boundary marker on Panama Columbia border. Hunky-Dory I self-designed, self-built, and sailed the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans for three years. My Ports of Paradise Adventure Photos Photos that Motivate and Inspire My employment with the Panama Canal Company, Panama, and their leadership style made the above adventures possible. They gave opportunity and promotions to people with a vision. Their influence inspired all employees. My adventures were written up in the company’s bi-weekly news letter. The following, "Motivation in the Workplace," is my analysis comparing Panama Canal leadership with other employers I worked with. Motivation in the Workplace Visionary leadership that inspire and motivate, employees develop skills that create wealth for the organization and themselves. 21 st Century Workplace Leadership Top leadership is visionary with the ability to inspire and motivate. He sets an example of the leadership policies he wants the staff to follow. The workplace is a lifetime learning center, thereby, increasing the knowledge base of the organization. Leadership that inspires enhances employee decision making skills which creates wealth for the organization and themselves. Priorities There are three priorities, CHEAP, QUICK and GOOD. You can have any two. A good job quick - won’t be cheap. A quick job cheap - won’t be good. A good job cheap - won’t be quick. Note: A single priority increases efficiency. At the other end, if all three elements have equal priority the results are reversed, low quality, high cost, and difficult to finish. This is the result of rotating priorities, which means, no one knows what the goal is. Priority of the moment depends on current mood. What is Your Leadership Style? The below efficiency chart is based on leadership styles that inspire or kill creative thinking and the type of people that it will attract. Creative, innovative people are attracted to the upper levels. They like to brag about their contribution, therefore, leadership knows who is doing what. People at the lower level accept the status quo and are yes-people telling leadership what they want to hear. As a result, leadership does not know what is going on. Leadership style in today’s fastest growing organizations are at the upper level such as Google Inc. High Efficiency A feeling of job ownership and pride. Do it. Do it then tell me what you did. Tell me what you are going to do and do it. Tell me what you want to do and wait for a decision. Don’t do anything without my approval. Don’t do anything until I tell you. Low Efficiency Control leadership kills creativity, communications, blocking the ability to recognize needs or opportunity. In addition to the web pages , the above topics and more are available in PDF format titled "Motivation in the Workplace." Technology and Organization Policy There are three types: Creators of new technology Leaders in adapting new technology Slow to adapt new technology Leaders of new technology have high efficiency work environment. Employees thrive on change. Organization that are slow to adapt new technology have low efficiency work environment. Employees reject change until forced to accept it. Why God Supports Capitalism Under capitalism God has opportunity to inspire visionary entrepreneurs. God Versus Dictators God has a pan for our life that gives us a feeling of purpose and meaning. T o Inspire a Dream and Fulfill It What happens when we pursue a dream, goal? Visionary Intelligence The United States is the world’s technology leader because their social system removes barriers to visionary intelligence. Capitalism versus Socialism Today’ political issue What is Intuitive Guidance? Intuitive guidance has us at the right place, at the right time, with the right resources, making the right decisions for potential opportunity. Story of the Website This article compares my 25 years with the Panama Canal Company , Panama, where the leadership style motivated its employees. Then, after retirement my experience with abusive leadership environments in Guam. These dramatic experiences motivated me to research leadership styles and alternative education methods. In third world countries like Panama, they do not have education opportunities like in the United States. People that get ahead are self educated. About the Author - Bob Webb Bob’s high school years was a disaster. Without a formal education he found success by taking action to fulfill his dreams and he used the power of self education to educate himself, learning without instructors. This is the foundation of success that is free to everyone. Something to Think About The goal of education: Inspire a lifelong love-to-learn. Today’s teenagers are being academically stuffed while being motivationally starved. Students are motivated when topics relate to personal interest. Personal interest is achieved with hands-on projects. If public education inspired students to develop a love-to-learn, society would have more innovators and less welfare. "Give a person an idea, and you enrich their life. Teach a person how to learn , and they can enrich their own lives" - Author Unknown Barriers People seeking to excel have continuous barriers to overcome. People who flow with the crowd are not confronted with barriers, they take the path of least resistance. Very often these people fall into a pit. It takes more self-discipline to crawl out of a pit than it does to overcome barriers. Maxing out credit cards is an example of a pit. Establishing a business is an example of overcoming barriers. Financial Management! The skill that allows us to live the lifestyle of our dreams. Without this skill, we become a slave to our creditors. Innovation, thinking outside the box. Barriers Barriers are the result of a lack of experience, skills, or knowledge. To overcome them these issues must be addressed. The Box Inside the box represents the status quo, doing things the way they have always been done. Outside the box represents innovation, creativity, exploring ideas for a better way. Overcoming Barriers The website offers hundreds of ideas that will help overcome barriers. Attach a Dream to Your Hero Everyone has a hero, but few attach a dream to them. Achievers have a dream with a hero that represents the person they want to be. People, who attach a dream to their hero, become achievers. People, who do not attach a dream to their hero, remain followers. Opportunity is attracted to people with a dream. They are the first to be hired, first to be...