Talkin' 'bout your motivation!

For those of you who don't know, NPR is my favorite radio station. I was catching up on my Think Podcasts the other day, and the guest was bestselling author Daniel Pink. He was promoting his new book Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. Daniel sites three things needed for us to be a better, more productive employee: autonomy, mastery, and purpose.

As I was listening, I was thinking about how monotonous and boring my job is. I work at a credit union as a teller, and it is very repetitious and mindless work. I spend most of my day thinking about all of the other things I could be doing while I sit and wait for a customer to come in. Not motivating to say the least!

Daniel speaks about a few companies who are innovating the way people work. Zappos is one of these companies. Zappos call center, a place where timing and rules are everything, goes against the rules. At Zappos there are no timers, no scripts, and no monitoring. Their goal is to solve the customers problem no matter how long it takes. Simple as that. Daniel gives many other interesting examples of companies and ideas that people want to be a part of because it gives them purpose, they are passionate about, and/or just want to be a part of. Open Source, Wikipedia, and Toms Shoes are just a few examples. Sure people want to make good money, but is that truly the only motivator for us? I would gather to say no. Is money an important factor in my job search? Sure, but I would also love to work at a place where I can come in everyday and love what I do.

So I would like to ask, what motivates you at your job? What do you love or wish you could change?

Shout out to Mr. Tincup

So let me start by saying that I am passionate about all things in the wonderful world of marketing, but I am particularly interested in social media. And I have one person to thank for this new found interest, and that is Sir Willam Tincup. Ok so he is not a knight, but it does sound pretty cool (William you might want to look into getting that done).

My story begins one day when I was looking online at UT-Arlington's Career Services website (the best $25 I have ever spent by the way) and stumbled upon an internship with this company called Starr Tincup. So I look up the website and immediately think I have ended up on the wrong site. It looks nothing like the typical marketing firm websites I have seen before. So I do some investigating and read some information and I find the intern testimonials (mine is there too now!). After reading the first few I was hooked, this place seemed crazy and I wanted in. I felt that I would really learn a lot and I wouldn't be just one of those interns doing shit work like making copies and trying to look busy because there was nothing to do. I have been there and done that, it's not fun. And what's more you feel like you are wasting your time. So I sent William an email and my resume and we scheduled an interview. The interview went well and William offered me a position as a Social Media Intern. He told me to go home and think about it and let him know in a few days. Let me tell you there was nothing to think about! Thus began my journey at the best place I have ever worked!

In short, I wanted to take this time to thank William for giving me the opportunity to learn so much and be a part of his company. The people at Starr Tincup are absolutely wonderful and if you are an HR Vendor in need of marketing services, these are the people to talk to. They know their shit and are good at what they do.

My first post...

This is my first attempt at blogging and I am rather excited about it. You might be wondering about the contents I will be blogging about. Well, I plan to write about business and pleasure hence the title...already you think I'm a smart-ass. But really I have no specific topic in mind only that I want to talk about things that interest me and hopefully you too. I am very passionate about marketing, social media, branding, promotions, advertising, and the like. I will probably be promoting some of my favorite bloggers here and groups that I am affiliated with in the DFW area. I want to thank those who plan to support me in my journey and I am looking forward to the ride!