Thank goodness for company or my house would never get clean!

[INTJMom]

Sunshine is over for a couple of days. I feel sleepy and I started coming down with a tickle in my throat yesterday.

Speaking of yesterday, I volunteered my home to have music practice and I spent almost 4 hours cleaning the living room, dining room and bathroom before everyone came over. Like I always say, "Thank goodness for company or my house would never get clean!"

I should check into this a little more, but there was a gal on the radio the other day saying that she had discovered that she is "externally motivated" at least when it comes to housecleaning. I must be also. I'm probably that way about other things, too. Like, I used to be an Amway Distributor, and I had a hard time being motivated and consistent with my sales, but when ever we had a contest and there was a goal to reach, I would reach it! I used to feel bad about that because I think it's considered more "mature" to be internally motivated, but when the lady on the radio said it, it wasn't a judgmental statement. It was more like, 'this is the way I am so I work with it.'

Anyway, the house was so CLEAN today! It's so ENJOYABLE this way. I so wish I could get the whole house straightened out! I guess I'd have to agree to house-swap or something to get the whole thing clean.

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I've got to change my guitar strings today, but I am so sleepy. Must get moving...

 

[proteanmix]

Extrinsic motivation. I hear it's not so good. I'm mostly externally motivated. Longer lasting motivation comes from within.

 

[INTJMom]

I took a couple of little tests and it turns out I'm about half and half, internal and external. I think it's good to be a little externally motivated. I'm thinking of my son who is very difficult to motivate from the outside. I think a little is good.