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Extrinsic and intrinsic rewards are drivers of your performance. External drivers work for awhile; intrinsic (internal ones) last a lifetime. Let’s study, learn, and apply…

Intrinsic drive starts with curiosity. Your curiosity is the lynchpin. Explore what interests you whether it’s the perfect drive, chip, or putt, it matters a great deal. Fan the flame with passion. Your love to’s are jet fuel. Purpose and meaning set the curious, passionate soul on fire. No why? No way. Know why? Know the way. Simple, not easy.

Once fired up and focused by why – you, friend, are free to fly.

Autonomy is when you sense exactly that. As you realize you are Captain of your fate, you also understand it’s an infinite game – mastery becomes your intrinsic aim. You no longer look for position, power, or prominence. You are a master and masters are fueled by the desire for becoming better. Win, lose, succeed, fail – masters don’t quit. Masters don’t simply marry the mundane. Masters play with what others find boring. Masters are filled to overflowing and can’t help but carry on. Masters find flow. Eventually flow finds them…

Extrinsic rewards lose effectiveness as you win. Intrinsic ones don’t allow you to give up when you lose. Which describes your performance today?