tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post1160071945459466774..comments2024-03-26T08:09:33.829+00:00Comments on The Plastic Mancunian: Mr Motivation Strikes AgainPlastic Mancunianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01864213919913476168noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-1556959965007888102013-06-15T14:40:58.830+01:002013-06-15T14:40:58.830+01:00Hi Jeremy,
You're right. I;m quite happy for ...Hi Jeremy,<br /><br />You're right. I;m quite happy for people to love their job and strive to do well in their chosen career but in reality most of them are after as much money as the can get and have egos the size of entire galaxies. <br /><br />Just watch the Apprentice - it is full of them.<br /><br />:-)<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />PMPlastic Mancunianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864213919913476168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-85514333186301033112013-06-15T13:25:47.682+01:002013-06-15T13:25:47.682+01:00Have you noticed that people like that are always ...Have you noticed that people like that are always "in" sales or "in' whatever it is they do. They talk corporate nonsense. <br /><br />They are rarely if ever creative, they never make anything, all they do is push buttons, and other people do all the real work.<br /><br />They are just lying chancers most of the time. Totally sad selfish scumbags.<br /><br />A job is a job, not a way of life. It is the means to an end, not the end itself.<br /><br />jeremy northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619517364832117418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-64008294178359394922013-06-13T23:51:35.783+01:002013-06-13T23:51:35.783+01:00Mr Motivation,
Thanks for the comment.
There is...Mr Motivation,<br /><br />Thanks for the comment. <br /><br />There is a difference between somebody who encourages a person with potential and somebody who puts you down because he has achieved so much and, according to him, you have achieved so little.<br /><br />Now I have been in a position where I have actively encouraged people to go for something because I think they are capable of achieving that. At no point did I say "you are stuck in a rut; you are a failure; I am better than you".<br /><br />And that's the difference. Mr Motivation says "Look at me! I'm great! I have done this! I have done that! Why haven't you? You're a failure. You are an underachiever."<br /><br />Mr Complacent exists. I could write a blog post or ten about him too. The good thing is that Mr Complacent is usually found out a lot easier than a Mr Motivation who is a prime example of the Peter Principle. <br /><br />Mr Motivation is a person who basically says "Look at my wealth! Look at my wad of cash! I'm the best of the best!"<br /><br />Nobody cares about Mr Motivation.<br /><br />In fact you may have inspired me. I may just introduce Mr Complacent to the blog because he definitely exists and can suck the very life out of a productive environment.<br /><br />Watch this space.<br /><br />:-)<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />PM<br /><br /><br />Plastic Mancunianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864213919913476168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-61181178698864723402013-06-13T22:00:43.675+01:002013-06-13T22:00:43.675+01:00Mr Motivation is annoying.
He may preach about it,...Mr Motivation is annoying.<br />He may preach about it,<br />(i)to put the other person down (eg Dirk) due to his own insecurity or (ii) sincerely think that a person should realize his potential and believes that the 'preachee' has yet to fulfill his potential (eg me).<br />I was brought up this way, achieved high position without sacrificing work/life balance. Thus, I believe that it i s possible for everyone to have the cake and eat it too.<br />I don't preach it to all people as not everyone is born equal.<br />My mortal enemy will be Mr Complacent who brought the productivity of the whole team down. Just this evening, my other half was totally disgusted by a Mr Complacent in his team.Mr Motivationnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-37799874570381795762013-06-13T17:15:12.792+01:002013-06-13T17:15:12.792+01:00Hi Pand,
I have many more work stories and that s...Hi Pand,<br /><br />I have many more work stories and that sounds like a great idea (next time either of us travels to the other side of the world :-))<br /><br />As for my content - I could strive for more and I might do that. But I won't preach about it.<br /><br />:-)<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />PMPlastic Mancunianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864213919913476168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-43615980367250008502013-06-13T17:13:55.826+01:002013-06-13T17:13:55.826+01:00Hi EC,
I am a big softy (not such a softy that I ...Hi EC,<br /><br />I am a big softy (not such a softy that I will sit and watch romcoms).<br /><br />I have indeed told her I'm proud of her. <br /><br />:-)<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />PMPlastic Mancunianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864213919913476168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-90082336040040914632013-06-13T17:12:42.422+01:002013-06-13T17:12:42.422+01:00Hi River,
Do whatever makes you happy, I say. If ...Hi River,<br /><br />Do whatever makes you happy, I say. If you are happy wanting to rule the world then do it - just don't preach to me about it.<br /><br />:-)<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />PMPlastic Mancunianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864213919913476168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-22102615962547158922013-06-13T12:09:00.501+01:002013-06-13T12:09:00.501+01:00I think you and I should get together and have a b...I think you and I should get together and have a beer over work stories - I have a doozy I'm about to tell.<br /><br />Knowing that your content - brilliant - can you and should you strive for more?<br /><br />Great postPandora Behrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17582255671962095503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-64097362642955314292013-06-13T10:05:25.354+01:002013-06-13T10:05:25.354+01:00I love that you are a softy. You know doubt told ...I love that you are a softy. You know doubt told Mrs PM that you are proud of her - which is so much more rewarding that a huge salary or a job title which involves grinding other people down.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-57348100562447106392013-06-13T09:20:19.982+01:002013-06-13T09:20:19.982+01:00"the art of underachievement" - that'..."the art of underachievement" - that's my specialty.<br />I could do better and often do. <br />I could rise higher, but I don't want to. <br />I'm happy at my level. <br /><br />And once again the visual verification code hasn't appeared.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.com