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Central Motivations Quiz

(based on the work of Richard Nelson Bolles)

Audio Guide to the Central Motivations Quiz



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How to take the Central Motivations Quiz
  • Scan the list of 22 motivations below.
  • Score them from - Cool to Hot - based on how you feel about them.
    1. 'Hot' - This is a big part of my life
    2. 'Lukewarm' - I can take it or leave it
    3. 'Cool' - Doesn't really affect me
  • Score them quickly, first impressions are the most accurate.


FIND YOUR "RED HOT CENTRAL MOTIVATIONS"

1. TO OWN/POSSESS - (Money/ Things/ Status/ People)
Desire to acquire or own it, whether it be: possessions, property, family, business, power, people.
Chief reward: "This is mine."
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Cool              Lukewarm               Hot
2. TO TAKE COMMAND OF/BE IN CONTROL - (Others/Things/Organizations)
Desire to take charge, stand at the top of the ladder - where you can decide how things will be done. Chief Reward: "My decisions are crucial here."
1       2       3       4       5       6       7
Cool              Lukewarm               Hot
3. TO WIN/OVERCOME - (Adversity/Adversaries/Opposing Philosophies)
Desire to fight the wrong-doers, root out the old guard, come against entrenched obsolescent or antiquated ideas.
Chief Reward: "I beat them."
1       2       3       4       5       6       7
Cool              Lukewarm               Hot
4. TO INITIATE/DEVELOP - (Structures/Mechanics/Technology)
Able to see a need and to create something where before, there was nothing.
Chief Reward: "I Developed it."
1       2       3       4       5       6       7
Cool              Lukewarm               Hot
5. TO STAND OUT/OUTSHINE/DISTINGUISH ONESELF - (vs. Others/Conventional Standards)
Desire to be the first, the fastest, the most incredible, the most outstanding, the most beautiful, the coolest, better than all the rest . . .
Chief Reward: "They noticed me."
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Cool              Lukewarm               Hot



6. TO GRASP THE OPPORTUNITY/CAPITALIZE ON THE POTENTIAL OF - (Situations/Markets/Things/People)
Sees the potential in raw talent, knows a hot product before it hits the big time, recognizes a trend before anyone else sees it. . .
Chief Reward: "I saw the potential in it before anyone, and brought it into reality."
1       2       3       4       5       6       7
Cool              Lukewarm               Hot
7. TO INFLUENCE BEHAVIOUR/GET A REACTION - (from Others/Through Others) Wants to impact emotionally animals, people, groups whome they come in contact with.
Chief Reward: "They were touched."
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Cool              Lukewarm               Hot
8. TO BE RECOGNIZED/TO ATTRACT ATTENTION - (from Peers/Those in Authority/the General Public)
Desire to stand on the podium and receive the adulation of a cheering crowd, to be in the public eye, to take center stage, to bathe in the limelight . . .
Chief Reward: "People know who I am."
1       2       3       4       5       6       7
Cool              Lukewarm               Hot
9. TO MAKE BETTER/ENHANCE - (Oneself/Others/Work/Organizations)
Makes what is acceptable better, what is better - exceptional; increases the value of . . .
Chief Reward: "I improved on it."
1       2       3       4       5       6       7
Cool              Lukewarm               Hot
10. TO MEASURE UP/SUCCEED - (As established by Others or the System) Gains access to the Inner Circle, the American Express Gold Card Club, the exclusive country club, the executive dining room, the old boys' network; to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. . .
Chief Reward: "I made it!"
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Cool              Lukewarm               Hot



11. TO EXCEL EXPECTATIONS/FULFIL NEEDS OF - (that are Demanded/Needed/or Inherent)
Meticulous attention to the requirements, defined specifications, timetables, meeting the customer's expectations, fulfilling the orders from the top. . .
Chief Reward: "I have impressed them all".
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Cool              Lukewarm               Hot
12. TO MAKE IT OPERATIONAL/MAKE IT MORE USEFUL - (Things/Systems/Operations)
Repairs what is broken, updates the outmoded, comes out with a newer design . . .
Chief Reward: "I made it work".
1       2       3       4       5       6       7
Cool              Lukewarm               Hot
13. TO PERFECT/BECOME THE EXPERT - (Some Subject/Skill/Equipment/Objects)
Refines the crude and unsophisticated, achieves command of a process, procedure, skill, allowing total control over the unpredictable . . .
Chief Reward: "I am the expert."
1       2       3       4       5       6       7
Cool              Lukewarm               Hot
14. TO INNOVATE/IMPLEMENT/ORGANIZE - (a Business/a Team/Product Line)
Initiates a new venture, or project, becomes the team leader; implements a new product line, launches a new business endeavor; organizes the party.
Chief Reward: "I made it happen."
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Cool              Lukewarm               Hot
15. TO OVERCOME/PERSEVERE - (Obstacles/Handicaps/Unknown Odds)
Attempts the seemingly impossible. Keeps going in the face of all obstacles.
Rick Hanson's Man in Motion Tour of the world in a wheelchair. Terry Fox runs across Canada (on one leg) for Cancer. Sir Edmund Hilliary is the first to climb Mt. Everest.
Chief Reward: "I broke through the invisible wall."
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Cool              Lukewarm               Hot
16. TO BLAZE THE TRAIL/EXPLORE - (Technology/Cultures/Ideas)
Moves beyond accepted boundaries, established limits. The Wright Brothers 1st aircraft flight, Marconi sends the 1st telegraph, Neil Armstrong 1st man on the moon.
Chief Reward: "To boldly go where no one has gone before."
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Cool              Lukewarm               Hot



17. TO BE OF SERVICE - (People/Organizations/Causes)
Volunteers on the soup line, serves in public office, tends the wounded, helps those in need.
Chief Reward: "To contribute to making the world a better place."
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Cool              Lukewarm               Hot
18. TO CHANGE/INFLUENCE - (Material/Policy/People)
Wants to leave a legacy, to be the means of lasting change, to transform the status quo. Martin Luther King's "I have a dream. . ." speech, John F. Kennedy's "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country. . ."
Chief Reward: "I will be remembered."
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Cool              Lukewarm               Hot
19. TO DISCOVER THE TRUTH/ TO GET TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER - (Information/People/Science/Spirituality)
Wants to know the authentic background, that lies behind everything, to get at the real truth.
Chief Reward: "I know what's behind it all. I know the truth."
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Cool              Lukewarm               Hot
20. TO PUT THE PIECES TOGETHER - (Technology/Products/Information/People)
To see the big picture, to form the whole from the pieces. Mystery writers, forensics expert, coroners, research investigators of all kinds Looks for the pieces that make up the puzzle of why, how, what.
Chief Reward: "I can put it together."
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Cool              Lukewarm               Hot

21. TO FIND OUT HOW THINGS WORK - (Things/Processes/Systems/the World)
To explore the workings of, to take apart and see how and why they work.
Chief Reward: "I now know how it works."
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Cool              Lukewarm               Hot

22. TO PROTECT AND WORK IN CLOSE HARMONY WITH NATURE - (Animals/Plants/Insects/Aquatic Life)
To understand, preserve, communicate and spiritually connect with Nature.
Chief Reward: "I connected. I bridged the gap and made a difference."
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Cool              Lukewarm               Hot

GUIDING COMMENT:

Your Central Motivations are what make you tick. They are the clue to finding a 'Job' that consistently excites you and sustains your interest in it. Whether you can have only one or several central motivations, these will be unique to you.

If you find that you have a motivation that is not listed here, put it on your list. The main thing is to be consciously aware of what your unique central motivations are.


MY 3 HOTTEST CENTRAL MOTIVATIONS

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