I recently had a conversation with a mid level manager in which he told me he motivates employees by outlining what he wants them to do and they tells them to do it for themselves not for him. He shows the employee that they have a common interest in what needs to be done. The more I think about "do it for yourself, not for me", I think it is a good approach for all of us. If we study what is expected of us in our jobs, school or personal life, most of the time, it is us as individuals that get a payback, and not doing it hurts us more than others(sound familiar?) Comments anyone?

I couldn't agree more. I have a habit of procrastinating to much on a lot of things, however, when I choose not to, the reward is the feeling of accomplishment that I achieved completion. It doesn't matter how small the vicory was, it still feels the same.