A Love For Building Things: Analysis
1. A love for building things:
In chapter 1, I told the story of my first project, a dam in a creek. Recently, I built a set of bookshelves, the fifth set of bookshelves that I have constructed over the years. In the backyard of my previous home is a shed, known throughout the neighborhood as the “mother of all sheds”. Although I had help with design, and also help in construction, it’s clearly my shed. Also in that backyard is an automated watering system for our garden that I installed, something I had never done before. Is the picture clear? Somewhere along this 74 year path, I realized that I love to build things that will be there when I walk away from them. Few of my projects happened quickly, and several of them lasted more than three years. The need for instant gratification is not a desirable characteristic for a PM. Projects usually take time, some long periods of time. If instant gratification is your thing, find another profession. I don’t think these things I build are me, but they are a reflection of me. They give me great satisfaction and provide me with a deep sense of accomplishment. …show more content…
The psychologist, David McClellan, believes there are three basic motivators: accomplishment, power, and affiliation. Each person in the class was evaluated against his model and I scored highest in my need for accomplishment, and somewhat lower in the other two. Building things is one way to satisfy my need for accomplishment and building things incorporates two distinct features. First, there is the process of building, the satisfaction of doing the work. Second, there is the end result you produce, the physical object. Both are important to
In chapter 1, I told the story of my first project, a dam in a creek. Recently, I built a set of bookshelves, the fifth set of bookshelves that I have constructed over the years. In the backyard of my previous home is a shed, known throughout the neighborhood as the “mother of all sheds”. Although I had help with design, and also help in construction, it’s clearly my shed. Also in that backyard is an automated watering system for our garden that I installed, something I had never done before. Is the picture clear? Somewhere along this 74 year path, I realized that I love to build things that will be there when I walk away from them. Few of my projects happened quickly, and several of them lasted more than three years. The need for instant gratification is not a desirable characteristic for a PM. Projects usually take time, some long periods of time. If instant gratification is your thing, find another profession. I don’t think these things I build are me, but they are a reflection of me. They give me great satisfaction and provide me with a deep sense of accomplishment. …show more content…
The psychologist, David McClellan, believes there are three basic motivators: accomplishment, power, and affiliation. Each person in the class was evaluated against his model and I scored highest in my need for accomplishment, and somewhat lower in the other two. Building things is one way to satisfy my need for accomplishment and building things incorporates two distinct features. First, there is the process of building, the satisfaction of doing the work. Second, there is the end result you produce, the physical object. Both are important to