So recently I was working on a project that had an extreme time crunch that required a lot of dedication and commitment above normal means. In between all this I was talking to a person on how whenever I personally commit to something I am willing to do what it takes. Just like accepting some kind of business agreement, if you agreed to it then you need to find a way to fulfill it.

Now the person kind of implied to me that time was a factor for him in doing this as there simply wasn’t enough time in the day. I then threw an interesting comment on how if this was like say a $100,000 project then I‘m sure the story would be different. Sure enough, he responded by saying that was different as there would be a lot of money to motivate him to do so.

I thought that was such a perfect example on how usually when people say there is never enough time in the day as a reason to not do something that usually the real reason is that they are not passionate or motivated enough about what they are doing.

I was talking to a person recently who expressed how when it comes to gathering up a group of people to enter into some kind of collaborative project for fun, if it requires a lot of time commitment he insists in using money as a way to semi guarantee results.

Essentially, everyone would put say $100 into a pool of funds and at the end of the event everyone would get their money back except for those who decide to dropout in a voluntarily manner. He expressed how this has worked great for him as it sorts out people who are serious and would increase the odds that they will actually follow through in an environment where people depend on each other.

When I think about it companies do it all the time. I guess the question is would people take it as an insult?