Reflective Essay On Accomplishment

As I read through the book, some parts of it definitely stuck out to me more than others. These parts stuck out to me because of how I resonated with what the author was writing. I definitely feel intrinsically motivated when I have a sense of competence and a sense of progress. These are both examples of accomplishment rewards. When I took the StrengthFinder test, my biggest strength was that I am an achiever. As an achiever, it follows that I feel most rewarded when I am rewarded based on accomplishment. Competence is something that motivates me greatly. Feeling as if I have the ability to do a task, and to do that task with high quality, is very rewarding to me. This is especially true if it is a task that is challenging, I have not done before, or I have put a lot of effort into it. When I feel competent, I do tasks to a higher quality and have more fun doing so. This intrinsically rewards me.
An interesting aspect of this, for myself, is that I am also a very competitive person. My second biggest strength is competition. So, I gain a lot of intrinsic reward out of winning competitions, or doing something better than someone else. This is not a bad thing and does not mean I wish for another person to do a task poorly so that I can out perform them, but rather, I seek to do a better job than their …show more content…
I love feeling like I am getting closer to accomplishing the purpose. I am also very goal oriented as an achiever. Not only do I set goals to try to fulfill the overall purpose, but I also set goals that help me get there. When I accomplish these goals, my sense of progress is fulfilled. Take the car trip example. I live in Milwaukee, so I often have to drive over five hours to get to or from Bethel. If the drive were just five hours with no landmarks on the way, it would be hard. However, whenever I pass certain landmarks, I can track my progress and this makes me feel like I am getting closer to my