Definition—The intrinsic motivation to:
Discern legitimate needs or tasks others have and then…
Respond in service by providing physical assistance to help them meet these needs and tasks.
Profile— People with the motivation of helping often exhibit the following traits:
- You are always on the lookout to find and meet practical needs.
- You are able to detect or recall specific details and needs in a situation.
- You have a strong desire to meet needs as quickly as possible.
- You have a physical stamina that keeps them fulfilling needs with disregard for weariness.
- You will use your own funds to avoid delays in meeting needs.
- When you complete a job you like to give extra service beyond what was expected.
- You are often involved in a variety of activities and have a hard time saying "no" to any request for service.
- You concentrate more on immediate goals and tend to be frustrated with long-range goals.
- You are frustrated when time limits are placed on jobs you are doing.
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Caution— People with the motivation of helping may be misunderstood for the following reasons:
- Your desire to meet needs quickly may appear to be pushy.
- Your avoidance of red tape may result in excluding others from a job.
- Your eagerness to help may cause some to think you are only interested in self-advancement.
- The negative reaction you may develop toward others who do not join in service as readily as you do may appear as unfriendliness.
- Your insistence on always helping may appear to be avoidance or rejection of being helped.
- You may be easily hurt when there is little appreciation for your service.
- Your emphasis on meeting practical needs may be judged as lack of interest in spiritual matters.
- Your stamina may be interpreted as a lack of desire to have others help you.
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Warning — People with the motivation of helping need to be careful that:
- You don't become proud of your good deeds.
- You aren't pushy or premature in meeting the needs of others before they realize their needs.
- In your rush to meet others' needs, you don't sidetrack the directions from those in authority over you.
- You don't become bitter when your work is not recognized or appreciated.
- You don't overemphasize meeting practical needs to the neglect of basic needs in your own life.
- Your disregard for your own needs does not cause you to fail to meet the legitimate needs of your family.
- Your quickness in meeting needs may interfere with life lessons those who are in need may need to learn.
- Your concentration on short-range goals may result in disorganization from lack of long-range goals if you are in a leadership position.
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