The $1.5 billion lottery has created much discussion. I do not buy lottery tickets, because it is not my style. I also read that type A personalities tend to not engage in lotteries because they have lessor satisfaction from the outcome. They would rather work on a one out of three odds than do nothing with a chance of one out of three. McClelland states: " They prefer to work at a problem rather than leave the outcome to chance or to others" (p. 74). Some type As probably buy lottery tickets, but not as a habit. I consider myself a reformed type A. Perhaps wisdom taught me that my objectives and goals are on a longer timeline than planned. I am diligent to continually work, but not that possessed with getting things done on a timeline.
My bigger point would be-what if I won a big jackpot? How would I spend it. People who win the big ones tend to go bankrupt. They acquire and do not know how to maintain their wealth. If I won, would I have the fortitude to manage the money, avoid the scammers and opportunists, and family and friends that come out of the woodwork? Ideally I would invest in the orphan problem. I would also pay off all debts and figure out enough to do two mission trips per year for about 20 years. of course I am projecting into the future. Would I really carry it out. We all have good indentations. What would we really do when confronted with such a large sum of money?
Reference
McClelland, D. C. (1966). Achievement Motivation. In W. M. Natemeyer, J. (Ed.), Classics of Organizational Behavior (pp. 73-80). Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc.
My bigger point would be-what if I won a big jackpot? How would I spend it. People who win the big ones tend to go bankrupt. They acquire and do not know how to maintain their wealth. If I won, would I have the fortitude to manage the money, avoid the scammers and opportunists, and family and friends that come out of the woodwork? Ideally I would invest in the orphan problem. I would also pay off all debts and figure out enough to do two mission trips per year for about 20 years. of course I am projecting into the future. Would I really carry it out. We all have good indentations. What would we really do when confronted with such a large sum of money?
Reference
McClelland, D. C. (1966). Achievement Motivation. In W. M. Natemeyer, J. (Ed.), Classics of Organizational Behavior (pp. 73-80). Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc.
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