Marwell & Schmidt's Taxonomy

Perhaps one of the greatest movies of all times is the one shown here above, Field of Dreams.  Here one of the most widely known phrases every used is spoken, "Build it and he will come".  This is the epitome of Marwell & Schmidt's Taxonomy regarding reward.  To watch and see as he is walking in his corn field the whispering voice and promise if you build it he will come.  This plays into the reward influence of if you do this then you will get this.

Kevin Costner plays a great role here wandering around looking for whomever maybe speaking to him.  But where his wife Annie and child do not hear the whispering voice it begs to ask the question is he going crazy or where is he hearing it.  The longing voice seems to cut into his soul and  begs him to build it.  Of course he asks himself later on what he is to build and who will come? I think that this is a tremendous amount of faith, not knowing what the reward actually will be until after it is built. 

 The process premise connects with the need to build it so that his father will come.  It also establishes the emotional desire to follow through with it.  Aimlessly he wanders that cornfield searching for answers until later in the evening he knows what needs to happen.  I really like that even though they are ready to loose their farm he keeps on traveling across the United States picking up ball players.  This amount of dedication shows a level of consistency.

If you have never seen this movie you need to sit down with your kids tonight and watch it.

Family reunion gone wrong.

In efforts to accomplish two things at once, I took advantage of a little family reunion we had up north.  I knew everyone would be there and since my wife's siblings and their kids would have had more than enough people to staff a football team, I took full use of it.  My topic since I work in health care was hydrogen peroxide and treating cuts.

With my IPad I showed them how hydrogen peroxide does work to get rid of the germs but that it also kills the good bacteria that is helping to fix the wounds.  Teaching them how fast it takes for the bad bacteria to grow versus the good bacteria, they were able to see how detrimental it can be.  I then showed them how to properly clean and dress a wound.  The eye shocker was when I pulled out a set of scrubs and showed them what we use the hydrogen peroxide for in the hospital and that was to clean blood off of ourselves.  It was amazing to see their faces as they watched the now you see it, now you don't magic act.

All and all the feed back was good.  I think because they were family they were more gracious then they could have been.  The feedback however was that the slides did gross them out and the kids were very noisy.  Perhaps having an activity for the kids to do while the adults spoke would have been better.  Although the kids really liked the magic act, it was gross that I had brought my scrubs over with blood on them.  A few comments said that it was a little over the top and too clinical. 

From this I learned that I can talk in the right speed and say the right things but if I do not take into account my audience I will not keep their attention.  I should have spoken in a language that they would have understood better.  The other big factor was to remember the outside channel blockers and to eliminate as much noise as possible.  I should have had the kids playing outside or weeding grandpas flower beds.

                   You were born for this.

                                      

Reich’s cultural parable The Triumphant Individual is on that I have seen in this great movie Miracle on Ice.  If you have never seen it, then you need to sit down with your family and watch it.  The whole movie is based on this premise that you can be nothing and work hard.  Then work harder and harder yet and you will reach your goals.

In this clip coach Herb is giving a speech to his team of boys.  A band of brothers from across the nation that have come together to where they are representing the United States of America.  His opening line of the clip is one that you would think a Uncle Ben from Spider Man would be saying “great moments are born from great opportunity, that what you have here tonight and that’s what you have earned”

The process premise is simple within this speech.  In here Coach Herb is reassuring them that they have earned this opportunity.  Stating that yes the Soviets may win 9 out of 10 but not tonight.  I love that his is motivating the boys to get out of their heads in a game situation to understand that they have earned this.  More importantly they have an opportunity to try and succeed.  Like a father talking to his kids he acknowledges that there are hard times and times that they just might not win.  But tonight they can beat them at their own game.

There is a need to understand within themselves that there is a possibility to win.  He then instructs them how they can do it because they have earned it.  As the speech continues you can see the attitude in their faces how their attitude changes when he says because you were meant to be hockey players.  I absolutely get motivated by the ending when coach Herb is says “you were meant to be here tonight, this is your time, their time is done, it’s over.  This is your time now go out there and take it.”

The team’s belief as they walk out of the room is that they can do it.  Not just for themselves but for all the people that have supported them throughout this entire struggle.