Money is not the best motivation. In the autobiography “No Gumption” by Russell Baker the little boy is living in a harsh timeline. He lives with his mother and his sister. The mother asks Russell if he wants to be a writer and he says yes. The mother invites the writer over. The writer questions Russell but the mother answers for him and lies. Russell gets the job.
There was motivation from the mother. She told Russell to make something of himself. She is telling to get a job so he with have money. She is pushing not to be lazy so he can sell the magazines. She says he doesn’t have gumption to get him worked up to get it. The mother yelled at him to give him some motivation to get back out there and sell some magazines.