I never think of it like that but it is a good advice. I am used to work very hard, so even a fair cup of coffee is a great reward after it is done.

Hmmmm very interesting post.  It made me realize I have never thought to reward or to set a reward if I complete a task or goal but I am more then ready to reward my children, grandchildren, staff even my dog if they get a good report card, clean their room, met a deadline or not going pee pee indoors( that's the dog not my grandchildren...teehee).  Great post.......appreciated.

This is a nice post. Rewarding oneself is good but over doing it or rewarding yourself everytime is not helping. Why even reward yourself to reach your goal, when you do it is your goal not mine. So I don't even see rewarding oneself is necessary.

<p>This post has received a 0.07 % upvote from @drotto thanks to: @banjo.</p>

Feels better when rewarded from others though.. hmmm i should get my friends to agree to buy me a drink whenever I finish a small project!

Thanks for the post. Subscribing.

Steemit is all about rewards! Even if they are not always money. The joy of reading excellent articles as this one and interact with amazing people as you are a reward on itself.

Thank you for collaborating with me to promote this post as explained at https://steemit.com/steemit/@jerrybanfield/10-ways-to-fund-a-steem-growth-project.

today's reward was to stop working and let my back rest.....been so busy lately  - i'm looking forward to the reward of being finished with my apartments and not having to go back there everyday. Self managing rentals can be a lot of work. But it kills to me to pay someone else to do things are simple 90% of the time. So I reap the benefits of keeping more of my profits - but the price for it every now and again when I have larger jobs  - like turning the apartment around.

Nice post@bitdollar

You are right on both accounts, @bitdollar!  It is good to reward yourself when you have accomplished a goal.  It is also good not to reward yourself too generously or too often.

I have done some really challenging indoor rowing competitions for nothing more that the sense of completion, and a pin. 

I've kept on going through the miles of a marathon with the thought of the food reward at the finish line.  

In both situations, finishing the goal was important to me, but the reward at the end is what kept me going through the difficult spots.

I've upvoted and resteemed this article as one of my daily post promotions for the @mitneb Curation Trail Project.  It will be featured in the *@mitneb Curation Trail Project Daily Report* for 22 FEB 2018.

Cheers!

Success is greater than reward. Though reward influence success in Life.

Hard work,success,self-confidence,courage are some qualities which are far better than reward...
Waiting for next friend.

I have a problem from preventing me taking the reward when I fail to do my short therm tasks, but only when it is a small reward. It is just too attractive not to take the reward when it is small. For example eating a piece of a cake which I bought few hours before.

Should I choose the reward before starting the task or just before finishing it?

Very very nice post @bitdollar bro

That is so true, if u place a target or a goal rewarding yourself will boost your morale and make u want to do more. Just like when I was a kid my dad always made promises to us so we can Excel in school. Rewarding yourself should be like 3% of your work. If you over reward yourself you will lose and you will feel lazy.

Small rewards are a good way to keep us motivated and encouraged. We get a sense of accomplishment when reaching smaller goals. I like that you have mentioned our comfort zone, there really is not anything interesting there. 
Thank you for sharing this educational post with us 💚