Self-management, in turn, requires initiative and commitment, which depend on deeper passions and satisfaction than extrinsic rewards can offer. Finally, new work has the potential for much richer, intrinsic rewards. Intrinsic rewards come to workers directly from the work they do. Satisfactions like pride of workmanship or the sense that they are helping a customer. Since the work we'll probably be doing will be managerial work I'll give examples from a manager's point of view.
Intrinsic rewards say that managers are energized by their work itself and feel passionate about it.
They see their work as making a significant difference and believe in what they are trying to accomplish. Usually, they see themselves helping people in some way. They get satisfaction from situations they have handled well and are proud of creative innovations and ideas they have come up with. As there are with any job, there are challenges and setbacks, but overall, they are fulfilled and rewarded by the work. Far from having to drag themselves to work, they take the work home-physically, or by thinking about it.