Sherfield and Moody Cornerstones
Topic: Engage
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Motivation Can Change Your Life!
• External motivation – outside forces or people
causing you to do something
• Internal motivation – energy inside of you
pushing you to go after what you want
Key = convert external motivators into internal
motivation
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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
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Self-Actualization
• Top level of Maslow’s Hierarchy
• Psychological need for a desire to matter and
live at our “peak”
• Most important for motivation
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Ten Point Plan for Motivation
• Develop a new attitude
– Learned optimism v. learned helplessness
• Practice creative visualization
– See your future as you want it to be
• Make excellence a habit
– It matters!
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Ten Point Plan for Motivation
• Overcome your doubts and fears
– Most of our fears are learned obstacles
• Put adversity and failure into perspective
– Learn from mistakes try again
• Identify and clarify what you value in life
– What really matters to you?
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Ten Point Plan for Motivation
• Take pride in your name and character
– Exclusively your to honor or dishonor
• Clear up the past through forgiveness
– Holding grudges holds you back
• Develop a strong personal guiding statement
– What would your t-shirt say?
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Ten Point Plan for Motivation
• Commit to strengthen your self-esteem
– A photograph of yourself you keep in your mind
– Five basic characteristics:
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A sense of security
A sense of identity
A sense of belonging
A sense of purpose
A sense of personal competence
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Ways to Enhance Self-Esteem
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Take control of your own life
You are responsible for you
Refuse to allow others to tear you down
Control your self-talk
Take calculated risks
Stop comparing yourself to others
Keep your promises and be loyal to self and
others
• Win with grace and lose with class
• Be a giver
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Topic Reflections
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Convert external motivators into internal motivation
Recognize power of positive thoughts and people
Step outside your comfort zone
Use your values to guide you
Clear up the past by forgiveness
Strengthen your self-esteem daily
Turn negative thoughts into positive energy
Don’t give into defeat
View adversity as a stepping stone to strength
Picture yourself as optimistic and motivated
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