PERSONAL MOTIVATION
By: Maysa El-Shekh
Introduction
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What, Who & How?
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Course Objectives
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To explain the self motivation definition
To understand why you lack confidence and
motivation.
To discover your true north
To understand the terms “awareness, and resilience”
To know the two types of motives
To learn how to inspire and motivate yourself
To recognize your next STEP
Self motivation
Motivation
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Motivation is, as the word itself suggests, a motive
for action.
Motivation is, basically, the reasons for what you do.
Knowing what to do and how to do it is an
important part of mastering your life.
You can do the wrong things for the right reasons
and the right things for the wrong reasons, but
successful people do the right things for the right
reasons.
Self
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the set of someone's characteristics, such as
personality and ability, that are not physical and
make that person different from other people:
Self motivation
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A set of skills for improving your own morale, job
satisfaction, and performance through your
attitudes, resilience, awareness & mental toughness.
Are you all you want to be?
Do you have a path to fulfilling your dreams?
Bring out the best in yourself.
Your true North
Discover
Your True
North
Know yourself: How to Develop
Self-Awareness
How well do you know yourself? How deeply do you
understand your motivations?
How can you gain self-awareness?
Here are three steps to start.
1. Understand Your Life Story:
Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks, told me, “The reservoir of all
my life experiences shaped me as a person and a leader.”
2. Create a Daily Habit of Self-Reflection:
Many of us are influenced by painful events: personal illness,
death of a loved one, or discrimination. By reflecting deeply on
these events, we can understand ourselves and the values we hold
most.
How can you gain self-awareness?
3. Seek Honest Feedback:
This process of discovering who you are at your deepest
level requires introspection, support, and feedback. Mindful
practices, such as daily meditation, prayer, or journaling,
are important first steps.
From there, you can combine outside feedback from close
friends, family, and mentors. But ultimately, you must take
responsibility for your own development.
Discovering Self-Motivation
A Formula for Motivation
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VxE=M
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V = Values (how important something is to us)
E = Expectation (how confident we are about
achieving it)
M = Motivation (how motivated we are when you
multiple V and E)
Example of V x E = M
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Joe’s goal is to earn an
“A” in his English class
Joe want’s to become a
published author, so his
goal has high value, a
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Joe always has done
well in writing course, so
his expectation of
success is also 10
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Joe’s formula:
VxE=M
10 x 10 = 100
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Clearly, his motivation is
high
Dive Deeper: What if it
was a science class?
Science is not Joe’s
favorite subject.
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Designing a Compelling Life Plan
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Designing a Compelling Life Plan
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How to Set a Goal Using DAPPS
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To be truly motivating, a goal needs 5 qualities
“DAPPS” is an acronym:
Dated
 Achievable
 Personal
 Positive
 Specific
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Dated
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Motivating goals have specific deadlines
Short term goals are a few months or less
Long term goals are usually more than a year
As your deadline approaches, your motivation
typically increases
If you don’t meet your deadline, you have
opportunity to review and create a new plan
Without a deadline, you could stretch your pursuit
of a goal and may not reach it
Achievable
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Motivating goals are challenging but realistic
Example:
 Getting
ready for a marathon:
 Practice
one week before by running around the block
 Practice one year before with someone who has done it
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Set your limit… not too high and not too low
Ask yourself: “Is achieving this goal at least 50%
believable to me?” Or “Can this be done?”
Personal
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Motivating goals are your
goals, not someone else’s
Ask yourself if this goal
contribute to your personal
desire/dream
Positive
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Motivating goals focus your energy on what you do
want rather than on what you don’t want
Translate negative goals into positive goals
 Negative:
I’m not going to fail this class
 Positive: I’m going to earn at least a B in this class
 Negative: I will stop being late to classes
 Positive: I will arrive early to every class
 Negative: I will stop eating junk food
 Positive: I will start eating healthy food
Specific
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Motivating goals state outcomes in specific,
measurable terms
Example
 Good:
My goal is to do better this semester
 Better: My goal is to achieve a 3.5 GPA by Dec. 12,
20XX
 Good: My goal is to play harder on the basketball
court
 Better: My goal is to achieve at least 80% field goal
by Oct. 15, 20XX
Review DAPPS
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Dated: specific deadlines for goals
Achievable: realistic goals
Personal: goals are your goals, not
someone else’s
Positive: focus your energy on what you do
want rather than what you don’t want
Specific: goals state outcomes in specific,
measurable terms
Types of Motivation
Two Types of Motivation
Motivation is a useful thing. Motivation drives our
behaviors. There are many types of motivation.
The two main types of motivation are external
and internal.
External Motivation
With external motivation, you’re doing something because
the activity will bring some reward or benefit at the end of
it.
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Think about job hunting. Job hunting probably isn’t
something you do for a hobby. You wouldn’t spend your
time filling out job applications and going to interviews
for fun. People job hunt because they want an outcomea job.
The motivation for actually working is also usually
external. Would you do your job if you didn’t get paid
for it?
Internal Motivation
With internal motivation, you do something purely
because you enjoy the activity itself.
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The more internally motivated an action is, the more enjoyable
it usually is. So from the point of view of happiness, it makes
sense to have more internally motivated activities in your life.
People who are internally motivated show more interest and
excitement over what they do, and have more confidence.
You are usually better at internally motivated actions too. You
show more persistence and creativity, and because of that
you’ll have increased happiness and self-esteem.
Activity: Internal v. External
Motivation
Think about some of the things you do on a regular
basis. Are you mostly externally motivated, acting in
for the rewards? Or are you mostly internally
motivated, looking for happiness and well-being
within the things you do?
The key….
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If you want to do more of something, you can try
to change your motivation to something closer to
internal motivation.
If you do so, your performance will likely improve,
and you’ll generally be happier.
Have you heard these saying
before?
"The early bird gets the worm"
"He/she is a night owl”
Why does timing matter?
When you do things can affect your motivation. Three
signs you are doing things at the wrong time:
• You can not focus
• Total lack of motivation
• No matter how much or how long you work, you
don't get anything done
techniques you can use to motivate
yourself
What is the meaning of life?
What gives your life meaning?
Techniques you can use to motivate
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Renew through relationships
Take time to reflect
Dream
Schedule growth-producing activities
Take a nap/ take care of your health
Shadow other leaders/Mentor someone
Retreat to advance
Clarify your values
Search for the Pony
What do we mean by resilience?
What do we mean by resilience?
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Simply put, resilience is the ability to cope under
pressure. A person who copes well under pressure is
resilient.
What does resilience look like?
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Understanding and valuing the meaning of what
you do at work
Doing what you can to get on with the people
around you
Taking a problem-solving approach to difficulty
Keeping a sense of perspective (and humour) when
things go wrong
Being flexible and willing to adapt to change and
to learn
What does resilience look like?
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Drawing on a range of strategies to help you cope with
pressure
Recognizing your thoughts and emotions – and
managing them
Offering support to colleagues when they need it and
asking for help when you need it
Being willing to persevere when the going gets tough,
but also…
Recognizing and respecting your own limits, including
what you can control and what you can’t.
What makes a person resilient?
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