Motivation:
An inner drive that compels though and behavior.
Attitude
• Attitude, simply put is everything. We cannot change our pasts; we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.
• “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.”
* Charles R. Swindoll
• “People are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.”
* Abraham Lincoln
Believe In Yourself
• Unwavering belief in yourself and your goal is best way to keep from quitting.
• To lead by example – for over a hundred years people tried to run a mile in under 4 minutes. In 1957, Roger Bannister did it. The following year 47 people ran a four minute mile.
Make It Easy
• Form good habits ... because bad habits are very hard to break. “Thoughts lead on to purposes; purposes go forth in action; actions from habits; habits decide character; and character fixes our destiny.” *Tyton Edwards
• Reward yourself for a job well done.
• Don't be afraid to ask for help.
Don't Be Afraid To Fail
• Failure gives you the opportunity to learn from your mistakes or lack of preparation. It is important to take the time to reflect on what you did right, did wrong, could improve on and should do differently the next time you handle the same task.
• “Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently” * Henry Ford.
• “Those who dare to fail miserable, can achieve greatly” * Robert F. Kennedy
• Abraham Lincoln failed in two different businesses and was defeated in six elections before being elected President of the United States.
• Sam Walton was told by many people that his idea of large discount stores in small towns was crazy (Walmart).
• Dr. Seuss' first children's book was rejected by 23 publishers. The twenty-fourth sold six million copies.
• Ray Kroc opened his first McDonald's' at age 52 after trying for years to sell the idea of a large chain of fast food restaurants to potential investors.
Adapted from Original Source: “Motivation” - UT-Knoxville Leadership Guides.
• Get started now. Don't procrastinate!
• Put your plans on paper. Spell out your goals and ways to reach them.
• Be specific. Know exactly what all you need to get done so you can be efficient and prioritize. • Recognize your limitations. Don't set unrealistic goals.
• Break the task down into small pieces so that you can handle them easily.
• Decide how you want to start, what needs to be done first.
• Make an honest distinction between “I can't” and “I don't want to”.
• Set deadlines and hold yourself to them.
• Keep a time-control budget. Don't let one task take control over others.
• Establish checkpoints on your progress as well as rewards.
• Remind yourself of the benefits you expect from finishing your tasks.
• Remind yourself of the consequences of not working through your task list.
• Avoid temptations and circumstances that might sidetrack you.
• Take advantage of your own energy peaks!
• Be optimistic. Your chances for success will increase.
• Use aesthetic self-signaling devices – notes, signs, cues, reminders.
• Promise yourself rewards.
• Use the stimulation provided by good news to do extra work.
• Recognize conflicts figure out how you can address them so they do not
affect your work.
• Check each item off your list as you complete it. This gives you a sense of satisfaction and momentum to continue.
• Give yourself the right to make mistakes. No one is perfect.
• Exercise your sense of humor. Laughter is a great way to distress and re energize.
Adapted and revised by Kate Luckadoo, from: LEADERSHIP CENTER AT
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
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