know what you want before you get three wishes
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Know what you want before you get three wishes
Finding your priorities and valuesWhen you care about what you do
enthusiasm caries you through.Becoming motivated begins when you
discover your priorities and values
Intrinsic and Extrinsic MotivatorsJoining the swim
team because you’d like to feel more fit.
Learning Spanish because you want to backpack through South America this summer
Joining the swim team because everyone expects you to
Learning Spanish because it is required that you learn a foreign language.
Goal Setting and the Three Golden Rules
Give yourself deadline
Get specific
Make your goals measurable
1. Deadlines are critical to goals. They enable you to create an action plan, and sub-goals.
2. “Figure out what you want. I don’t mean generally… specifically. Super specifically. And then go do it. That’s my motto.”
-- Jack Black3 Having measurable goals
means that you know when you’re finished.
The 5 Areas of Goal SettingMoneyCareer (this includes
college)HealthRelationshipsRelationshipsSpirituality
Being realisticSeparating the
dreams from the goals.
“The foolish person seeks happiness in the distance; the wise person grows under his feet.”
--James Oppenheim
Being SpecificWhat do you want to learn in college?Know what you want and
you’ll get what you want!
The more specific you are– the more details you can imagine, the easier it will be for you to succeed.
Cycles of achievement.Better
Attitude
More Motivation
Greater EnthusiasmMore Effort
Greater Ability
More Achievemen
ts
Higher Achievement
Cycle
Poor Attitude
Lower Motivation
Less EnthusiasmLittle Effort
Lower Ability
Fewer Achievemen
ts
Lower Achievemen
t Cycle
Encountering Problems, Overcoming ObstaclesObstacles can be: OvercomingProblemsScenarios you never saw
comingFriends or family who
don’t believe in youSituations that seem
totally impossible
When you know and believe you can handle obstacles. you will. People are capable of achieving amazing things when they believe they can.
The Bottom Line with obstacles is: YOU CAN HANDLE THEM!!!
Overcoming Doubt and FearAlthough fear can feel and appear to be very
real, the reality is that fear is generated in our minds, based on how we choose to view our situations. Because of this, you can train your mind to overcome doubts and fear.
No one can control all of the circumstances life presents, but you develop these tools,
you can always rely on someone to carry you through
the tough times- YOU!
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