A Workshop on Mast e r ing Se l f -Mot i vat i on and At t i t ud e

Taking Charg e Of Taking Charg e Of Your Des t iny :Your Des t iny :

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Goal s For Thi s WorkshopGoa l s For Thi s WorkshopTo explain the importance of being self-motivated.To show how each person can attain self-motivation.To explain the link between thoughts and actions.To show you easy ways to control your actions through controlling your thoughts.

Why Str i v e To Become Why Str i v e To Become Se l f -Mot i va t ed? Se l f -Mot i va t ed?

It puts you in control:

You will not have to wait for someone else to motivate you to be a success!

Not Procrastinating=Less stress!

You will feel better about yourself:

You will no longer see yourself as a slacker.

You won’t have to feel guilty for not doing what you know that you should do!

If not, why?

What changes must be made (by you and not by others) so that your GPA WILLWILL reflect your ability?

Persona l Ref l e c t i on Per sona l Ref l e c t i on Ques t i onsQues t i ons

Does your GPA reflect your intellectual ability?

What are two things you’re MOTIVATEDMOTIVATED to do?

What are two things you WANTWANT to do but are not MOTIVATEDMOTIVATED to do?

Why are you MOTIVATEDMOTIVATED to do the first two, but not the last two?

Persona l Ref l e c t i on Per sona l Ref l e c t i on Ques t i on sQues t i on s

You can no longer say that you are not motivated!Most people are not motivated to do a difficult or “uninteresting” activity.

They are motivated to obtain the resultresult of the unpleasant activity.

Example: Do you take cough medicine because you like it, or because you are motivated by the desired result?

Everyone Is Mot i va t ed To Eve ryone Is Mot i va t ed To Do Someth ing :Do Someth ing :

If you are not motivated to do something, you either:Have not figured out what you want out of the activity.Do not value what the activity will produce.Are focused on short term thinking instead of long term thinking.

Everyone Is Mot i va t ed To Eve ryone Is Mot i va t ed To Do Someth ing :Do Someth ing :

It i s Your It i s Your Respons ib i l i t y To Respons ib i l i t y To

Figure Yours e l f OutFigure Yours e l f Out

Persona l Ref l e c t i on Per sona l Ref l e c t i on Ques t i on sQues t i on s

What Is The End Resu l t That You What Is The End Resu l t That You Are Af t e r?Are Af t e r?Why did you decide to go to college?

What are three things that you are looking to accomplish by getting your degree?

The Pi t fa l l o f Excus e sThe Pi t fa l l o f Excus e s

Excuse s a r e th e na i l s us ed to bu i l d a Excuse s a r e th e na i l s us ed to bu i l d a house o f fa i lu r e . -Don Wild e rhouse o f fa i lu r e . -Don Wild e r

Unsuccessful people often have good reasons for not hitting their goals: Work Challenges, Children to Care For, etc.Successful people use those same reasons as their motivation:

I can not give up, or I will be stuck in this dead end job forever!I have to study harder so that I can properly care for my children!

Something more important has come up.My family is inconsiderate and always bothers me while I study.I work more hours than most other students.I can learn this stuff in no time!Studying won’t really matter because I am not going to be able to understand it anyways.I do not understand what the professor wants me to do.My life is out of control!

Have You Ever Made One Of These Have You Ever Made One Of These Excuses For Not Studying?Excuses For Not Studying?

The Pi t fa l l o f Excus e sThe Pi t fa l l o f Excus e s

The Cyc l e o f Mot i va t i on The Cyc l e o f Mot i va t i on

This is GREAT! I can’t wait to try it!

The thrill is gone. Cram time!

Renewed resolve!!!

How To Ge t Out o f the How To Ge t Out o f the Cyc l eCyc l e

You do not feel your way into right acting; you You do not feel your way into right acting; you act your way into right feeling…act your way into right feeling…

Do it anyway, and you will get Do it anyway, and you will get MOTIVATED!MOTIVATED!

No More Excus e s !No More Excus e s !Take control of your time and stop letting your time control

YOU!

It is time to

Be Proactive!

Get positive!Take control of your mind and stop letting your mind

control YOU!

Don’t Confuse Bad Decision Making With Destiny!Don’t Confuse Bad Decision Making With Destiny!

Take Con t ro l o f Your Take Con t ro l o f Your MindMindThink of Your Brain As a Computer

Studies Have Shown That Your Studies Have Shown That Your Brain NEVER Tries To Prove Brain NEVER Tries To Prove

You wrong!You wrong!

Just like a computer, Just like a computer, your brain will your brain will simply run the simply run the

program it is given.program it is given.

Take Con t ro l o f Your Take Con t ro l o f Your MindMind Think of Your Brain As a Computer

Your Mind Your Mind Can Only Can Only

Pull Up Pull Up What What YOU YOU

Have Have Programmed Programmed

In!In!

Your Mouth Is The Key Board That Types Information Into Your Mental

Computer

When you say that you When you say that you CANCAN do something, your brain will do something, your brain will

help you by running the help you by running the ““ HOW” HOW” Program!Program!

When you say that you When you say that you CAN’TCAN’T do something, your do something, your

brain can only run the brain can only run the “WHY?”“WHY?” Program. Program.

So, Choose your words So, Choose your words wisely!wisely!

Take Con t ro l o f Your Take Con t ro l o f Your MindMindThink of Your Brain As a Computer

My brain runs so

My brain runs so

slowly…slowly…

I might a

s well

I might a

s well

give up now …

give up now …

If I work hard, I If I work hard, I know I can do it know I can do it

……

If You Say or Constantly Think…If You Say or Constantly Think…

Yeah! Remember

Yeah! Remember

last week’s Chem

last week’s Chem

exam and back in

exam and back in

high school your

high school your

math teacher said so

math teacher said so and…and…

Your Brain Will Help You…Your Brain Will Help You…

Yeah. If not y

ou

Yeah. If not y

ou

are goin

g to fail

are goin

g to fail

just like you did

just like you did

when you tried last

when you tried last

time!

time!

Yeah! You can start working Yeah! You can start working on it today, and with some on it today, and with some

hard work, be done in time!hard work, be done in time!

Persona l Ref l e c t i on Per sona l Ref l e c t i on Ques t i onsQues t i ons

I can never make it I can never make it anywhere on time! I anywhere on time! I will be late for my will be late for my

own funeral!own funeral!

How Are You Programming Your Computer?How Are You Programming Your Computer?

What are 5 negative things that you think or say about yourself on a regular basis?

Now, rewrite them as positive statements about yourself!

I am taking control of my I am taking control of my time. I work out of a time. I work out of a

calendar and keep calendar and keep myself on task!myself on task!

Time To Take Ac t i on!Time To Take Ac t i on!

1. Write down 1-2 specific behaviors that

you will change for the next three weeks?

Three Week Commitment:It only takes 21 days to make a new habit!

2. Share your 3 week goal(s) with someone close to you and ask

them to check up on you!

Watch your thoughts, for Watch your thoughts, for they become words.they become words.

Watch your actions, Watch your actions, for they become habits.for they become habits.

Watch your words, Watch your words, for they become for they become

actions.actions.

Watch your habits, Watch your habits, for they become for they become

character.character.Watch your character, for it becomes Watch your character, for it becomes

-Anonymous

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