Motivation

You are driven by recognition

You are dynamic and full of energy. Your desire to perform means you push yourself hard, both mentally and physically. You probably cram several meetings into one day and work really hard at your job. Perhaps you are trying to attract attention from the people around you by surprising them with your achievements, giving you the chance to shine in public. How others see you is important to you, and you take heart from the positive comments that come your way. But be careful not to allow your whole happiness to depend on the attention paid to you by others. Your life should not depend on their approval. Try being a bit more self-reliant, and remind yourself of your inner strengths. This will give you greater self-confidence and help you walk with your head held high.

Your Motivation Style: Enlightenment

Because the things that drive other people—wealth, fame, social ties—leave you feeling incomplete, you sometimes feel like an odd duck. You spend lots of time contemplating what it is that calls you. You may be pulled toward yoga, meditation, religion, or nature. To you, a "fun" trip to Vegas would be a nightmare; a good time is lying under the stars discussing the meaning of life with a friend, your spouse, or your cat.

1. Antiprocrastination Sheet – This technique helps improve your negative assumptions. To use it, you list the tasks you need to perform.  You predict the difficulty and your satisfaction on a scale of 100.  After you perform the tasks, you write down your actual difficulty and your actual satisfaction.  See Antiprocrastination Sheet.
2. Can’t Lose System – This technique is a way to combat your fear of failure. It works by listing your fears, exposing distorted thinking, and identifying ways to cope.  To use it, first, list your worst case fears.  Next, rationalize your list.  Finally, identify coping strategies and fallback plans.  By thinking on paper, you can be more objective about your fears as well as more creative in terms of finding potential solutions.  See Can’t Lose System.
3. Little Steps for Little Feet – This technique is about dealing with overwhelming tasks or an overwhelming backlog.  To use it, you breakdown your tasks.  Think of them as little hurdles.  You divide a task into manageable units using time limitations.  For example, you might break it up into 20 minutes tasks or 30 minute tasks.  By breaking your tasks down and using timeboxes, it helps you take little steps to get major things done incrementally, rather than get overwhelmed up front.  See Little Steps for Little Feet .
4. Test Your Cant’s – This technique is a about testing your negative assumptions.  It’s easy to fall into a pattern of thinking you can’t do this or you can’t do that.  This technique helps you prove it.  to use it, break down your assumptions into small hurdles.  Take action and test against each one, proving yourself right or wrong.  See Test Your Can’ts.

Activity:  Copy and paste this into your own blog and complete the following questions: 

List a goal you want to attain in the next month or two?  Ace my next set of exams.

What motivates you? The drive to preform well in order to eventually obtain a job for future success.

What is one of the motivation stoppers you find yourself getting into? Procrastination of tasks like homework often gets in the way. 

What SPECIFIC steps will you try to stay motivated?  I am going to try the Anti procrastination method, the Can't Lose System, Little Steps for Little Feet, and Test Your Cant's method.