Discovering Self-Motivation Chapter Three Discovering Self-Motivation

Discovering Self-Motivation Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Discovering Your Dreams, Journal 7 Focus Questions How important do educators think motivation is to your academic success? What determines how motivated you are? What can you do to keep you motivation consistently high this semester… and beyond? Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Designing a Compelling Life Plan, Journal 9 Focus Questions If your life were as good as it could possibly be, what would it look like? What would you have, do, and be? Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

D A P P S DAPPS Rule ated chievable ersonal ositive pecific Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Committing to Your Dreams, Journal 8 Focus Questions Do you start new projects (like college) with great enthusiasm, only to lose motivation along the way? How can you keep your motivation strong? Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

How to Visualize 1. Relax 2. Use present tense 3. Use all five senses 4. Feel the feelings Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Write a Personal Affirmation, Journal 10 Focus Questions What personal qualities will you need to achieve your dreams? How can you strengthen these qualities? Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Living Your Affirmation 1. Repeat your affirmation: Remind yourself often about the personal qualities you choose to strengthen. Dispute you Inner Circle: Recall a specific event in your past when you displayed a quality in your affirmation. 2. Align your words and deeds: At each point, be what you affirm… make choices that are consistent with your desired qualities. 3. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.