MOTIVATING THE “UNMOTIVATED” Beverly O. Ford bevasm@aol.com

Change is Difficult

Leave Comfort of Known For Unknown

Comfortable and Happy Not Same

Bad We Know Risk Unknown

Normal Human Reactions

Motivation Push Out of Comfort Zone to Try Unknown

Motivation is Not… Work School Money

Motivation Is…

MISERIES FIRST See Need to Change

SUCKS LIST Where I live What I can’t do for children Depending on friends and relatives Not being able to help people who have helped me Not being able to take a vacation

WANTS LIST Better place to live Buy things for my kids Independence from friends and relatives Help people who have helped me Take children on vacation

Two Steps Forward… Three Steps Back…

Motivation “Ammunition” Her Words Not Yours Echo of Her Own Voice

Believe They Can Change Strengths Before Barriers Successes Not Failures

STRENGTHS LIST I have worked before I help friends, family or community When faced with a problem I usually find ways to solve it. I have set goals for myself and family

Strengths “Ammunition” Use Her Words Echo of Her Own Voice Use Strengths to Tackle Barriers

MY SUCCESS STORY

Our Program Can Help You… Help Is Available Our Program Can Help You…

WORK ON GOALS Find a job so you can get my own place “ Finish school and make your kids proud “Have some money to help some of the people who helped you

BUILD ON STRENGTHS You have some work experience. The Job Search class can show you how to sell the work experience you have on a resume and in interviews.” “ You have finished 10th grade. The GED class can help you use what you learned to get your GED more quickly.”

OVERCOME BARRIERS You said you thought not having a GED is keeping you from getting hired. How would you feel about getting your GED so that won’t be a problem?” “Since you haven’t worked in awhile it could help to get some more recent work experience to add to your resume.”