1. Psychwrite Date: 1 pt copy question: 1 pt Answer (3-5 lines): 3 pts
Explain how it feels when you get to the point where you feel like quitting. (sport, school, friendships, etc.)

2. Unit 3: motivational factors
Motivational dip
Unit 3: motivational factors

3. Motivational dip
“The Dip” by Seth Godin
In closing the gap of excellence, many people settle for “good enough” instead of excellence.
One reason might be a phenomenon known as the “motivational dip.”
People with a burning, intense desire to achieve excellence will make it through this dip & come out ahead.
They close the gap, and become EXCELLENT!

4. Motivational dip: the play
Take notes on what is shared. You are going to perform a play. Each of you has a role. Practice it. Know where you stand, how to say what you say, and practice saying it with emphasis! ACT the part & SAY IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT! Pay attention to your cues & know your order.

5. The Dip

7. The Cul-de-Sac

8. The Cliff

9. Success and Failure

10. The Dip is Your Friend It narrows the competition
It weeds out the weak
The secret to success

11. Three Questions Three questions to ask yourself before quitting
Am I panicking?
Who am I doing this for?
What progress am I making?

12. When to Quit
Decide in advance
Spread too thin
Cliffs and cul-de-sacs

13. You are astonishing! You are AMAZING!
“ You have the power to change everything!”
“You have the power to be the best in the world."
“ How dare you squander that resource by spreading it too thin!"
“ How dare you settle for mediocre just because you’re busy coping with too many things on your agenda, racing against the clock to get it all done."
“ The lesson is simple: If you’ve got as much as you’ve got, use it. Use it to become the best in the world, to change the game, to set the agenda for everyone else.“
“YOU can only do that by marshaling all of your resources to get through the biggest possible dip.” (p.74)

14. The Motivation Curves
Whenever you start something new and stick it out you will find it follows one of these three motivation curves.
1-The Dip
2-The Cul-de-Sac
3-The Cliff
The first 2 are the most common, but the last one happens sometimes.
When you can understand these curves it better helps us overcome them.

15. “If its worth doing, there’s probably a dip”

16. Quitting in the Dip Easy to do Bad idea
“Short-term pain has more impact on most people that the long-term benefits of not quitting.”
Keep long-term goal in mind (displayed)
Visualize self achieving success
Track progress (training logs, etc.)
Pain article