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

2. Change is Difficult

3. Leave Comfort of Known For Unknown

4. Comfortable and Happy Not Same

5. Bad We Know Risk Unknown

6. Normal Human Reactions

7. Motivation Push Out of Comfort Zone to Try Unknown

8. Motivation is Not…
Work
School
Money

9. Motivation Is…

10. MISERIES FIRST
See Need to Change

11. 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

12. 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

13. Two Steps Forward… Three Steps Back…

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

15. Believe They Can Change
Strengths Before Barriers
Successes Not Failures

16. 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

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

18. MY SUCCESS STORY

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

20. 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

21. 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.”

22. 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.”