1. Discovering Self-Motivation
Chapter Three
Discovering Self-Motivation

2. Discovering Self-Motivation
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3. 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?
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4. # 1 Barrier to Student Success is….
Lack of Motivation
According to surveys done from American
College Testing and the Policy Center
on the First Year of College.
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5. Motivation
Is a kind of driving force that encourages an individual to get going.
It is a kind of boost to the self confidence, faith and inner conscience of a person
Is the enthusiasm of doing something.
It refers to inner feeling, strong desires, and expectation about something.
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6. Why do some people succeed and others don’t?
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7. Self Motivation The Answer is…….
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8. Several Factors that Contribute to Self Motivation
-Self-esteem -Desire to succeed -Will power -Mental stability -Family -Life goals -Daily activities -Daily pleasures
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9. Strong reasons on why we require Self Motivation:
- Self motivation is extremely important when it comes to accepting challenges and opportunities in life. - The force of self motivation helps in planning your life and easing the difficulties. - Self motivation provides a new sense of purpose and direction to your life. - Self motivation is important to provide enthusiasm in life. - Self motivation lets you live a fulfilling life.
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10. -You can empower and encourage yourself to face tough times and competition in life with the help of self motivation. - Self motivations fill you with positive energy and boost your enthusiasm. - Self motivation is important for your existence. It provides you an identity for yourself.
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11. Visualizing Your Goals Controlling Your Feeling
Here are techniques you can adopt to start acquiring higher motivational level and achieve greater success:
Writing Your Plan
Visualizing Your Goals
Controlling Your Feeling
Giving Your Effort A Reward
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12. 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?
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13. Life Roles:
Is an activity to which we regularly devote large amounts of time and energy.
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14. D A P P S DAPPS Rule ated chievable ersonal ositive pecific
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15. 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?
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16. How to Visualize 1. Relax 2. Use present tense 3. Use all five senses4.
Feel the feelings
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17. Write a Personal Affirmation, Journal 10
Focus Questions
What personal qualities will you need to achieve your dreams?
How can you strengthen these qualities?
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18. An affirmation is a statement that you make to yourself.
Personal Affirmation
An affirmation is a statement that you make to yourself.
They can be positive or negative.
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19. Four Basic Guidelines for Developing Good Affirmations:
Should be stated in the present tense. Start with words like "I am ...  " or "I have ... ".
Should relate that what you want is already accomplished. "I am happy now" is superior to and will work better than "I am becoming happy" or "I will be happy".     
Should be positive. " I feel safe" works but the affirmation " I am not scared" does the opposite of what you want.  It focuses your mind on the word "scared" and increases that feeling.
Should be in your style of language.
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20. Living Your Affirmation1.
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.
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