Self-Motivation

Self-motivation is, in its simplest form, the force that drives you to do things.

There is a strong correlation between self-motivation, personal goals and achievement. In order to get properly motivated it helps to spend some time thinking about your personal goals and what you want to achieve in your life.

Setting Personal Goals

What is Your Motive?

Fundamental to self-motivation is understanding what motivates you to do things.

Understanding and developing your self-motivation can help you to take control of many other aspects of your life.

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• Intrinsic = love, because we want to.

Once you have thought about your life goals you can start to plan how best to achieve them. Set yourself smaller goals for the future.

If one of your life goals is to write a book you could plan:

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• 5 years from now – publish my book

• 4 years from now – finish the first draft of my book

• 3 years from now – complete a university degree in creative writing

• 1 year from now – develop an outline for my book

• Next month – think about ideas and research potential story lines for my book

• This week – read two books

• Academic goals
• Career goals
• Ethical goals
• Creative goals
• Domestic goals
• Physical goals

Life Goals

Extrinsic = money, because we have to.

There are two main types of motivation: ‘intrinsic’ and ‘extrinsic’ motivation.

--> Different people are motivated by different things and at different times in their lives.

Exemple

Mohammed works because he has to pay his mortgage and feed himself and his family. He gets no satisfaction from his job and there is no chance of promotion.

---Mohammed’s motivators are purely extrinsic.

Meryem works because she loves what she does, she gets enormous satisfaction from her work. Meryem has enough money put away that she does not need to work, she owns her house outright and can afford to buy what she wants when she wants it.

--- Meryem’s motivators are purely intrinsic.

Making Your Goals SMART

Keep Motivated

1. Learn and Acquire Knowledge.

2. Keep the Company of Enthusiastic People.

3. Keep Positive.

4. Know Your Strengths and Weaknesses.

That is goals should be:

• S :Specific – make each goal specific, so you know exactly what it is.

• M :Measurable – make each goal measurable so you know how you are progressing.

• A :Attainable – don’t set impossible goals, make sure each goal and sub-goal is attainable.

• R :Relevant – make your goals relevant. Ensure your sub-goals are relevant to your life goals.

• T :Timed – set time-limits or deadlines for when to achieve each goal.

Self-Motivation

• What is Your Motive?
• Setting Personal Goals
• Life Goals
• Keep Motivated

Nora El-Haouirich

Ibtissam Qassoud