EQF LEVEL (INTERNAL REFERENCE): 4
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1 Emotional intelligence
2 Interpersonal intelligence
3 Multiple intelligences
4 Social skills
5 motivation
Introduction:
By the end of this LU you will understand how to manage self-motivation.
Content:
Self-motivation is the force that keeps us pushing to go on. It is our internal drive to achieve, produce, develop and keep moving forward. When you want to give up, your self-motivation is what pushes you to go on.
Self-motivation is complex and is linked with your level of initiative in setting challenging goals for yourself. We need to take into account four factors to build a stronger self-motivation:
- Self-confidence and self-efficacy: being self-assured means setting challenging goals for yourself and you are resilient when you encounter challenges. Self-efficacy is the belief in your own ability to succeed and achieve the goals you set for yourself.
By developing a general level of self-confidence, you will believe in yourself as well as recognise and enjoy your success.
- Positive thinking, and positive thinking about the future: it is closely related to self-motivation. If you think that something will go wrong or you won’t succeed, this may influence things so that your predictions will come true. This is particularly true if you need to work hard for success, or if you need others’ support in order to accomplish your goals.
- Focus and strong goals: Setting goals is like making a promise to yourself. Part of the strength of this is that it gives you direction. Another part is that you want to keep it.
- A motivating environment: Finally, it is important to surround yourself with people and resources that will remind you of your goals and motivate you internally. In other words, they will help you get motivated externally, which is different from the internal motivation we have discussed so far.
Here are the best ways to stay motivated, no matter how much you feel like giving up:
- Simplify to focus your energy: Creating a simple life from a self-motivational point of view prevents distractions, especially overwhelming during times of change. Simplicity unleashes creativity in our hearts and minds, leaving room for growth with challenges.
- Break down large goals into small steps:Choose one task instead of trying to pursue many goals at once. Not only will this simplify your life, it will also allow you to focus all your talents on your most important goals. Instead of working halfway in many areas at once, try to be a bad guy in one area. Consider a larger goal then consider the small steps to achieve it. Divide everything into small, easy-to-digest pieces so that you can celebrate the victory. When you have a party, you cause dopamine in your brain. This is an important chemical to keep you motivated. By gamifying the process, you can divide your big goals into achievable tasks and celebrate while achieving small wins. It is a common practice of successful people and works well to make big goals more achievable.
- Manage your expectations: If you don't make progress as quickly as you expected, or if you have problems with your plans, frustration is the first step to giving up. When obstacles pile up, frustration turns into despair and you can tell yourself, "I can't reach this goal." Your brain is constantly calculating if it's worth it to continue. In the book Burnout Syndrome, the authors Dr. Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski DMA call this concept a "monitor." It is the process in the brain that records the rate of effort and progress of every effort.
- Surround yourself with supportive people: We need to put people around us to help keep in touch with the results we want. Those who have important support systems, or even supporters in their corners, perform better than those who do it alone. This is where the company you maintain becomes important. We need people who can identify us, look at us, and support us in order to remain positive.
- Ask for help and offer it: Appropriate support can mean the difference between success and giving up when trying to stay motivated to explore. According to Professor Richard Boyatzis, who has been studying motivation for decades, providing and receiving the right kind of coaching can all benefit us. The standard form of help we usually provide is called "Coaching for Compliance". It's either fixing someone or letting them do what you want them to do. Even with good advice, this approach does not work to make lasting positive changes. Recipients feel forced by them and they don't learn much that can help them grow. An effective approach is called "compassionate coaching". This style of coaching is compassionate, not helpful. Conversations with good coaches connect your goals to your values and dreams. Adding context promotes self-motivation and openness to new ideas.
RESOURCES:
https://soulsalt.com/self-motivation/
