Motivate yourself and others

by Luk Weyens

Today we'll cover

Steps to find your motivation
Finding your talents
How to apply change to ourselves

What is motivation?

Motivation is the reason for people's actions, desires, and needs.

Motivation is also one's direction to behavior, or what causes a person to want to repeat a behavior.

-Wikipedia

My motivators

Urge to improve
Urge to create
Urge to do something new
Urge to distinguish myself
Urge to grow, and see others grow

What motivates me?

Intrinsic motivation vs Extrinsic motivation

Motivators - helpful questions

What do you value?
Is it task-based or result-based?
Where do you get your energy from?

An eastern approach...

What am I good at?

What activities do you perform in a state of flow?
No. Not everyone can do what you can
You're already using your talents, even though you might not know it
What do others thank you for?

Change the focus of your main motivators to things YOU control.

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

-Confucius

Start small and work your way up.

Find ways to integrate what you want to do in your daily life or job

Track your progress!

I know all of this already, why am I still not motivated?

Stay positive

Be thankful

Spend time with people you like

Give

Savor the joyful things

Strive for greatness

Frequency over intensity

"Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right."

-Henry Ford