Work Readiness Program MOTIVATION

Objectives Describe your personal definition of success. Describe your personal definition of success. Identify your personal “work values.” Identify your personal “work values.” Describe how your personal values and beliefs impact attitude and motivation. Describe how your personal values and beliefs impact attitude and motivation.

What is success? There are many definitions of success. There are many definitions of success. What is most important is what success means to you! What is most important is what success means to you!

Success Stephen Covey defines success as: “Success is the ongoing process of striving to become more. It is the opportunity to continually grow emotionally, spiritually, physiologically, intellectually and financially while contributing in some positive way to others. The road to success is always under construction. It is a progressive course, not an end to be reached.” Stephen Covey defines success as: “Success is the ongoing process of striving to become more. It is the opportunity to continually grow emotionally, spiritually, physiologically, intellectually and financially while contributing in some positive way to others. The road to success is always under construction. It is a progressive course, not an end to be reached.”

Success Anthony Robbins talks about success as: Anthony Robbins talks about success as: “If you want to succeed, if you want to achieve all your outcomes; you have to think of success as a process, a way of life, a habit of mind, a strategy of life, and not some final outcome.” “If you want to succeed, if you want to achieve all your outcomes; you have to think of success as a process, a way of life, a habit of mind, a strategy of life, and not some final outcome.”

Success Does Not Happen In Isolation It requires the assistance and cooperation of others. It requires the assistance and cooperation of others. It impacts others around you. It impacts others around you.

How Do You Become Successful? Know what you want Know what you want Take the action necessary to get what you want Take the action necessary to get what you want In the words of Anthony Robbins: “The greatest gift extraordinarily successful people have over the average person is their ability to get themselves to take action.” In the words of Anthony Robbins: “The greatest gift extraordinarily successful people have over the average person is their ability to get themselves to take action.” Abraham Lincoln said: “There is no such thing as failure, there are only results.” Abraham Lincoln said: “There is no such thing as failure, there are only results.”

How Do You Become Successful? Jack Canfield talks about achieving success by saying, “All you have to do is decide where you want to go by clarifying your vision, lock in the destination through goal setting, affirmations and visualization and start moving in the right direction.” Jack Canfield talks about achieving success by saying, “All you have to do is decide where you want to go by clarifying your vision, lock in the destination through goal setting, affirmations and visualization and start moving in the right direction.”

How Do You Become Successful? Theodore Roosevelt said: “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” Theodore Roosevelt said: “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” You have to practice doing what you can, when you can. You have to practice doing what you can, when you can.

How Do You Become Successful? Success must become a habit. Success must become a habit. Jack Canfield says: “How you do something is how you do everything.” Jack Canfield says: “How you do something is how you do everything.” You need to practice this model of success in all areas of your life, work, school, family, etc. You need to practice this model of success in all areas of your life, work, school, family, etc.

How Do You Become Successful? How Do You Become Successful? Recognize and analyze your results Recognize and analyze your results Be realistic Be realistic Be honest with yourself Be honest with yourself Be able to identify the internal and external factors affecting your progress Be able to identify the internal and external factors affecting your progress Know and understand your results Know and understand your results

How Do You Become Successful? Was Abraham Lincoln successful? Was Abraham Lincoln successful?

Abraham Lincoln 1816 His family was forced out of their home. He had to work to support them His mother died His mother died Failed in business Failed in business Ran for state legislature – lost Ran for state legislature – lost Also lost his job. He wanted to go to law school but couldn’t get in Also lost his job. He wanted to go to law school but couldn’t get in Borrowed some money from a friend to begin a business and by the end of the 1833 Borrowed some money from a friend to begin a business and by the end of the year, he was bankrupt. He spent the next 17 years of his life paying off this debt. year, he was bankrupt. He spent the next 17 years of his life paying off this debt Ran for state legislature again – won! 1834 Ran for state legislature again – won! 1835 Was engaged to be married, sweetheart died and his heart was broken Was engaged to be married, sweetheart died and his heart was broken Had a total nervous breakdown and was in bed for six months Had a total nervous breakdown and was in bed for six months Sought to become speaker of the state legislature – defeated Sought to become speaker of the state legislature – defeated Sought to become elector – defeated Sought to become elector – defeated Ran for Congress – lost Ran for Congress – lost Ran for Congress again. This time he won! Went to Washington and did well Ran for Congress again. This time he won! Went to Washington and did well Ran for re-election to Congress – lost Ran for re-election to Congress – lost Sought the job of land officer in his home state – rejected Sought the job of land officer in his home state – rejected Ran for Senate of the United State – lost Ran for Senate of the United State – lost Sought the Vice-Presidential nomination at his party’s national convention and 1856 Sought the Vice-Presidential nomination at his party’s national convention and got less than 100 votes. got less than 100 votes Ran for U.S. Senate again – lost again Ran for U.S. Senate again – lost again Elected President of the United States 1860 Elected President of the United States

How To Become Successful Be flexible and willing to change Be flexible and willing to change A common quotation in personal development programs is: “If you keep doing what you are doing, you will keep getting what you are getting.” A common quotation in personal development programs is: “If you keep doing what you are doing, you will keep getting what you are getting.” If you want new results, change your actions. If you want new results, change your actions.

Anthony Robbins Seven Character Traits of Success Passion Passion Beliefs Beliefs Strategy Strategy Clarity of values Clarity of values Energy Energy Bonding Power Bonding Power Mastery of communications Mastery of communications

Attitude Attitude is a state of mind or feeling Attitude is a state of mind or feeling What's a good attitude? What's a good attitude? What's a bad attitude? What's a bad attitude?

Attitude Attitudes are positive or negative, Attitudes are positive or negative, not good or bad not good or bad Attitudes are based on a person’s beliefs and values Attitudes are based on a person’s beliefs and values Other’s perceptions of your attitude are important to success on the job Other’s perceptions of your attitude are important to success on the job

Types of Motivation Restrictive motivation - Based on fear of consequences. Restrictive motivation - Based on fear of consequences. Coercive motivation - Based on force. Coercive motivation - Based on force. Constructive motivation - Based on doing something because you want to. Constructive motivation - Based on doing something because you want to. Internal forces that cause us to move include challenge, competition, curiosity, cooperation, control, recognition, and comfort. Internal forces that cause us to move include challenge, competition, curiosity, cooperation, control, recognition, and comfort.

Why Do You Work? The proverbial question: Do you work to live or live to work? The proverbial question: Do you work to live or live to work? Do you want a job or career? Do you want a job or career? Work values are based on our personal values and beliefs. Work values are based on our personal values and beliefs.

Work Values Money Money Job satisfaction Job satisfaction Type of work Type of work Work environment Work environment Time off Time off Creativity Creativity Opportunity Opportunity Anthony Robbins says: “Values are your own private, personal and individual beliefs about what is important to you. Your values are your belief system about right, wrong, good and bad. They come from your environment and your past experiences.” Anthony Robbins says: “Values are your own private, personal and individual beliefs about what is important to you. Your values are your belief system about right, wrong, good and bad. They come from your environment and your past experiences.”

Beliefs Based on what we know to be true. Based on what we know to be true. Formed in much same way our values are formed. Formed in much same way our values are formed. Successful people think for themselves. They examine their values and beliefs and adapt the ones that work for them. Successful people think for themselves. They examine their values and beliefs and adapt the ones that work for them.

RECAP Success at work is dependent on: Success at work is dependent on: Your performance Your performance How others perceive you How others perceive you Your values about work Your values about work What you believe What you believe

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