Developing Positive Habits By Setting key goals and values you define your boundaries The goals and Values are like sidelines- you follow the rules.

How to Achieve Goal Be Proactive Be Proactive –Self Awareness –Consciences –Imagination –Independent Will –By taking our inside out approach.

How to Achieve Goal-Cont.. Put First things First Put First things First Think Win-Win Think Win-Win Begin With an End in Mind Begin With an End in Mind Seek First to understand, then to be understood Seek First to understand, then to be understood Synergize Synergize Sharpen the Saw Sharpen the Saw –Physical/Emotional/Mental/Spiritual

Goals Vs Values Goals are for the future, Values are for now Goals are for the future, Values are for now Goals are Set, Values are lived Goals are Set, Values are lived Goals Change, Values Don’t Goals Change, Values Don’t Goals set people going Goals set people going

Reaching Your Goals First-There’s a Dream First-There’s a Dream Second- Comes the Goal Second- Comes the Goal Third-Are the objectives Third-Are the objectives

Steps for Achieving Have a well informed goal statement- The SMART approach. Have a well informed goal statement- The SMART approach. Break goals into manageable steps Break goals into manageable steps Motivation and Commitment Motivation and Commitment Reminders and Keeping Track Reminders and Keeping Track Frequent Reviews and Reassessment Frequent Reviews and Reassessment

Goal Setting What are your daily Tasks What are your daily Tasks What are your Intermediate Steps What are your Intermediate Steps Long Range Goals Long Range Goals Values Values

Goals are Effective When They are in line with governing Values They are in line with governing Values Time Dimensioned Time Dimensioned Owned Owned Realistic Realistic

Motivation and Goal Setting- Work sheet What are your life time goals? What are your life time goals? What are your goals for the next three to five years? What are your goals for the next three to five years? What are you goals for this coming academic year? What are you goals for this coming academic year? What are the things you need to do in order to accomplish this year’s goal? What are the things you need to do in order to accomplish this year’s goal?

Motivation “Is the process that account for an individual’s intensity, direction, and persistence of effort toward obtaining a goal”

Motivation-Cont.. Motivation is the combination of : Motivation is the combination of : –Desire –Value –Beliefs In order to get motivated : In order to get motivated : –Identify your values, desire and beliefs –Recognize your strength and weakness and use this information to establish realistic goals –Understand the role of personal circumstances –Realize that success is the merger of all three factors.

What Motivation Is Not It is not a personal trait ( meaning some people have it and others don’t ) It is not a personal trait ( meaning some people have it and others don’t ) It is not a constant, can differ from situation to situation in the same person ( e.g. Reading) It is not a constant, can differ from situation to situation in the same person ( e.g. Reading) Just because you are unmotivated does not mean that you are lazy, may be you haven’t found the right motivator Just because you are unmotivated does not mean that you are lazy, may be you haven’t found the right motivator

Motivator’s Intrinsic Motivators: A person’s internal desire to do something, due to such thing as interest, challenge and personal satisfaction Intrinsic Motivators: A person’s internal desire to do something, due to such thing as interest, challenge and personal satisfaction Extrinsic Motivators: Motivation that comes from outside the person, such as pay, bonus, and other tangible rewards Extrinsic Motivators: Motivation that comes from outside the person, such as pay, bonus, and other tangible rewards

Motivators-Cont… Knowing what motivates you put us in control of the activities and commitments we take on Knowing what motivates you put us in control of the activities and commitments we take on It helps us to understand why we do things, and why we want to do things It helps us to understand why we do things, and why we want to do things You can be more successful by relating things to your motivators You can be more successful by relating things to your motivators Knowing what motivates others can help us to understand they do things, and why they want to do things. Knowing what motivates others can help us to understand they do things, and why they want to do things. You can motivate people by relating things to what they value and offering them relevant rewards. You can motivate people by relating things to what they value and offering them relevant rewards.

Barriers to Motivation Fear “ I can’t do it” Fear “ I can’t do it” Waiting, “ I’ll do it tomorrow Waiting, “ I’ll do it tomorrow May be this isn’t the best course of action May be this isn’t the best course of action Not enough exercise Not enough exercise Not enough sleep Not enough sleep Poor Nutrition Poor Nutrition Individual interest and Procrastination Individual interest and Procrastination

Tips to Keep Yourself Motivated Focus on your past success Focus on your past success Think about what has motivated you in the past Think about what has motivated you in the past Break down into smaller parts Break down into smaller parts Face your critics and ask them for advice Face your critics and ask them for advice Acknowledge your achievements Acknowledge your achievements Put thing in the right perspective Put thing in the right perspective Find a role model Find a role model

Motivators, cont.. Read success stories and motivational quotes Read success stories and motivational quotes Measure your progress Measure your progress Leave yourself quick reminders Leave yourself quick reminders Reward yourself Reward yourself Make a road map for your self ( timetable) Make a road map for your self ( timetable)

Motivational Quotes Abraham Lincoln-” Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important that any other one thing” Abraham Lincoln-” Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important that any other one thing” George Eliot- “ It’s never too late to be what you might have been” George Eliot- “ It’s never too late to be what you might have been” Ralph Waldo Emerson- “ No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourself” Ralph Waldo Emerson- “ No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourself”

Individual Exercise Determine needs and what motivates you: Determine needs and what motivates you: –Achievement: Drive to excel, to achieve, to strive to succeed –Power: Desire to have the ability to affect others behavior –Affiliation: Desire for interpersonal relationships