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Motivation Presentation

Please work through these slides, giving some thought to each before

moving on to the next slide.

Where there is a question – jot your answers down on a piece of paper.

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Career DriversWhy did you decide to come to work this morning – what drove you? (Other than the bus driver/your car….!)

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Career DriversThere are a number of theories on career drivers that try to analyse what people want out of their career. One of these breaks down the drivers into 9 categories:

• Material rewards: seeking possessions, wealth & high standard of living.

• Power/Influence: seeking to be in control of people and resources

• Search for Meaning: seeking to do things which are believed valuable for their own sake

• Expertise: seeking a high level of accomplishment in a specialised field

• Creativity: seeking to innovate and be identified with original output

What “job” might suit this type of person?

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Career Drivers

• Affiliation: seeking nourishing relationships with others

• Autonomy: seeking to be independent and able to make decisions for oneself

• Security: seeking a solid and predictable future

• Status: seeking to be recognised, admired, and respected by the community at large

We are probably driven by a mixture of two or three of these – and we’re not implying that any of these are better or worse than each other.

Which ones do you think relate to you? I’ll add the list as a fileshare to our site, so that you can mull over it again later.

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Motivation TheoryA lot of the theory on motivation derives from the work of

Abraham Maslow – an American psychologist. Have you heard of “Maslow’s Theory”? If so – what do you remember about it?

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Maslow’s Theory

Survival

Social

Security

Status

Self-

actualisation Maslow suggested that you can’t move up to the next level until you’ve satisfied the previous one. So, once you have food etc you aim for security, & once you feel secure, you aim to be part of a society etc.

But enough theory – let’s move on!

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Do any of you have a dream?

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What’s the difference between a dream and a goal?

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On the next page is a picture of where I intend to be during August 2005:

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This is a beach in Jamaica - Is this a dream or a goal?

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S - SPECIFICM - MEASURABLEA - ACCEPTABLER - REALISTICT - TIMEDE - EXCITINGR - RECORDED

To take us back to our introduction day in Llandudno – is this goal of mine a SMARTER goal? Is it…..

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S - SPECIFICM - MEASURABLEA - ACCEPTABLER - REALISTICT - TIMEDE - EXCITINGR - RECORDED

To take us back to our introduction day in Llandudno – is this goal of mine a SMARTER goal? Is it…..

S - Beach in Jamaica - yesM - on a “got there / didn’t get there” - yesA - most certainly!R - It’s not the Moon or Mars – so yesT - August 2005 – YesE – Yeh man Irie!R – I’ve told you – so Yes

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OK – so my goal seems to be SMARTer, but what do I need to do to achieve this goal?

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OK – so my goal seems to be SMARTer, but what do I need to do to achieve this goal?

I need to ensure that my Wife wants the same (not much problem there I don’t think!)

We need to find enough money

We therefore need to ensure enough work to find the money

We need to block off the time in our diaries

We need to agree the location

We need to book the holiday

We need to pay for the holiday

We need to catch the plane

etc

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What would be the result therefore of breaking down a “large” goal into a set of smaller ones (and still stay true to the “SMARTer” condition of each sub-goal)?

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Let’s look at one of the the items on the previous list

We need to find enough money

This is not a Smarter goal in itself, so let’s try and re-vamp it.

We need to find £1500 by the end of July 2004 and another £1500 by the end of June 2005.

Specific – exact amounts – yes

Measurable – exact amounts and dates – yes

Acceptable - £3000 is about the going rate for an all-inclusive holiday for 2 I think Realistic – in theory at least – yes (unless something happens that takes priority of course)

Timed – specific dates, so yes

Exciting – it will be once we’ve got the money!

Recorded – again – by the vary action of including it here it’s recorded.

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So – as I achieve these smaller goals, this would keep me going & keep me on track to reach my overall goal – it would keep me MOTIVATED yes?

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There are one or two things that I would like to look at before we finish this session. The first is a word - the dictionary definition of which is as follows:

“ardent and lively interest or eagerness”.

Hazard a guess on what that word is?

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ENTHUSIASM!I will let you in to a BIG secret about enthusiasm – it’s

highly contagious.

So – if you’r enthusiastic, it will rub off on others.

Any comments on this?

What happens when there’s a lack of enthusiasm?

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A lack of enthusiasm is even more catching!

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There is a welsh saying that goes –

“Deuparth gwaith ei ddechrau”

which translates into

“Two thirds of the work is starting it”

What are your thoughts on this saying?

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Many thanks for working through the slides – I hope it got you thinking a little bit about what motivates you and about setting goals.

I would be grateful if you could send through some comments via the “Motivation” Discussion on our community website.

Hwyl am y tro

Wyn