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Chapter Three Discovering Self-Motivation

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Discovering Your Dreams, Journal 7 Focus Questions – How important do educators think motivation is to your academic success? – What determines how motivated you are? – What can you do to keep you motivation consistently high this semester… and beyond? Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 3

Designing a Compelling Life Plan, Journal 9 Focus Questions – If your life were as good as it could possibly be, what would it look like? – What would you have, do, and be? Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 4

DAPPS Rule D ated A chievable Personal Positive Specific Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 5

Committing to Your Dreams, Journal 8 Focus Questions – Do you start new projects (like college) with great enthusiasm, only to lose motivation along the way? – How can you keep your motivation strong? Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 6

How to Visualize 1. Relax 2. Use present tense 3. Use all five senses 4. Feel the feelings Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 7

Write a Personal Affirmation, Journal 10 Focus Questions – What personal qualities will you need to achieve your dreams? – How can you strengthen these qualities? Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 8

Living Your Affirmation 1. Repeat your affirmation: Remind yourself often about the personal qualities you choose to strengthen. 2. Dispute you Inner Circle: Recall a specific event in your past when you displayed a quality in your affirmation. Align your words and deeds: At each 3. point, be what you affirm… make choices that are consistent with your desired qualities. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 9