1.6 Motivation Factors
Success Expectation: Am I good at it?
Value: Is it interesting, enjoyable, useful, or important to me?
Cost: How much effort or time will it take? How much negative emotion will it cause?
1.6 Increasing Your Motivation The Process
To increase your motivation:
Identify your level of motivation
Determine which factors are influencing low motivation
Choose a strategy to increase motivation
Decide when and how to use the strategy
1.6 Increasing Your Motivation Write
Think of a recent task or goal that you weren't motivated to do. Describe how this process could have helped you.
1.6 Increasing Your Motivation Reflect
Is there one motivation factor that you think matters more than others?
Discuss with a partner, then as a class.
1.7 Think of a Task or Goal
What's a task or goal that you must or want to complete in the next few weeks?
Think about what's coming up, and what's important to you.
Write your task or goal in the handout or on a piece of paper.
1.7 Step 4: Decide when and how to use the strategies.
What's your plan?
What strategies will you use?
When and how do you plan to use them?
When will you complete the task or goal?
What will you do if your strategies aren't working as planned?
What will you adjust so you can complete your task or goal?
2.8 Agency Pair, Share
With a partner, discuss where you’d like to have more agency.
Explain why more agency in this area of your life is so important to you.
2.8 Agency Reflect
Do you need agency to have success in life? Why or why not?
Write your answer down and share with a partner.