Motivation

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Motivation (noun) the reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way.

"escape can be a strong motivation for travel" (Oxford Dictionaries)

Daniel Goleman’s emotional intelligence (EQ) practices provokes us to learn more about the ways of emotional intelligence. His theories are predicated on the quest of the best self. EQ places, and pushes us, to utilize our innate, or learned abilities of the practices in search of its mastery. Last week I dropped on the He’s Just Podcast Everybody Is Somebody where I deciphered the variants between Social Emotional Learning vs. Emotional Intelligence. Goleman’s work is centered around a 5 theory-based component alignment which explains how things are viewed, accepted, and processed during real world situations. On the Podcast, I also shared-out on how to activate and strategize some examples of your emotional brilliance when thinking about self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills.

To Be Or Not To Be

For this piece let’s take a closer look at Goleman’s work on motivation. For many of us when we think about motivation, we put our minds on energy or lack thereof. However, there is more to this than momentum. In the social emotional stratosphere, motivation can be about personal goals, outcomes, progress, and the completion of an intended target. Be easy though, because there are some layers to this process especially when we think about self-worth and determination. What I mean by this is, there are times when you put your motivation shoes on and only care if you finish or not. For others, it could be how you feel throughout the process? Or, how well did you do on something you tried before? These sorts of judgmental reactions are not proactive and certainly will impact your moves towards success.

All I Do Is Win

What’s not to like about Goleman’s theories? They are interchangeable, flexible, and very effective for leadership roles in the workplace and beyond. Furthermore, the principles of the EQ and its elements aid us to control our conduct, behaviors, and emotional management. In fact, being emotionally intelligent is to be motivated. Here are some tips on how to stay driven while activating your EQ and best-selves when you need it most.

The best recipe for success is to immerse yourselves in it. Look it, the more you feel you can accomplish your task the better your results. Here are a few tips to keep our emotional intelligence engaged while maximizing your motivation.

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1) Planning: think about the ways you can visualize your success. Before going into action: - plan out how much time it might take you to complete. Is it a goal that requires more time? Do you need support to help you get things started?

2) Prioritize: place any obstacles that might lie ahead and put in place within your scheme what matters most first- and go from there.

3) Process: What were your strengths? What worked? what changes should you implement for the next time?

4) PLACE yourself first and above all. Be forgiving of yourself, you are a self-starter you have the right. More Than Just!