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As young children, we have a great ability to learn and
to see past setbacks.
As we begin to meet expectations created by our
families, schools, and environment, the motivation of our early years
shifts from our goals to pleasing others, and often our desire to learn
suffers.
How can you motivate yourself?
With this exercise, try to
- recognize your sense of discovery
- take responsibility for your learning
- accept the risks inherent in learning with confidence, competence,
and autonomy
- recognize that "failure" is success:
learning what doesn't work is on the same path
as learning what does work
- celebrate your achievement in meeting your goals
There are seven pages or stages to this exercise:
Begin with Definition
- Intrinsic
motivation
- Extrinsic
motivation
- Project description
- Mentoring
- Progress
- Conclusion/Evaluation
Good luck!
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