Work Readiness Work Readiness ProgramProgram

MOTIVATIONMOTIVATION

ObjectivesObjectives Describe your personal definition of Describe your personal definition of

success.success.

Identify your personal “work values.”Identify your personal “work values.”

Describe how your personal values Describe how your personal values and beliefs impact attitude and and beliefs impact attitude and motivation.motivation.

What is success?What is success?

There are many definitions of There are many definitions of success.success.

What is most important is what What is most important is what success means to you!success means to you!

SuccessSuccess

Stephen Covey defines success as: Stephen Covey defines success as: “Success is the ongoing process of striving “Success is the ongoing process of striving to become more. It is the opportunity to to become more. It is the opportunity to continually grow emotionally, spiritually, continually grow emotionally, spiritually, physiologically, intellectually and physiologically, intellectually and financially while contributing in some financially while contributing in some positive way to others. The road to positive way to others. The road to success is always under construction. It is success is always under construction. It is a progressive course, not an end to be a progressive course, not an end to be reached.” reached.”

SuccessSuccess

Anthony Robbins talks about success Anthony Robbins talks about success as: as:

“ “If you want to succeed, if you want to If you want to succeed, if you want to achieve all your outcomes; you have achieve all your outcomes; you have to think of success as a process, a to think of success as a process, a way of life, a habit of mind, a way of life, a habit of mind, a strategy of life, and not some final strategy of life, and not some final outcome.”outcome.”

Success Does Not Happen In Success Does Not Happen In IsolationIsolation

It requires the assistance and It requires the assistance and cooperation of others.cooperation of others.

It impacts others around you.It impacts others around you.

How Do You How Do You Become Successful?Become Successful?

Know what you wantKnow what you want Take the action necessary to get what Take the action necessary to get what

you wantyou want In the words of Anthony Robbins: “The In the words of Anthony Robbins: “The

greatest gift extraordinarily successful greatest gift extraordinarily successful people have over the average person is people have over the average person is their ability to get themselves to take their ability to get themselves to take action.”action.”

Abraham Lincoln said: “There is no such Abraham Lincoln said: “There is no such thing as failure, there are only results.”thing as failure, there are only results.”

How Do You Become Successful?How Do You Become Successful?

Jack Canfield talks about achieving Jack Canfield talks about achieving success by saying, “All you have to success by saying, “All you have to do is do is decide where you want to decide where you want to go by clarifying your vision, lock in go by clarifying your vision, lock in the destination through the destination through goal goal setting, affirmations and visualization setting, affirmations and visualization and and start moving in the right start moving in the right directiondirection.”.”

How Do You Become Successful?How Do You Become Successful?

Theodore Roosevelt said: “Do what Theodore Roosevelt said: “Do what you can, with what you have, where you can, with what you have, where you are.”you are.”

You have to practice doing what you You have to practice doing what you can, when you can.can, when you can.

How Do You Become Successful?How Do You Become Successful?

Success must become a habit.Success must become a habit.

Jack Canfield says: “How you do Jack Canfield says: “How you do something is how you do everything.” something is how you do everything.”

You need to practice this model of success You need to practice this model of success in all areas of your life, work, school, in all areas of your life, work, school, family, etc.family, etc.

How Do You Become Successful?How Do You Become Successful?

Recognize and analyze your resultsRecognize and analyze your results Be realisticBe realistic Be honest with yourselfBe honest with yourself Be able to identify the internal and Be able to identify the internal and

external factors affecting your external factors affecting your progressprogress

Know and understand your resultsKnow and understand your results

How Do You Become Successful?How Do You Become Successful?

Was Abraham Lincoln successful?Was Abraham Lincoln successful?

Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln

1816 His family was forced out of their home. He had to work to support them.1816 His family was forced out of their home. He had to work to support them. 1818 His mother died.1818 His mother died. 1831 Failed in business.1831 Failed in business. 1832 Ran for state legislature – lost.1832 Ran for state legislature – lost. 1832 Also lost his job. He wanted to go to law school but couldn’t get in.1832 Also lost his job. He wanted to go to law school but couldn’t get in. 1833 Borrowed some money from a friend to begin a business and by the end of the 1833 Borrowed some money from a friend to begin a business and by the end of the year, he was bankrupt. He spent the next 17 years of his life paying off this year, he was bankrupt. He spent the next 17 years of his life paying off this

debt.debt. 1834 Ran for state legislature again – won!1834 Ran for state legislature again – won! 1835 Was engaged to be married, sweetheart died and his heart was broken.1835 Was engaged to be married, sweetheart died and his heart was broken. 1836 Had a total nervous breakdown and was in bed for six months.1836 Had a total nervous breakdown and was in bed for six months. 1838 Sought to become speaker of the state legislature – defeated.1838 Sought to become speaker of the state legislature – defeated. 1840 Sought to become elector – defeated.1840 Sought to become elector – defeated. 1843 Ran for Congress – lost.1843 Ran for Congress – lost. 1846 Ran for Congress again. This time he won! Went to Washington and did well.1846 Ran for Congress again. This time he won! Went to Washington and did well. 1848 Ran for re-election to Congress – lost.1848 Ran for re-election to Congress – lost. 1849 Sought the job of land officer in his home state – rejected.1849 Sought the job of land officer in his home state – rejected. 1854 Ran for Senate of the United State – lost.1854 Ran for Senate of the United State – lost. 1856 Sought the Vice-Presidential nomination at his party’s national convention and 1856 Sought the Vice-Presidential nomination at his party’s national convention and got less than 100 votes.got less than 100 votes. 1858 Ran for U.S. Senate again – lost again.1858 Ran for U.S. Senate again – lost again. 1860 1860 Elected President of the United StatesElected President of the United States

How To Become SuccessfulHow To Become Successful

Be flexible and willing to changeBe flexible and willing to change A common quotation in personal A common quotation in personal

development programs is: “If you development programs is: “If you keep doing what you are doing, you keep doing what you are doing, you will keep getting what you are will keep getting what you are getting.” getting.”

If you want new results, change If you want new results, change your actions.your actions.

Anthony Robbins Anthony Robbins Seven Character Traits of SuccessSeven Character Traits of Success

PassionPassion BeliefsBeliefs StrategyStrategy Clarity of valuesClarity of values EnergyEnergy Bonding PowerBonding Power Mastery of communicationsMastery of communications

AttitudeAttitude

Attitude is a state of mind or feelingAttitude is a state of mind or feeling

What's a good attitude?What's a good attitude?

What's a bad attitude?What's a bad attitude?

AttitudeAttitude Attitudes are positive or negative,Attitudes are positive or negative,

not good or badnot good or bad

Attitudes are based on a person’s Attitudes are based on a person’s beliefs and valuesbeliefs and values

Other’s perceptions of your attitude Other’s perceptions of your attitude are important to success on the jobare important to success on the job

Types of MotivationTypes of Motivation Restrictive motivation - Based on fear of Restrictive motivation - Based on fear of

consequences.consequences.

Coercive motivation - Based on force.Coercive motivation - Based on force.

Constructive motivation - Based on doing Constructive motivation - Based on doing something because you want to. something because you want to.

Internal forces that cause us to move include Internal forces that cause us to move include challenge, competition, curiosity, cooperation, challenge, competition, curiosity, cooperation, control, recognition, and comfort.control, recognition, and comfort.

Why Do You Work?Why Do You Work?

The proverbial question: Do you work The proverbial question: Do you work to live or live to work?to live or live to work?

Do you want a job or career?Do you want a job or career?

Work values are based on our Work values are based on our personal values and beliefs.personal values and beliefs.

Work ValuesWork Values MoneyMoney Job satisfactionJob satisfaction Type of workType of work Work environmentWork environment Time offTime off CreativityCreativity OpportunityOpportunity Anthony Robbins says: “Values are your own Anthony Robbins says: “Values are your own

private, personal and individual beliefs about private, personal and individual beliefs about what is important to you. Your values are your what is important to you. Your values are your belief system about right, wrong, good and bad. belief system about right, wrong, good and bad. They come from your environment and your past They come from your environment and your past experiences.”experiences.”

BeliefsBeliefs

Based on what we know to be true.Based on what we know to be true. Formed in much same way our Formed in much same way our

values are formed.values are formed. Successful people think for Successful people think for

themselves. They examine their themselves. They examine their values and beliefs and adapt the values and beliefs and adapt the ones that work for them.ones that work for them.

RECAPRECAP

Success at work is dependent on:Success at work is dependent on:

Your performanceYour performance How others perceive youHow others perceive you Your values about workYour values about work What you believeWhat you believe

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