Motivating Yourself for Achievement

Written in an interest-grabbing, person-to-person style, this brief, unique step-by-step guide/workbook explores both the classic and most recent theories and applications of human motivation, showing readers how to come to terms with personal motivators and use them for higher levels of achievement. Hands-on in approach, it combines assessment activities, narrative, and frequent opportunities for readers to enter their own thoughts, reactions, and experiences—resulting in an insightful intellectual diary on the nature of one's own personal motivation profile. Motivation: What It Is—and Isn't. Dealing with the Classic Demotivators. Assessing Your Primary Motivators. Motivation from the Inside. Motivation from the Outside. Motivation by Reward. Motivation by What You Expect. Motivation by What's Fair. Overcoming Demotivators and Mapping Your Motivational Goals. For anyone interested in how to come to terms with personal motivators and use them for higher levels of achievement.