Taking Charge Of Your
Destiny:
A Workshop on Mastering
Self-Motivation and Attitude
Brought to you by the UC Clermont Learning Center
Goals For This Workshop
To explain the importance of being selfmotivated.
To show how each person can attain selfmotivation.
To explain the link between thoughts and actions.
To show you easy ways to control your actions
through controlling your thoughts.
Why Strive To Become
Self-Motivated?
It puts you in control:
You will not have to wait for someone else to motivate you
to be a success!
Not Procrastinating=Less stress!
You will feel better about yourself:
You will no longer see yourself as a slacker.
You won’t have to feel guilty for not doing what you know
that you should do!
Personal Reflection Questions
Does your GPA reflect your intellectual ability?
If not, why?
What changes must be made (by you and
not by others) so that your GPA WILL
reflect your ability?
Personal Reflection Questions
What are two things you’re MOTIVATED to
do?
What are two things you WANT to do but are not
MOTIVATED to do?
Why are you MOTIVATED to do the first two,
but not the last two?
Everyone Is Motivated To Do
Something:
You can no longer say that you are not motivated!
Most people are not motivated to do a difficult or
“uninteresting” activity.
They are motivated to obtain the result of the
unpleasant activity.
Example: Do you take cough medicine because you like
it, or because you are motivated by the desired result?
Everyone Is Motivated To Do
Something:
If you are not motivated to do something, you either:
Have not figured out what you want out of the activity.
Do not value what the activity will produce.
Are focused on short term thinking instead of long term thinking.
It is Your Responsibility
To Figure Yourself Out
Personal Reflection Questions
What Is The End Result That You Are After?
Why did you decide to go to college?
What are three things that you are looking to
accomplish by getting your degree?
The Pitfall of Excuses
Unsuccessful people often have good reasons for not
hitting their goals: Work Challenges, Children to Care For,
etc.
Successful people use those same reasons as their
motivation:
I can not give up, or I will be stuck in this dead end job forever!
I have to study harder so that I can properly care for my
children!
Excuses are the nails used to build a house of failure.
-Don Wilder
The Pitfall of Excuses
Have You Ever Made One Of These
Excuses For Not Studying?
Something more important has come up.
My family is inconsiderate and always bothers me while I study.
I work more hours than most other students.
I can learn this stuff in no time!
Studying won’t really matter because I am not going to be able to
understand it anyways.
I do not understand what the professor wants me to do.
My life is out of control!
The Cycle of Motivation
This is GREAT! I
can’t wait to try
it!
The thrill is gone.
Renewed
resolve!!!
Cram time!
How To Get Out of the Cycle
Do it anyway, and you will get
MOTIVATED!
You do not feel your way into right acting;
you act your way into right feeling…
No More Excuses!
Be Proactive!
Take control of your time and stop letting your time control
YOU!
Get positive!
Take control of your mind and stop letting your mind
control YOU!
Don’t Confuse Bad Decision Making With Destiny!
It is time to
Take Control of Your Mind
Think of Your Brain As a Computer
Studies Have Shown That Your
Brain NEVER Tries To Prove
You wrong!
Just like a computer,
your brain will
simply run the
program it is given.
Take Control of Your Mind
Think of Your Brain As a Computer
When
you say
that you
CAN’T
So,
Choose
your
words
When
you
say that
you
CAN
do
do something,
your
brain
can
Your
Mouth
Is
The
Key
Board
That
Your
Mind
something,
your
brain will
helpYour
you Mental
wisely!
only run
the “WHY?”
Program.
Types
Information
Into
Can Only Pull
by running
the
Computer
“HOW” Program! Up What YOU
Have
Programmed
In!
Take Control of Your Mind
Think of Your Brain As a Computer
Your
Brain
Will Help You…
If You
Say
or Constantly
Think…
If I work hard, I
know I can do it …


Yeah! You can start working
on it today, and with some
hard work, be done in time!
Personal Reflection Questions
How Are You Programming Your Computer?
What are 5 negative things that you think
or say about yourself on a regular basis?
Now, rewrite them as positive statements
about yourself!
I can never make it
anywhere on time! I
will be late for my own
funeral!
I am taking control of
my time. I work out
of a calendar and
keep myself on task!
Time To Take Action!
Three Week Commitment:
It only takes 21 days to make a new habit!
1. Write down 1-2 specific
behaviors that you will
change
for the next three weeks?
2. Share your 3 week
goal(s) with someone
close to you and ask
them to check up on you!
Watch your thoughts, for they
become words.
Watch your words, for
they become actions.
Watch your actions, for
they become habits.
Watch your habits, for
they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes
-Anonymous
Need More Help Mastering
Self-Motivation?
Visit Us on Campus at:
The Learning Center
Room 100
Educational Services Building
www.ucclermont.edu/tlc