Self Motivation is your ability to get up and get going when you’d really rather curl up and let it go.

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Overview of Emotional Intelligence
This video is part of course module number 1.4.2
Program 1: Managing Yourself
Course 4: Emotional Intelligence
Section 2: The Components of Emotional Intelligence

Other videos in this section include:
Self Awareness https://youtu.be/qcWMsY2erI4
Self Regulation https://youtu.be/va1r9mDTdJo
Social Awareness https://youtu.be/JbXpjpLM6kI
Social Skills https://youtu.be/l1JlcG_flj4



= = LESSON NOTES
The key components of Self-Motivation are:
• A strong drive to achieve
• Optimism - even when things don’t go well
• Commitment
• Initiative

We have a whole course on motivation. But we usually turn those techniques outwards, to motivate the people who work with and for us, as managers.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6vWkk9L7LeE7ly5r-rFBoi0gt1o3yKhH

Here, we need to apply selected approaches to ourselves, starting with:
1. Knowing what your goals are, and
2. Crucially, knowing why they matter

For most people, self-talk gets in the way. So, it’s self-talk that is also the solution!

Timothy Gallwey's Performance Equation:
Performance = Potential – Interference

Most of that interference comes from you and your disruptive self-talk.

You can find self-motivation from a support network of family, friends, and good colleagues.

Clear everything physical that is getting in the way. Create an inviting environment to get stuff done.

= = RECOMMENDED EXERCISE
1. Consider the circumstances when your own self-talk provides interference to your own performance (2 MC CPD Points)
2. What different self-talk could you use to create that interference? (2 MC CPD Points)
3. What forms of self-motivation work best for you? And how can you make them more effective still? (2 MC CPD Points)
4. Look at my Procrastination video, Conquer Procrastination: How to Avoid Putting Things Off (https://youtu.be/YK0u1yXGYlY) It has 16 more practical tips.

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= = RECOMMENDED READING
Emotional Intelligence: Why it Can Matter More Than IQ
https://geni.us/KxAZAZ8
Working with Emotional Intelligence
https://geni.us/R024Ax
The New Leaders: Transforming the Art of Leadership
https://geni.us/5ziIw
Emotional Intelligence: Build Strong Social Skills and Improve Your Relationships
https://geni.us/Xn6BpoK
Emotional Intelligence Pocketbook: Little Exercises for an Intuitive Life
https://geni.us/Ne8Wz
EQ Applied: The Real-World Guide to Emotional Intelligence
https://geni.us/XoqvY


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= = CHAPTER MARKERS
00:00 - Self-Motivation: get Going and Keep Going
00:17 - The Key Components to Self-Motivation
00:37 - General Motivation is covered in a whole course
01:14 - Self-motivation starts with two things
02:05 - Self-talk gets in the way of Self-motivation
02:43 - Pain vs Gain
05:05 - Timothy Gallwey’s Performance Equation
06:22 - Talking of friends…
06:47 - Clear the blockers
07:21 - Conquer Procrastination
07:33 - Summing up

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