Honoring Autonomy: I’m a 3. Working toward a 4. She is a self-starter and internally motivated for drama; however, she is not for basketball. We have to remind her to practice shooting goals all the time. However, for drama, we have never made her or reminded her to learn her lines or practice. She is motivated autonomously to not only learn her lines but everyone else's, too. I know she has learned a lot from basketball, but I really don’t think it’s her passion. I believe she was encouraged to play (almost forced to play). Perhaps this has interfered with her true passion, theater performance. There is a new trend on focusing on one’s strengths instead of weaknesses.
Collaborative Approach. I’m a 3 and working toward a 4.
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When we do this, she always talks to me in confidence. This is the best way to draw open-ended questions from her.
What might you do differently to make this happen? Maintain a sense of patience and faith as I continue to pursue this degree and apply new lessons learned as the course progresses. Because of her school activities, basketball, and her social life with her friends, I need to take every opportunity available to spend quality time with reflective listening. Until she was 13, I put her to bed every night. I used her Teddy bear as a prop to tell stories. She will not let me do this anymore; however, I should try and see if she’ll at least let me spend 5 minutes every discussing life.
The foundation for motivation has to be built on a sound ethical identity to be effective. Inspiration is good for motivation, but she needs practical steps to follow with that internal motivation. That’s where there is a link to goals. With worthy and SMART goals with an action plan (to include tracking) one’s internal motivation can succeed and last in the long run especially if tracking the progress with intentional effort being given each