I’ve been a gamer a long time – basically, since video games were first invented. I date myself but, as a kid, I played the first arcade games – landmark games such as Space Invaders, Asteroids, Pac Man, Donkey Kong, Centipede, Frogger, and Galaga. Ahh, such fond memories! I had an Atari 2600, then a …Read More
Motivation for College
Jul 3, 2011
I’ve spent a few blog entries providing parents and teachers with tips to help improve their children and students’ academic motivation. Lately, I’ve spoken with several adults and college students that would like to find ways to increase their own motivation. In the most basic sense, being motivated means wanting something and being willing to …Read More
Tips to Avoid Procrastination
Jan 17, 2011
I have been putting off writing my blog all week, so I thought I should write a blog on tips to avoid procrastination! Often, we procrastinate because we are afraid a project is too overwhelming to tackle (too large, too difficult, too time consuming, etc.), we are afraid we will not do well, or we …Read More
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (Book & Media Rec)
Jun 12, 2010
I recently finished the unabridged audiobook of Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink (read by the author). Although much of the information I had run across from other sources, Mr. Pink does an outstanding job of explaining how much of what businesses, educators, and parents have been using to …Read More
How to Get Motivated – Part 4
Jun 14, 2007
Well, it’s been almost 2 weeks since I last posted…I had to get motivated to do this! I like to “have blogged” much better than I do blogging, I suppose. Another way to motivate yourself to do tasks that you don’t want to do is to reward yourself for doing those undesired tasks. As adults, …Read More
How to Get Motivated – Part 3
Jun 1, 2007
To motivate yourself in the present, think back to your past when you’ve found the motivation to work thru a challenge. What did you do then? No matter what our problems are, they don’t occur 100% of the time. If you think to yourself, “I never have any motivation to do anything,” I’ll bet you …Read More
How to Get Motivated – Part 2
Jun 1, 2007
What is the goal that you are trying to achieve? Be specific…write it down with objectives that can be measured. So, something like “I’m going to lose weight,” “Eat healthier,” or “Get in better shape” just don’t make the cut. Instead, create goals such as “Lose 20 pounds within 6 months from now,” or “Go …Read More
How to Get Motivated – Part 1
May 24, 2007
For some strange reason, identifying what we need to do is a lot easier than doing it. We all have those long lists of things that we should be doing – we know that they are good for us, we feel better when we do them, yet oftentimes we still find it difficult to get …Read More