Motivating Myself

This week, since our class is focusing on motivation, I used exploring rewards and academic fears to find out what motivates me. For anyone, getting themselves motivated is not easy. It is much more appeasing to stay in bed for a little longer, play some video games rather than do homework, or go out late at night... at least it is for me. So I used these strategies to help motivate myself to succeed.

Finding out what motivates me relays into any class that I participate in, though the two classes I found it most useful in were my hardest two, Philosophy 192 and Earth Science 105. Succeeding in these classes would lead to my ultimate goal, what motivates me most, which is getting into Whitman. If I am able to get into Whitman, I will be able to engage in the major that I want most, entrepreneurship. A no-cost reward I get from doing well on a test or essay, or even getting into Whitman would be pride, for my first, legitimate accomplishment in college.

My biggest fear, if I did not get into Whitman, would be disappointing myself, and not being able to pursue the major that I would want to. This would fall back to not succeeding in my classes, by not doing well on a test or essay. My biggest college fear is not getting into Whitman. Knowing what motivates me, I feel that I have a better chance at succeeding, and reaching my ultimate goal.

External Motives Internal Motives

-Making parents proud -Boost of confidence than I will be able to succeed

-Getting into Whitman -Gaining interest in what I want to do, rather than completing what I need to for the sake of it.

-Being able to pursue the major that

I want to

-Making $$$$$$