MANAGING MY MIND:
Achievement Motivation for
More Wake Up Eager Days

Achievement motivation.

How do you get it?
How do you keep it?

Use this page, and these personal goal setting and work motivation tools and resources, as your directory and 'go to' resource for keeping your achievement motivation high.

These resources tie to the Managing My Mind section on the Wake Up Eager quiz.

(There are five Wake Up Eager
focus areas: Managing My Mind,
Body, Spirit, Career and Team.)

Managing My Mind: Is a focus on your internal drive to excel and your ability to focus. This is also a measure of the strength and clarity you currently have about your future; it is creating energy, hope and excitement about what's ahead for you; it's a desire to be "better" than you currently are, no matter how good you have already become.

Measure your levels of achievement motivation with these Wake Up Eager quiz items:

I live on my own terms, not by the rules or preferences of others. Click here for development resources for this item.

I have written goals and plans I will accomplish this year. Click here for development resources for this item.

I take responsibility for my achievements AND my errors. Click here for development resources for this item.

I have a clear sense of purpose for my life. Click here for development resources for this item.

Go to MORE Managing My Mind Resources Here.

Michael Jordan talks about his drive to succeed. He highlights here, in an interesting way, the time and energy he invested in to find and live success. Click to watch this short video clip...

There's energy in determination. Can you feel it here? In this video/commercial Michael demonstrates to us what achievement motivation and managing our minds looks and feels like...

We each have the same ability to focus on purpose and be strongly directed to achieve and be all that we can be.

"Faraway there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look and see their beauty, believe in them and try to follow them." ---Louisa May Alcott

Your sense of achievement motivation can ebb and flow based on the challenges you're currently facing. I've seen many talented, bright, capable people struggle in this area.

If you rated yourself low in the Managing My Mind are you may notice these challenges:

Temporary feelings of low energy, lack of persistence, determination and ambition.
You may be having a hard time envisioning a brighter future right now.
May have vague or conflicting goals.
May be experiencing negative thinking and self talk that's leaving you more frustrated, confused, hesitant or doubtful than usual.
Due to temporary lack of a clear and solid future-focus, you may be more impressionable or more easily influenced by others right now.

I know for myself when this area is high I'm energized, full of life and full of myself.

When it's low, I'm dragging and not feeling very confident, persistent or ambitious.

A key starting point for building in this area - is just acknowledging that your achievement motivation, for the moment, is low.

Then make a commitment to focus on building more hope and energy into your every day activities. Awareness and commitment are two key, first steps.

"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow."
---Albert Einstein