Motivation Strategies

So for the past few weeks we’ve been talking about the foundational issues of success.  This week I’d like to talk about what you do when you need a little boost, a little "oomph" in your life.

Let’s look at some motivational strategies our guests have used.

Rita Jaramillo, Senior Liaison, Community Outreach, Office of Governance and Policy, for the National Education Association (NEA) keeps an "atta girl" book where she records nice things people have said or momentos of her past achievements.  In this way, she can refer back to it when she needs some inspiration.
 
Many of our guests talked about giving gratitude for all they DO have when they feel down, so that it helps them to refocus on the things they can be grateful for in their lives.
 
Mabel Katz, author of “The Easiest Way,” a book written about the principles of Ho’oponopono, added to the idea of giving thanks the concept of also letting go of having to have a specific outcome when things are difficult.  She talked to us about hitting the "delete key" in our lives when we want to change things.  She shared with us the idea that when we release our tight hold, it opens space for something new and better.
 
Christina Sarchio, partner at the law firm of Howrey LLP, spoke of her practice of reading the biographies of inspirational business leaders and/or women.  She told us that reading about others helps her to see that everyone goes through difficult times, and it also suggests strategies for how to deal with challenges.
 
And, of course, many of our guests also talked about relying on a Higher Power of some sort and saying a prayer.  Whether our guest practiced a more traditional spirituality (for example, Catholicism), or a different kind of belief system, many women shared with us that they turn to their faith when things are tough.
 
Check in with us next week, when we’ll be sharing even more motivational strategies from our guests…