Motivation: Part 1, 2, 3 of 33

Being motivated in tasks you have to do, but don’t feel like doing.

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Why 33 parts to Motivation?

Because 33 parts increase the odds of you finding a motivational solution that works for you. And 33 has you understand motivation much, much better!

Teenagers, math and motivation! Welcome to my world. I get to work with teenagers in an area many don’t like, don’t feel they’re good at and don’t feel like working at.

Don’t like it, not good at it, don’t feel like doing it. The three-its!

If you had my job with teenagers and math, what would you do first, second, third ...? Tell them to ‘work harder, study more, get help’ doesn’t work. What makes a difference? Motivation! Specifically, understanding where motivation fits into their learning!

With my upper end, high achieving students, their motivation conquers those three-its. But when faced with the toughest of the tough questions, motivation is still needed, as that guarantees persevering and not giving up. Motivation, it turns out, is a core part of learning!

In this Part 1, 2, 3 of 33

I’ll introduce three motivation ‘moves’ to have you understand motivation better and your relationship with motivation. A ‘move’ is a motivational action you take to 1) understand motivation and 2) then followed by repetitions that move to make it part of you.

Part 1, YOU ARE MOTIVATED!

Every math student I have ever worked with has been motivated! Every one! Bet you weren't expecting that. Yes, 100% of them! It's not something you expect to hear when math and motivation are in the same conversation. Let me expand on this. They were

all motivated,