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3 Surprising Foundations of Motivation | by Delaney Tosh CPCC, PCC

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Originally Posted on The Coaching Tools Company as 3 Surprising Foundations of Motivation | by Delaney Tosh CPCC, PCC. What Leaders Need to Know About Motivation and Productivity. When we look at motivation through the lens of neuroscience, there are several key areas that enhance overall motivation and energy.

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The Connect Reflect Adapt Coaching Model

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This prevents the aimless pursuit of external expectations and fosters intrinsic motivation. This fosters resilience and motivates them to adapt to changing circumstances. Celebrate small wins to maintain motivation and momentum. Help clients to reflect on their core values, aspirations, and long-term goals. Schein, E.

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Gratitude and the Brain

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repeatedly practice the new response so it becomes ingrained (Emmons, 2010). According to Emmons (2010), there are only two parts to it: affirming the good things we’ve received and acknowledging the role other people play in providing our lives with goodness. Normal’ habits can take a wide range of time to become entrenched.

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Perspectives on the Unconscious in Transformational Coaching

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Whitmore & Einzig, 2010: 138) The classic split between the “unconscious”, the “conscious”, and the “super-conscious” heralds from the theories of Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) that were part of his psychoanalytic approach. Norman, 2010, p. Norman, 2010: 198). Bachkirova, T. Passer, M.

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The SEED Growth System Coaching Model

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The coach is encouraged to be ‘be alert to stories, narrative, and metaphor as a gateway to fruitful connection and more effective and deeper interpretation (Robinson 2010) 6. At a personal level, the resources the executive acquires greater inner personal benefits related to clarity & focus, motivation, and confidence.

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The Role of Influence and Leadership Coaching

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Strengths development entails motivating employees to cultivate and refine their strengths (Meyers & van Woerkom, 2017). Influence, on the other hand, refers to the ability of a leader to inspire and motivate others to achieve common goals. 2003, 2005; Onyemah, 2009; Trépanier, 2010; Pousa, 2012; Pousa and Mathieu, 2014).

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The SUPER

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What truly motivates you? What do you enjoy doing the most? Life purpose is defined as having set goals and a direction for one’s life (Hill et al., One study suggests that there are four different types of purpose (Hill et al., Creative – Defined as artistic goals and a propensity for originality. Experiment (an action).