I’m fairly confident we all lack motivation at times.  The following series of questions will help us determine our motivational score in certain areas of our life, provide clarity, and get us moving into action. 

Before going through the questions, I want to clarify that I don’t believe we have to change everything about what we’re doing and who we currently are. After all, I’m confident we’ve all made improvements from who we were just 12 months ago.  The idea is to develop awareness around what we love about who we are while balancing that with taking action on lasting improvement.

I believe what you’ll discover after going through the concerns of making lasting improvement is that they are simply limiting beliefs and nothing that you or your team members won’t be able to overcome. After the exercise, you'll also discover how serious you are about making lasting improvements.

Exploring a decisional balance, the pros and cons of a particular lasting improvement, this is a helpful tool in assisting ourselves and our team to think through whether we are ready, willing, and able to make a lasting improvement. Open-ended questions and reflective listening statements encourage us and our team to thoroughly consider the pros and cons of lasting improvement.

Response to Staying the Same;

1. 1. What are the benefits of staying the same? (List as many as possible)

Response to Making a Lasting Improvement;

1. 2. What are your concerns about staying the same? (List as many as possible)

Response to Staying the Same;

1. 3. What are your concerns about making a lasting improvement? (List as many as possible)

Response to Making a Lasting Improvement;

1. 4. What are the benefits of making a lasting improvement? (List as many as possible)

*After listing as many reasons as possible, explore your thoughts and feelings about staying the same or making a lasting improvement.  

To explore your thoughts, answer the question; “On a scale of 0-10, what do I think about all the reasons I came up with to stay the same?” 

To explore your feelings, answer the question; “On a scale of 0-10, how good do I feel about all the reasons I came up with to stay the same?” 

THINKING SCORE = _______ FEELING SCORE = _______

RESISTANCE SCORE ______

To explore your thoughts, answer the question; “On a scale of 0-10, what do I think about all the reasons I came up with to make a lasting improvement?” 

To explore your feelings, answer the question; “On a scale of 0-10, how good do I feel about all the reasons I came up with to make a lasting improvement?” 

THINKING SCORE = _______ FEELING SCORE = _______

MOTIVATION SCORE _______

Looking at the two scores, answer the question; “On a scale of 0-10, how ready am I to make a lasting improvement (motivation score) or stay the same (resistance score)?”

What’s just 1 small action and 1 BIG action I must take in order to lower the Resistance Score and increase the Motivational Score, ultimately spreading the gap as much as possible between the two?

You got this!

Brandin