TTT Assignment Expert Phase 1 Question No 3

Question3. Create a visual presentation (it can be graph/chart/ power point/table etc) elaborating techniques you would use to motivate yourself as a trainer. Please include ways that would motivate you personally and also mention the benefit of using those techniques Answer: It is rightly said that Blessed are those trainers who keep themselves self motivated. The essence of the trainer lies in a quote which says that Give a man a fish, he will eat it; Train a man to fish, he will feed his whole family. A wise man once told me the mantra of motivation which states that Never leave any stones unturned and hence make the things happen.

Motivation results from the interaction of both conscious and unconscious factors such as the (1) Intensity of desire or need, (2) Incentive or reward value of the goal, and (3) Expectations of the individual and of his or her peers. An example is a student that spends extra time studying for a test because he or she wants a better grade in the class. As a trainer I am motivated both by Internal and External factors-

The following table summarizes the technique to motivate oneself as a trainer: S. Technique/ Description Benefits No Ways to Motivate
1. Set GOALS Set a goal for each day Using a black magic marker, write that tiny goals BIG on an A4 size of paper and tape it up on the wall where you can see it clearly. Use your best energy for your best results. Turn your ideas into action. Bad Feeling is the mental block which is the major hurdle of a successful trainer. Pranayams help to avoid that witty inner feeling. It will flush all the bad emotions. You can be your best coach or your worst critic. This will help to focus on the goal and save one from the last eleventh hour rush. Noting down all the goals will leave an impression on mind and hence the person will start acting towards its achievement.

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Act on Your GOAL Avoid focusing on the Bad Feeling Meditation

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This is also known as get-set-go activity. Acting on your goal will help in its cent percent implementation. It will boost the trainer with the positive attitude and make him or her to face the challenges on a positive tone. Yoga helps to cure roga of professional life. This art will help to boost the confidence. You know yourself best, and you know how to beat yourself down, or lift yourself up. Use your inner coach for constructive feedback, and give your inner-critic a break. Pat on Back usually works and a smart tonic for intrinsic motivation. When you reach a new personal best and breakthrough barriers, you

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Be a self Coach not a self Critic

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Always give Pat on your own Back Say it - I am the Best

This self appraisal technique will boost the motivation level. One way to motivate yourself to new

heights is to give things YOUR best shot. 8. KFP - BFP Principle I use these principle to motivate myself when I am nervous.KFP is ki farak painda and BFP is bahut farak painda given by management guru batra. It says to grab the positive side of every person, be it your friend, peer, mentor or competitor.

continuously create and push your mental model further of whats possible and your instinct says that yes! you are the best. When you feel downstream say it to yourself KFP and life will be smooth. It is truly said that when one door of opportunity closes jump through window. When you feel upstream apply principle BFP i.e. make yourself nut n bolts of organization. This will make you the person with jack of all traits and this will be definitely an add on feather to your training cap.

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Surround yourself with positive people

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Reading Good Books

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Self Rewards and Recognition Hakuna Matata

I recently read a book It's Not about the Bike: My Journey Back to Life By Lance Armstrong. It helps me to face the upcoming challenges of my life. Every time you complete a project or a task, give yourself a reward.
Hakuna Matata is a Swahili phrase that can be translated literally as "There are no worries." Its meaning is similar to the English phrase "no problem" or Australian English phrase "no worries" and is akin to "don't worry, be happy".

Reading book therapy, Music therapy will help to increase the level of internal motivation. It gives a sensory feeling likecome what may! I will be the winner.

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Apply Carrot and stick approach. Punish yourself for not achieving the target in a positive way and reward yourself for achieving the success. Just like in movie 3 Idiots the hero used to say All is well whenever he faces the critical situations, similarly as a trainer I apply this Hakuna Matata principle n continuously recite the same for motivation.

I use the blend of above techniques personally to motivate myself as a trainer.