Thankfully Thinking with Frederick

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I’m planning on this episode being a little light. Honestly, I’m not sure how many people will tune in given we are dropping in a week where many of us are thinking more about dinner than data. We are not going to do any music this show, just acknowledging sponsors and diving into two themes. In part 1, we’ll look at the motivation equation. I first covered this in episode 247 earlier this year, on April Fool’s day of all things. I received a call the same day from an assistant superintendent who said “I want you to do this as a keynote at my principal’s retreat.” I was already working with a speaking coach, so I pivoted from reclaiming purpose to The Motivation Equation. Since April, I’ve given the talk in several different formats, multiple times. All that to say, my thinking on motivation has matured since that episode way back in April. Today, I want to give you a concrete example of thee factors that significantly impact motivation: appeal, ability, and capacity.  In part 2, we will pivot to a different motivation topic and I’ll share the results of my experiment with applying Tony Robbins’ 7 morning affirmations. 

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Celebrations: Shoutout to Brad Waid, Darrin Peppard, and Jeff Gargas for helping me get better and believing in me.

Also, my family, my Mom and her passion for life, especially for writing, my oldest daughter Gwen with whom I am becoming closer and closer, and who is doing a great job editing these podcasts and helping me think critically about how to improve the show, my sons Lance and Collin, who, in the midst of life transitions have been at home a lot more and bring me joy every day, and of course Mara who has evolved from being a cut-paste-post part timer to being an integral thought partner and, frankly, my business coach. Of course, I’m thankful for my wife Pam, the light of my life. This summer was rough as she fought kidney stones but she’s back to going strong. Pam retired from WCU at the end of June, and I’m enjoying watching her find herself again and looking forward to how she navigates and grows into this next phase of life. 

Finally, I’m thankful for you. I know it sounds cliché but I mean it sincerely. You are doing the hard work, the vital work, every day. Those of you who reach out and let me know I’m supporting that work – you keep me going, you inspire me every day to grow and be better.

Key Points Part 1

1.     M=V/E

2.     Why important: Feedback=>Curiosity=>Collaboration

3.     Lots of things influence Motivation

4.     FH trail

5.     Think of the reason

6.     Appeal, ability, capacity

7.     With others, for task, skill, or behavior, assess appeal, ability, and cpacity

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Key Points Part 2

Listening to inspirational speeches.

“Words have power” The promise is we can make our days positive; training your brain

1.     I am in control of my thoughts. 

2.     I can handle anything today brings 

3.     I am worthy of love and success 

4.     My effort creates my future. 

5.     I grow stronger every day 

6.     I live with purpose and passion 

7.     Today I choose to win.

·      Writing in the morning

·      Tony Robbins (OG motivational guy)

·      Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBPymTZbmxE

·      I see the upside. Is there a downside.

·      Playing with other motivational speeches

I’ve got links to Tony’s speech as well as speeches by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Grant Taeff linked on my blog page at https://www.frederickbuskey.com/daily-emails

Special thanks to the amazing Ranford Almond for the great music on the show. Please support Ranford and the show by checking out his music!

·      Ranford’s homepage: https://ranfordalmond.com

·      Ranford’s music on streaming services: https://streamlink.to/ranfordalmond-oldsoul

·      Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ranfordalmond/

·      Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ranfordalmond/

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