Exercise 1-2: A Motivated Time at Work

Step 1: Identify a Time of High Motivation

Think of a time on a job when you were highly motivated or when you were more motivated than usual. You may have willingly taken work home with you, worked long hours, arrived at work early, left late, taken short or no breaks, and worked to or near your maximum effort.

If necessary, you can select only part of a job. In other words there may have been other parts of the job about which you were not enthusiastic. If this is the case, focus only on the part of the job that did motivate you.

The time period you choose should be one during which you were working full-time and had been for more than six months. However, this does not mean that you were continuously enthusiastic about all aspects of your job during that period.

Step 2: Write a Description

Write a brief description of the job (or the part of the job) and the length of time that you held it.

Step 3: Describe 4 Reasons for Your Motivation