the art of courageous living week 4: motivation & purpose
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Jackson Institute for Global Affairs
Courage in Theory & Practice
Roz Savage
Motivation & Purpose
–Dolly Parton
“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.”
Benefits of Motivation & Purpose
❖ Wellbeing❖ Internal locus of control❖ Enhanced critical thinking❖ Life satisfaction❖ Engagement in work and/or community❖ Integrity❖ Mastery❖ Less depression and other negative effects❖ Resilience to trauma
Questions❖ Can I do this task? (self-efficacy)❖ Do I want to do this task? (emotional)❖ Why would I want to do this task? (cognitive -
values, purpose)❖ Is this choice likely to arise again? (identity)❖ What is the meaning of undertaking this task?
(worldview, significance, self-transcendence)
Conflicting Choices
PATIENCERELIEFvs
FUTURE SELFPRESENT SELFvs
PRO-SOCIALSELFISHvs
COLD SELF-CONTROLHOT IMPULSEvs
TASK-ORIENTEDEGO-ORIENTEDvs
Viktor Frankl
“Ever more people today have the means to live, but no meaning to live for.”
Self-Determination Theory
RELATEDNESS
COMPETENCE
INTRINSIC MOTIVATION
AUTONOMY
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IDENTITY CONFORMITY
VALUES COMPROMISE
PURPOSE RISK AVOIDANCE
MOTIVATION FEAR
COURAGE
SELF-DETERMINATION
ACTION
CHOICE
Why We Work (Barry Schwartz)
❖ (Clue: it’s not for the money)❖ Flow state (at least part of the time)❖ Stretch outside the comfort zone❖ Autonomy and discretion❖ Mastery and expertise❖ Social engagement❖ Meaning and significance
Calling = The Thing You Can’t Not Do
(Amy Wrzesnieswki, Yale SOM)
–Leah Zaccaria
“Be yourself. Quit being the person people think you’re supposed to
be. Find a way to dig deep into your courageous self to be
who you are. Whatever that means as far as exploring your
emotions, your identity, your profession, find one version of you that you are always and everywhere.”
Life Purpose - Be Yourself
Discussion: Life Purpose
❖ I want to help X (people, cause, or thing)❖ To do Y (have better lives in some way)❖ By doing/providing/being Z (what is the action?)❖ What job title would you put on your business
card?
–Tony Robbins
“I challenge you to make your life a masterpiece.”
JFK GLBL252 Courage Award
❖ Courageous individuals “who do what is right, rather than what is expedient”
❖ Week 4: Sally Yates, Acting Attorney General, who wasn’t “convinced that the defense of the executive order is consistent with these responsibilities, nor am I convinced that the executive order is lawful.”
❖ And got fired.