November 24, 2020

How to Get Motivated — and Stay Motivated for Life

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How to Get Motivated — and Stay Motivated for LifeSpivey Consulting Group

Why do Navy SEAL candidates in BUD/S training tend to drop out during the “reward” phase of Hell Week and not the “punishment” phase? And how does this relate to staying motivated? Mike Spivey, whose doctoral research in Higher Education Leadership was in goal-setting, chimes in, including on how visualization of suceeding while studying for tests leads to motivational loops in this article below:

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