Motivate Myself
Motivate Myself
Episode 103: How could you be wrong? with Senia Maymin
How to ask more effective questions, testing our own conclusions. Orange cards in the “What if it were easy?” deck created by Silicon Valley Change coaches – What is the problem you want to solve? (2:35) – How might you look at this differently? (2:55) – What would your knee jerk reaction be? (3:30) – How could you be wrong? (4:27) – What are you avoiding? (5:32) These are all ways of looking at a problem from a different angle. This deck of cards can be ordered from Silicon Valley Change. For more videos in this series, see mycoach.zone/workremote
Episode 132: Accountability with Ilene Schaffer
How do we hold ourselves accountable for things that are important, but not urgent? Ilene describes 3 approaches that all can work: * Be accountable to yourself. * Be accountable to a partner. * Be accountable to a group. To learn more about Ilene, visit mycoach.zone/Ilene
Episode 134: Questions Coaches Ask Themselves with Ilene Schaffer, Alex Jack, and Kelly Beischel
Here are just a few of the questions these coaches ask themselves: * How do I want to show up? * How many tomorrows are you going to put in before you get to today? * What lens do I want to look through? * What’s one tiny-turtle step I could take right now? For the article based on this video, see www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-questions-do-our-coaches-ask-themselves-senia-maymin
Episode 137: Find Your Own Way with Kathryn Britton
What does Kathryn believe that coaches might not agree with? * It’s not absolutely necessary to have big goals to be successful. * Some people live by being open to opportunities rather than by having long term goals. * Know yourself. If setting goals works for you, go for it. * But if not, know that you can make a strong contribution following your nose. View Kathryn’s bio at svchange.com/Kathryn Watch other videos in this series at mycoach.zone/workremote
Episode 143: Adding Words with Senia Maymin
This week in the Cello Series, we’re talking about the words that we say to ourselves. Words to add to our internal vocabulary as we learn something new: * Yet… (Carol Dweck’s Mindset) * Not bad for a … (George Vaillant Grant study) * Journey (“I’m a work in progress…” * Minimal goals (Something you can hit every single day) Cello Series #6
Episode 145: Is that all there is? Effortful vs Effortless
* Sometimes moving toward meaning is effortless and feels natural — the beginner’s mind. * Sometimes it requires great effort. * Be open to both aspects of moving forward.
Episode 157 Procrastination Aikido with Kathryn Britton
It is possible to use differences in motivation to unlock energy for difficult tasks. * Called “Procrastination Aikido” because it involves redirecting energy deliberately. * If you find yourself stalling on a task, think of something you want to do even less. For more in the work remote series, visit mycoach.zone
Episode 211: Putting Yourself Out There with Senia Maymin
Three frameworks can help us move enough out of our comfort zones to excel: * Focusing on bravery: Doing what is right even when it’s hard * Going big enough * Asking ourselves, “What is one thing that only I can do?” For more videos in this series, check out the Tools menu at mycoach.zone
E214: Improve Your Life Through Mindfulness with Philip Maymin
Philip Maymin discusses mindfulness and the work he has done with Ellen Langer. They are writing the article, Better than Better. * Mindfulness is the active process of noticing new things. * Many of life’s phenomena can be viewed in terms of Worse – Better – Better than Better * Not trying is worse than trying, but just doing is even better A LinkedIn article about this talk appears here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/mindfulness-can-improve-your-life-philip-maymin-senia-maymin
