Progress Motivator

Motivation and progress are important, but often separate. To help someone improve and stay motivated, you can use progress as a coach. For example, if Joanne wants to become a future leader, you can tie her development in public speaking to her goal and use progress as a driving force. Start with a statement about her progress and then ask a positive question about how it will benefit her leadership aspirations. This connects the powerful attributes of progress and motivation. One of the most powerful things we can do is to bring or marry motivation and progress. Now they are separate. People can improve, yet it may not lead to their motivation. So let's go back to our earlier example of Joanne, who has to do a big public presentation, and she hasn't really been comfortable speaking publicly in the past, and you're going to use progress as an attribute to coach her. Now let's say Joanne wants to become a future leader, or Joanne wants to lead her own leadership initiative inside the company, or whatever it might be. Tying that area of development, in this case public speaking, and using progress as a powerful principle to drive improvement. So one of the ways you can do that is to lead with something we call state and ask. So the statement could be, you know, Joanne, I'm noticing you're really progressing. You're really improving in your public speaking skills. There's your statement. The question is, how do you think that will serve you well in terms of you wanting to become a future leader or create your own internal leadership initiative? And what you're doing is you're tying these wonderfully powerful attributes of progress and motivation together. You lead with a statement, and then you ask a question. And make sure you frame the question so they respond in a positive manner.