Once again Deep Change by Robert Quinn proves to be an enlightening and confusing experience. As Quinn moves further in his quest of deep change he constructs the idea of motivation, denial of change, and the presence of road blocks. These three concepts seem to be repeating themes the author use to explain real life examples of deep change and examples of failed deep change. In this section of the book Quinn’s motivation for deep change comes in the form of understanding chaos, making a plan, and moving forward. I resonate most with the chapter titled “Build the bridge as you walk on it.” I relate to chapter nine because it reminds me of the motivation I receive in my own life. I agree with the second argument made by Quinn in the tenth chapter. Quinn argues that people, especially people in leadership positions, deny the need for change. However, I would add to Quinn’s argument that the need for change is not only denied but rejected. From this section I learned that motivation is important to feeling empowered to change. Motivation can make the difference from being lost in the Apes and finding your way home. …show more content…
Without motivation no one would have the faith to make a plan and move forward. My personal experience with this goes back to freshman year. I was certain I was destined to be a doctor. I start my biology and chemistry class with a four-year plan in mind. Two semesters in I was failing half of my classes. I know I need to change but was afraid to take the leap. The motivation from my advisors, friends, and family empowered me to change my major. I found a major that I love and classes that I am excited to attend. Quinn’s idea of motivation just solidifies that sometimes it takes a push and a few good wishes to make a change. I feel like I build the bridge as I walked because I continued to take class and pursue an education even when I had no idea where it would take
Motivation comes in all different forms, and it depends on how a person perceives it. Motivation can be anything, and affects each person differently. A person can have multiple ways of inspiration that encourage them to succeed. A person has to be at the right place in the right time, and it’s just a matter of finding it.
For many, change is a cause for ignorance. Most of us fear the idea of change. When one is faced to deal with c...
The concept of adversity brings with it a sense of formidability and opportunity for growth. But with every adversity comes change and change harbors a sense of fear. Fear of change is quite distinct from a fear of insects or nose picking toddlers. The individual trapped in this predicament of angst begins to foresee few outcomes that are favourable and more that are doomed and. Thus, the judgement of the individual making the life-altering decision is hindered. This fear is born when foresight no longer comforts, when a tomorrow is no longer certain.
The 7 Levels of Change provides a different way of thinking to enhance behaviors and processes. The author demonstrates throughout the book a seven process of change that builds upon the next. He believes that by thinking differently, being creative and stepping out of the norm is the catalyst to solutions and results beyond one’s expectations. Although the author uses the analogy of a new work environment to expound on the level of changes, the fundamentals can be used in both your personal and professional life.
Kegan, R., & Laskow Lahey, L. (2009). Immunity to change. How to overcome it and unlock the potential in yourself and your organization. Boston: Harvard Business Press.
The promise of change motivates certain people to make immediate changes in their life for the better. When given the opportunity
Motivation can be described as “”the need or desire to do something” (Jenkins, 2014). Motivation is a big factor because it helps people perform everyday tasks or decisions. I use motivation everyday to work on homework and exercise. Without motivation I wouldn 't feel the need to get anything done. I would put everything off and never finish a task. There are many theories about how people view motivation. Two of those theories are evolutionary perspective and drive reduction theory. Evolutionary perspective involves people doing tasks or behaviors based on their instincts. This could mean that I do things because it 's my instincts and not because I feel the need to get things done for other reasons. Drive reduction theory means that a drive compels someone to reduce a need. When it 's late at night my drive may be tiredness so I reduce the need by going to bed. I feel the drive reduction theory applies more about my need for motivation. My future career would also rely on motivation. I would need the motivation every morning to wake up and get out of bed to get ready. Then I would need the motivation to actually go to work to get things done. Without the motivation I would have never gone out to get a job because I wouldn 't feel the need to. People must be motivated to get things done to have a fulfilling
Imagine, you’re working in McDonalds, you spend a majority of your life serving others and you forget about yourself. It’s been five years and you just now realize that this isn’t how you want to live your life anymore. You have always gotten pleasure out of serving and helping others, until one morning you woke up and felt completely different about the way you’re living. It’s time to change that, it’s never too late to change. This is one of the many sayings that are easier said than done. The one thing most people lack in order to accomplish this goal is the lack of motivation.
I have a lot of confidence in succeeding in both my small and large goals, especially after learning how much my personality traits are inclined with my current major and my career goals. The personality tests I have taken confirmed to me that I have found a career path that I truly enjoy and that I know I will be able to succeed in. After struggling the first time I attended college, in major I was not suited for, I failed. Now that I have taken on a major that I deeply care about, the work load does not seem as overwhelming. It proves that when you care about something, it is much easier to continue and succeed. Now that I not only have a strong desire to accomplish my goals, but also a strong action plan to achieve them, I feel that there is nothing holding me back from achieving even the biggest goals I have for myself.
This read is about change, and how to deal with it. It displays the different types of attitudes about change. Change is everywhere. It is what makes life, life. Without change, there would be no need for brains, tools, or any aspect of our daily lives.
Creating inner motivation is important, because the ACT and Policy Center on the First Year of College has identified that lack of motivation is the number one barrier to students’ success in college. The ACT also reported that “about one third of students in the U.S. four-year public colleges and universities fail to return for their second year, and in public two year colleges, it’s even worse: Nearly half of first-year students don’t
My motivation for school is not that good because i,am not really a school person but i will graduate and motivat myself for a better future. I will motivat mysellf by waking up early to do my homework and prove myself that i can do more then i think i can do. Also make a sechedule so i can keep going and not forget.
I chose motivation because this is a trait I must work on. If there is nothing to push me, then I lose interest in my work. For example, when it came to SAT’s, I was so lazy and unmotivated to study that’s why I didn’t study as much. I want to work on motivating myself, so I could become more involved in my work and do more that what is expected.
It's the desire to find out who you really are, why you are doing what you're doing and who do you want to become in this brave new world that makes the real difference. Resistance to change can be transformed into something really great and fulfilling for you. How many times has it happened in your life where you finally surrendered your resistance to change about something and began to embrace it? How many of you have said what a good thing it was that such and such happened, otherwise you would not have gone in your new direction? The French call this process "Un mal pour un bien", or "a bad for a good."
For example, low motivation comes from people around the person who lower their interest about college or anything. “Also, many students get affected by their friends who always have bad grades, and who dropout from school because they give up on it and they make other students do that too and not believe in themselves (Complex sentence)”. In addition, the low motivation could also come from the students parents who are not always supporting them and not encouraging them to do better in school, and that might be the reason students make their decision to have bad grades and dropout from college. Also, the stress could affect students too as they mention in “Peterson 's Blog” by Brian Pivik, “Going to college is stressful, there is no doubt about it. If you are just graduating high school, then the amount of coursework mixed with the personal life and new sense of independence will get to you. But the important part is that you learn how to cope and find ways to study”. This is the second reason why students never