MOTIVATING AND INSPIRING
Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
A friend tells you they’d like to join you on the 10 km run but they’re not sure they’re fit enough. A colleague wants to apply for a promotion but tells you ‘There’s no point applying, I probably don’t have enough experience’. A family member says they’d like to book a singles holiday but they worry that they’ll feel shy and awkward and not get on with the other people on the holiday.
If you want to encourage people to do something, you need to motivate them; give them a reason to achieve something. You’ll need to engage their logical, rational, reasoning side. If you want to inspire them, you’ll need to spark their ...
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