Zone Positive offers eight courses which apply the proven principles of positive psychology to help you thrive in your work life. Our courses are often taken to earn recertification credits in human resources, coaching and other fields.
Learn how our Motivation course translates to creating engaged employees and a thriving organization.
People often seem to be motivated in their lives by external factors such as financial reward, recognition, and powerful forces of conformity. Yet we do have a choice in this matter. Our endeavors in the world can be authentically motivated from within.
We are faced with an fundamental question: How can people in positions of authority motivate others, if the most powerful motivation must come from within? In other words, as bosses, mentors and coaches, how can we create the conditions in which others will best motivate themselves?
On the whole, this course will demonstrate that life is a balancing act between extrinsic motivation—doing what you are told to do because it serves a purpose—and intrinsic motivation—doing an activity out of pure interest, passion, or enjoyment. Truthfully, both extrinsic and intrinsic motivators are instrumental to our ability to function well in the world. Engaging in behaviors influenced by external factors is critical to successfully integrating ourselves into society. Yet awareness of what motivates us internally helps us to choose the activities and pathways in which we are most likely to flourish. In all, it is up to each individual to arrive at the proper equilibrium between these intrinsic and extrinsic motivators. It is only through finding this balance that we can create lives for ourselves in which we feel both effective and fulfilled.
