| Knowing how to motivate yourself and others is | | | | individuals they do not recognize that it is a problem. |
| critical to success as a writer. You need to know | | | | Third it needs to be perceived as an immediate |
| how to motivate your reader. After all if you can't | | | | problem. The longer it will be until the effects occur |
| motivate your reader to read your book you're not | | | | the less we are motivated to solve the problem. |
| going to be a very successful writer. And if you can't | | | | Because global warming's effect will slowly appear |
| motivate yourself to write -- you're not going to | | | | over ten, twenty or more years, we don't recognize |
| have anything to motivate your reader. | | | | it as something that needs to be dealt with now. |
| But how do you learn to motivate yourself and | | | | Fourth, everything we've mentioned so far is in the |
| others? | | | | realm of perception. Think ostrich. If I don't see it, it |
| The answer appears in the form of models. These | | | | doesn't exist. If I don't believe it is immediate then it |
| are observations from the science of psychology. | | | | isn't. If I don't think it's a problem, it isn't. If I don't |
| They explain what is happening. And by using these | | | | think it's personal, it isn't. |
| condensed explanations you can identify what you | | | | The key then is to make sure that your reader or |
| need to do to motivate your reader or yourself. | | | | yourself recognizes that they have a problem, that it |
| In this article we'll look at the 3 Motivators Model. | | | | affects them and that it needs to be dealt with now. |
| You've probably run into this model already. It says | | | | Otherwise you won't motivate them with it. And that |
| that there are three primary motivators. Or more | | | | may mean you need to educate them before you |
| correctly three primary motivating situations. Those | | | | can use the problem to motivate. |
| situations are: | | | | The next motivator is avoiding pain. We all have |
| · Solving personal problems | | | | things in our lives that we want to avoid. We want |
| · Avoiding pain | | | | to avoid them because they cause us pain. The same |
| · Seeking pleasure | | | | rules apply. We must recognize the painful situation. |
| The strongest of the three motivators is solving | | | | We must realize that it affects us. We must realize |
| personal problems. The trick here is that it needs to | | | | that our current actions will cause the situation. And |
| be perceived as a problem. That means first, that | | | | everything is measured by our perception not reality. |
| the target (the person being motivated) recognizes | | | | Finally, the third motivator is seeking a pleasurable |
| that they have a problem. If they are not aware | | | | outcome. We all have things that we want to |
| that it is a problem then they will not be motivated | | | | achieve. Things that we want in our lives. These can |
| by the problem. That's why we have such a problem | | | | be major motivators. But again the same rules apply. |
| with dealing with global warming. People don't realize | | | | We must recognize that we can achieve the end |
| that it is a problem or what its affects will be. | | | | result. We must realize that our actions can get us |
| Second it needs to be a personal problem. We are | | | | there. And we must recognize the benefits of the |
| only motivated to deal with problems that are our | | | | end result to us. |
| problems. Because global warming does not affect | | | | |