[#CoachTom] Building Self-Determination is a quest and a journey. Understanding the concepts of self-determination and, why it is important is the start to building the mental model one needs to take control of your life, one step at a time. Activating motivation and resilience are essential for Antifragility in building up one’s Self-Determination, and the Creative Tension Model is one good framework to guide oneself on the upward path.
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We all have to adapt to the many changes that go on in our life, environment, in the workplace, cultures, and economy. It is often difficult to keep up with the rapid changes, let alone adapting to the shifts that take place each day. All these changes affect our life. It affects many people’s life for the worst simply because they lack self-determination.
Under the “drive-reduction” theory, scientists believe that the cause of these conditioned habits stream from the deficiency of basic human needs. Many philosophers believe that this pattern creates tension that becomes unhealthy. Anytime a human produces certain behaviors, it either creates tension, which succeeding habits will reinforce this pressure. Using the Creative Tension model, you can sink into duress and focus on what you do not want happen to you, becoming reactive and problem-oriented. Or, you can choose to turn the tension into Eustress, having a generative orientation that guides you to seek that which you want and are important to you. The key is identifying the tension triggers and determining a course of action before the amygdala hijacks your brain.
Educators that study the cognitive perspective in psychology theorize that we have the power to use option or approaches to build self-determination and motivation. Expectancy – this is one of the valued theories. According to experts, we can reform our mind to view self-determination and motivation as a multiparty function to the value. The result can be viewed as the degree in which one believes he or she can attain something. In short, goals are what some experts believe that drives people. For most people, performance and the magnitude in which they can attain something matters the most.
Theorizing, some experts view goals as the “cognitive approaches” that guide people to motivation and self-determination. Often these people that focus on their goals have higher drives than those that do not have goals. According to reports, what drives them is their desire to reach the goals and take delivery of the benefits. Some people believe that this is a social learning approach. We see a range of behaviors in society that backs the social learning theory. Nevertheless, the individual is fully capable of determining the action to be taken in every instance. The key is to process this through a mental model of growth and rejuvenation, rather than clinging on to a deficit mindset.
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