A motivational power point including quotes, definitions and action statements

1. Learning
Motivations
Christine Jacqulyn McMahon MSHE
Northcentral University
Dr. Miguel Fernandez
PSY7101-8
October 7, 2012

2.  Wemust walk
consciously only part
way toward our goal,
and then leap in the
dark to our success.
-Henry David Thoreau

3. If you have built castles in the air,
your work need not be lost; that is
were they should be. Now put the
foundations under them.
-Henry David Thoreau
 Discipline
 Time Management
 Continuous Learning
 Personal and Family Life
 Persistence

4. Whatsoever the mind has ordained
for itself, it has achieved.
-Seneca
 Discipline: Training that provides
clear thinking and strengthens
character.
 Take time daily to review/write goals
 Exercise and eat healthy
 Do something each day that requires effort
 Define Dissertation topic, read / analyze
journals with annotated Bibliographies
 Develop and collaborate with a network of
Professionals in the field of Psychology

5. Obstacles are those frightful
things you see when you take
your eyes off your goal.
-Henry Ford
 Time Management: A journey towards
productivity, reduced stress and
improves personal life.
 Designating tasks with the ABCDE rule:
 A- High Priority with Consequences,
 B- Priority with Low Consequences
 C- Enjoyment with No Consequences
 D- Delegate
 E- Eliminate

6. “Your vision will become clear only
when you look into your heart.
Who looks outside, dreams.
Who looks inside, awakens.”
-Carl Gustav Jung
 Co ntinuous Learning: A commitment to
lifelong learning that promotes a healthy
balance of life, work and play, Looking for
ways to improve skills and incorporate
new ones to ameliorate ones perspective
in thoughts and actions.
 Take Writing Courses at the Library
 Attend Psychology Conferences and
Workshops

7. A wise man will make more
opportunities than he finds.
-Francis Bacon
 Personal and Family Life: Strive to
create balance in a nurturing and
creative environment.
 Plan family meals weekly
 Develop creative and interesting hobbies
 Schedule “ME” time
 Do fun things with family and friends
 Maintain an attitude of gratitude

8. We will either find a way,
or make one.
-Hannibal
 Persistence: To continue in
earnest action despite feelings to
the contrary.
 On the mountains of truth you
can never climb in vain: either
you will reach a point higher up
today, or you will be training
your powers so that you will be
able to climb higher tomorrow.
-Friedrich Nietzsche

9.  Thegoal of life is to
make your heartbeat
match the beat of the
universe, to match your
nature with Nature.
-Joseph Campbell

10. RESOURCES
 Music by: It May Never End: Such is
Life, Dec 29,2010 To Fall Without
Landing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2AqU
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 BrainyQuote 2012
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quote
s/c/cslewis119176.html
 ThinkExist.com Quotations 2012
http://thinkexist.com/quotation/when_you
_do_nothing-
you_feel_overwhelmed_and/14426.html