Self-Determination Theory: Creating Long-Lasting Change

A long-standing central desire of mine is to help my fellows live healthier, happier lives. I do my best to center my words, my work and my living on the theme of life enhancement, yet I am often surprised by how rarely people tend to act on what they know they need to do to live healthier, more balanced lives. A circuit breaker …

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Intrinsic Motivation: Autonomy, Mastery and Purpose

Career analyst Dan Pink, in his fascinating talk given at TED Global 2009, explains why the traditional approaches to motivation (extrinsic) are incompatible with many of the types of work that we do in the 21st century.  Autonomy, mastery and purpose.  A sensible approach when applied to the right types of work.  I suppose the challenge lies in mapping a transition strategy from the …

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