The Motivation-

Motivation is a topic that I have been looking forward too all semester long in Dr. Blumin's class. Motivation is a feeling that you can receive from others and yourself. As a student who is trying to raise his GPA and become successful in life motivation is key to keeping my fire burning. I used the Academic fears strategy in both of my courses Religion 101 and  Ist 195 because those are two classes in which I think I need the most motivation for. As a visual learner organization is key and I have to start somewhere. By assessing my fears and seeing how I can work against them I am organizing how I can achieve success.

Religion 101

This is the chart that I used to assess my fears. I found this very helpful when it came to establishing a sense of motivation. When I was doing this chart I felt as if I was taking part in some sort of rehabilitation. After all you can't work on motivating yourself if you do not know the fears that are holding you back. My biggest fear was not getting into the school that I originally wanted to be in when I got here, Whitman. I found out ways I could be proactive and counter these fears. They involved me setting aside more time to do my work, handing in rough drafts, and studying harder. No that I know what I have to do I can now take action and motivate my self to work to completing these 3 tasks.
I used this strategy for my IST 195 class. I HAVE AN IST TEST ON MONDAY AND I NEED TO GET A B+ TO MAINTAIN MY A IN THE CLASS.





I've used the test prep to prepare for this test, however I still have fears that hold me back from putting my all into the class.













 My fears for this class are getting poor lab grades, not understanding the material, and failing tests. As a student trying my best to get into whitman I want to minimize any road blocks that can hinder my chances of succeeding. These charts help me evaluate myself and my fears.