Lesson 6 - Goal Setting and Self-Motivation
Self-Awareness | Goal Setting & Self-Motivation
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Background Information about Jim Kwik:
I was known as the “boy with the broken brain.” A childhood head injury at age five left me struggling in school. For a while, I even believed I could never be as good as other kids when it came to learning.
I was slow and barely survived school, but never stopped hoping for better. I often talk about “superhero brains” and “superpowers” when I’m referring to life-long learners and learning. It’s not just because I’m a geek, though. I loved superheroes as a kid – and the comic books saved me when conventional education couldn’t. Comic books taught me how to read…and they also kept my dreams alive that one day I, too, would find my inner superpower.
As the years wore on, I undertook a journey to learn about my brain – why it was broken and what I could do to fix it. That journey led me to discovering different learning habits, including accelerated learning systems and tactics. I discovered that, no matter the circumstances, we can rebuild our brains. And after working on myself, I realized my brain was not broken…it just needed a better owner’s manual. This shattered my own limiting beliefs – and over time, it became my passion to help others do the same.
Website: Knowledge is Power, Learning is a Superpower
Podcast: Kwik Brain
Quotes:
- "Knowledge is having the right answer. Intelligence is asking the right question."
- "Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it." - Lou Holtz
Questions for Discussion and/or Journaling:
- Think about the 10 Morning Habits of Jim Kwik. Which two would you put at the top of list as being the most important to you? Which two would you put at the bottom of your list?
- Are there any of the 10 Morning Habits that you already do? If so, which one(s)?
- Pick one of Kwik's 10 Morning Habits that you would like to incorporate into your morning routine. Make an effort to do it for 21 days in a row. How can you remind yourself to do the routine every morning so that you don't forget?
- Some experts claim that you can form a habit in 21 days. Others say that you can form a habit in 21 days but that it doesn't become a regular part of your routine until you can incorporate the habit into your day for 90 days. Thus, the "21/90 Rule."
- If you can successfully complete one of the habits for 21 days, do you think you can bring a second habit into your routine?
- Which of Kwik's habits do you see as important to you as you enter high school? As you enter college? As you begin your career?