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Motivation and aspirationsSome ideas on how to achieve your goals
Nigel Gibson
What is motivation?• An incentive for doing things, it directs our behaviour and
is why we do things.• In part it’s related to our concept of self and who we are
(and want other’s to think we are)• Argyris talks of “psychological success” which is
experienced if:– We set a challenging goal for ourselves– We determine the methods of achieving that goal– The goal is relevant to our self concept
What we’ll be doing• Looking at goals and how to set them• Then looking at ways to work out how to achieve them
Goals• It’s easier to achieve something if you know what you
want to achieve• That might sound obvious but…..• Unless you decide where you are going it’s difficult to
know how to get there!
Setting goals• A Goal should be SMART
–SPECIFIC – Does it define a clear, precise outcome, rather than a single vague intention?
–MEASURABLE – How will you know when achieved the objective, what noticeable change will you expect?
–ACHIEVABLE – Is it possible for you to do it?–REALISTIC – Are you confident that you will have the
commitment to see it through?–TIME LIMITED – Does it include a date/time when
you should achieve it
Steps• The steps to goals are called objectives• Because objectives are smaller – little gobbets of the
goal – they are easier to “see”
An example
Concorde 001 took off on it’s maiden flight on 2nd March, 1969 flown by Andre Turcat. It first flew faster than the speed of sound on 1st October, 1969
Concorde • First supersonic passenger
aircraft• Flew a transatlantic service for
27 years• Cruised at 2.04 times the
speed of sound for optimum fuel consumption (1,350 mph)
• Pioneered a number of new technical developments
But it didn’t just arrive• Some of the steps include the work of Sir Isaac
Newton in 1687 and Daniel Bernoulli in 1739• That’s a while before Concorde flew!• I’ll come back to Sir Isaac later
Apples – that’s all anyone
remembers
Bear in mind• I’m only showing one path through the developments
and I’m focussing on fixed-wing, heavier than air, powered flight
• If I looked at the history of gliders, balloons or rotary winged (helicopters) aircraft the histories would coincide in places but they would follow a different path – that’s important to consider
Fast forward• 17th December, 1903. Two brothers who had been
working for years at building a flying machine faced failure because they had promised their father that they’d be home for Christmas
• They were in Kitty Hawk in North Carolina and had to get back to Dayton, Ohio
• They had been there for weeks but hampered by mechanical problems, bad weather and a crash
• The weather was still bad but they decided to risk everything on one last chance….
First flight
With Wilbur at the wingtip Orville piloted the “Wright Flyer” for 120 feet on a flight lasting 12 seconds. Later flights on the same day lasted longer and were further, the longest being 200 feet at an of about 10 feet off the ground
Even faster forward• Within 15 years of the Wright brothers flight the Royal
Airforce was formed (1st April, 1918)• Aircraft had already been fighting over the trenches of
the Somme • The first jet turbine-equipped aircraft was the Heinkel
He 178 and flew in August 1939• Wars are very good at accelerating technical
developments
Timeline• Concorde flew 30 years after the first jet aircraft• 66 years after the first heavier than air, powered,
manned flight• 230 years after Bernoulli’s Theory• 282 years after Newton’s First Law• But without them it wouldn’t have happened (in the way
it did – it might have happened but in a different way)
PlanningGoal: Well paid job
Identify jobs
Talk to friends
Use the web
Adverts
Get qualifications
Skills
Driving licence?
?
IT?
You might think that some of these tasks are in the wrong order but we’re trying to catch all the things that are linked at this point
Qualifications• I’ve left that blank on purpose• We sometimes find that what we have isn’t what we
need• Don’t think that what you have is all you can ever get –
think about how you might add to and improve your skills
• Throughout your life!
Your goals• Think about your goal for being successful in your
degree• Think about some of the steps – write them down• Think about how you might achieve those steps• try and fit this into SMART….
Sometimes……..• Things don’t always go to plan• When things go wrong learn from
the mistakes• Don’t fear failure (or success!)
Try it• Think about something you want to achieve• Think about some of the steps – write them down• Think about how you might achieve those steps
Some thoughts• “I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't
work.” Thomas Edison• “Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine
percent perspiration.” Edison again• “I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and
an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen.” Frank Lloyd Wright. He was an architect and designed………
Falling Water
• And he did it by working hard and planning and using the work of others – including Newton – and testing and iterating
• And being jolly good at maths!
Summary• Work out your goals• Set your objectives• Find out how to achieve them• Reach for the sky
Any questions?• Thank you
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