Self Analysis

The purpose of this paper is to self assess and analyze. This will show what motivates and what drive me as a person. I will also be talking about theories from Drive by Daniel H. Pink, and The Element by Ken Robinson. These were the two books that were the makeup of the course. There are many reasons that drive and motivate a person to behave, there are also a place where everyone will be in their element, but when you have both of these together in your field of work you have found what you are meant to do and master. I believe that I am very driven in my field of work, most days I do not even feel like I am working, because I am in the flow. The goal for this paper is also for me to recognize what I can change so that I can become …show more content…
When a student is told over and over again that they cannot do something, that student starts believing in those voices. In my case, I held myself back, because this did not motivate me to try better or perform the best way. I even suffer a little bit now from this. I cannot sit down in read, because I know that I am not good at it. This was a struggle for me when I was an undergraduate studying to take my boards exam. This has really been the only setback that I have experience when trying to find my …show more content…
This is why I embarked to become a certified athletic trainer. I am mostly intrinsically motivated with work, because I love the feeling of knowing that I have helped someone get back to what they love the most, which are sports. I am also more motivated to be an athletic trainer, because I am able to get to know my athlete's on a personal and professional basis. Some extrinsic motivation that I receive from my work is when athlete's tell me that their program I made for them is working and that they appreciate me. From the time I was an athletic training student, I was told that they pay for our field was incredible low for the amount of time and effort that we put in. So I know I am not as motivated for monetary reward or short term rewards. This is a good thing, because in Pink’s Carrots and Sticks theory, the seven deadly flaws will come into play and keep you from being long term driven. According to Daniel Pink (2009), there are three elements of true motivation. The first element is autonomy. Autonomy allows for a person to have a choice in what they do and how they do it. Autonomy has a great effect that positively effects on a person's performance and attitude toward a task. With my graduate assistant position, I am given some autonomy, I am in charge of when I get my work done and be creative with work. Being an athletic trainer is allows me to be more flexible with my time so that I can take graduate