Day Six

Today was the last day of the development of my self-motivation skill. I will always be improving, however today is the last day I will document my results. I believe this process was a success. I became both intrinsically and extrinsically motivated for different tasks throughout the week. Both types are…

Kaitlyn Abel

Oct 1, 2017

Day Four & Five

The past two days have been groundbreaking for my self motivation transformation. I spent countless hours at the library preparing for two exams I have this week. Instead of cramming the night before, I have nothing to worry about because I already feel prepared. I have a Statistics exam Monday…

Kaitlyn Abel

Sep 28, 2017

Day Three

It has only been three days and I am already feeling the effects of my self-motivating journey. I spent quite a few hours in the library catching up and completing assignments. I have a few exams coming up that I refuse to let myself wait until the last minute to study for. Today I also went on a run and to…

Kaitlyn Abel

Sep 27, 2017

Day Two

As I continue on this journey to become more of a self-motivator, I have learned a lot about myself. It is only day two and I am already seeing the effects of being a driven worker and student. I have been doing assignments earlier instead of waiting until the night before and I have become more productive at…

Kaitlyn Abel

Sep 26, 2017

Day One

Today was my first attempt at practicing self motivation. I decided to start small and begin with getting my step count above 15,000. On an average day I can hit 10,000 no problem, however it is not easy to get the extra five thousand. I postulate that by achieving small goals like this one, I can take that…

Kaitlyn Abel

Sep 25, 2017

My name is Kaitlyn Abel. I have a part-time job and I am a full-time student at the University at Buffalo. Balancing a social life on top of working and going to school can be difficult at times. My life can be pretty hectic and finding time to do other important tasks such as schoolwork is not always easy. When I do have time, I also find it…