How To Motivate By Adding Direction

As Dr. Stephen Covey, the author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People says “You can’t hold someone accountable for results if you supervise their methods.”

Is It A Motivation Or Capability Issue?

Many people believe that if someone doesn’t appear to be motivated, it’s because they don’t want it. People hardly ever look deeper to find that someone actually does want something, they just don’t have the capacity and capability.

On Bed Time Arguments & Assuming You're Right

Mom assumed that Sarah’s sluggishness in the morning was caused by lack of sleep, but did we actually know that was the cause? Sarah insisted that she wanted to stay up reading an additional thirty minutes and that she could still wake up on time.

Sometimes You Need To Connect The Dots For Them

When you are talking to people with Asperger's, they might not have already connected the dots between A and B. Be explicit. Lay it out. Help them connect the dots and don't assume they already can.

The Most Effective Way To Motivate Someone On The Autistic Spectrum

With the Red-Line approach, each new attempt to motivate will produce fewer results, and, in the long-term, will continually require a sweeter carrot or a scarier stick in order to maintain its original effectiveness. There's a better way.