{"id":6855,"date":"2016-08-29T09:00:10","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T09:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centerforcoachingcertification.com\/coachingblog\/?p=6855"},"modified":"2024-08-20T19:43:45","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T19:43:45","slug":"the-challenge-shift-from-externally-motivated-to-internally-motivated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/the-challenge-shift-from-externally-motivated-to-internally-motivated\/","title":{"rendered":"The Challenge: Shift from Externally Motivated to Internally Motivated"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"internal<\/a>When someone is externally motivated it means their actions serve what someone else wants or they are avoiding a consequence.\u00a0 External motivation gets a short term result.\u00a0 When someone is internally motivated it means they are doing something because of their own values or interests.\u00a0 Internal motivation<\/a> serves a long term result.<\/p>\n

During coach training an example is given of a client that is doing something because someone else will like the outcome.\u00a0 For example, dieting and exercising so that someone else will find them more attractive.\u00a0 An example in the workplace is doing tasks to avoid getting yelled at or even fired.\u00a0 In both these examples the commitment for follow through is limited.<\/p>\n

To create awareness and support a long term result<\/a>, coaches are taught to ask questions that explore a client\u2019s internal motivation.\u00a0 For example:<\/p>\n