What’s the Matter with Motivation? (w/ Barry Sommer - May 2022)

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If you’ve ever reflected on how well your actions align with your goals, you’ve likely encountered the idea of motivation. How does motivation work, and where does it come from? How can I identify my true motivations? How can I be more motivated?
In today’s conversation with Barry Sommer, a licensed Educational Psychologist, Marriage and Family Therapist, and faculty member at Columbia University, we explore these questions. We also talk about how to reconcile this idea of seeking motivation, with the idea of living a life of flow and ease, and how the key is tying your motivation to what really matters to you.
Barry shows us how autonomy, mastery, and a sense of purpose are crucial in building motivation for a goal, and it is this last point of connecting to a sense of purpose, and a deeper one at that
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About Barry Sommer:
Barry Sommer is a licensed Educational Psychologist, certified school psychologist, and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a private practice in Visalia, California. He serves as the Director of Lindsay Leads for the Lindsay Unified School District, in Central California. Teaching, training, consultation and facilitation for schools, non-profits, and health organizations are special interests. His primary goal is to support personal, family, community, and organizational development and health.
Barry is a graduate from Cornell University and Queens College of the City of New York, with degrees in Human Development, Psychology, and Education. Barry serves as faculty for Columbia University, teaching graduate courses in conflict management and psychology, and is the co-author of You Can Choose Your Own Life, a decision-making curriculum for middle grade students (Consulting Psychologist Press, 1994; B. Kerr and B. Sommer, 2021), and Beyond Reform: Systemic Shifts to Personalized Learning (Marzano Research, 2017).
Barry’s recent book, You Can Choose Your Own Life: https://www.amazon.com/You-Can-Choose-Your-Life/dp/0891060588
References:
- The Surrender Experiment: My Journey Into Life’s Perfection
- Punished by Rewards
- Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
- SMART goals

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