Who Not How

Question: why are teens so lacking in motivation today?

Every day I get phone calls from teachers asking me to work in their school.

When I ask them what is your number one issue with your students, the answer is nearly always the same.

‘Motivation. Our students are not motivated.’

I am lucky. My product is in high demand.

In fact my seminar is completely sold out for the new school year.

But then again, I had to create that luck.

I prefer to think of it as strategy as opposed to luck. It was a deliberate choice.

When I started RAYSE THE GAME, I had to create something different. Something that people wanted.

In the old days, I used to hand out feedback forms.

One of the questions was how did this seminar help you today?

The answer was always something like: ‘I felt more motivated.’

This is why I decided to create a ‘Motivational Study Skills’ seminar.

There was nothing like this in the market.

It would be totally unique.

I wasn’t going to focus on the brain. I wouldn’t focus on learning styles. I ditched Mind Maps and I invented my own system of note-taking.

Instead, I would create an event that motivates young people. Then I visualised thousands of students attending.

The good news is that the strategy is working and we have had nearly 100,000 students through the seminar.

Click on the video below and this will gives you the vibe of the seminar. Here I explain why so many young people are struggling with motivation and mental health issues today. (3-min watch).

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So how did you motivate a TikTok teen I hear you ask?

There are many ways to do this but effectively you have to make people feel good.

Once you create an environment in which people feel good, then they are open to change.

Learning effectively is about behaviour change.

My goal when I work with young people is to be the catalyst for them to do something different and change their behaviour.

That could be starting your homework at 5pm. It would be starting a Miracle Morning and making their bed. It could be starting to use my WHIZGRID note-taking technique to study.

Change is not complicated. It is all about helping someone feel good and opening their mind to doing something a different way.

The question isn’t HOW do you motivate someone?

The question is WHO motivates you?

So if you want to motivate your teen or your students the question you should be asking is who can motivate them?

The answer is often in front you.

Most of the time the answer is You.

My Dad motivated me to get off my arse and get busy. I had no choice. He didn’t let us stay in bed.

Create an environment in which your teen can flourish. Real learning starts in the home.

Most of the time they imitate what is in front of them. Sometimes it can take ten or fifteen years for the penny to drop. But it will.

I talk to many parents who are frustrated. They tell me ‘he doesn’t listen to us.’

It feels like that right now. But keep doing what you are doing. It will sink in. You set the standard.

My Dad is gone now but he instilled an incredible work ethic. I am very grateful for that.

And somewhere down the track your teen will thank you for whatever values you instill in them.

Until next time KEEP RAYSING THE GAME.