How
To Make Expectancy Theory
Work For You
Expectancy theory probably isn’t the first thing that springs to your mind when setting and achieving goals, but the secret is that there are indeed great mind powers at work when getting what you want in life.
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Expectancy Theory is a complicated way of saying ‘you reap what you sow in life’. This theory focuses primarily on the brain and what motivates us to do things. But it’s not just your brain at work when you are busily manifesting your goal.
Your body is doing what it can to make your dream come true, and your aura, or energy field, is also busily sending and receiving energy to the universe.
So… why does a person work for the realization of a goal? The basis for all the answers to this question is actually about motivation.
What is in for a person if he decides to work for a goal? There are emotional processes that make a person behave in a certain way and this is the basis of the expectancy theory.
What is Expectancy Theory?
This is one part of the process theories on motivation. Expectancy Theory proposes that a person works because there is a particular outcome or result he wants to attain. However, his effort is also controlled by how big the possibility is for the result to be really attained.
Set a definite goal
Goal setting is a process which is based on the expectancy theory. Businesses do this all the time. The management moves their employees to work and attain the overall goals of the company through financial and other material compensations. Goal setting also helps realize personal dreams. Knowing that you get what you want and you have specific means to get it will definitely motivate a person to work hard.
Know what you will get in the end
Knowing the result beforehand is a great motivator. You put yourself in an emotional and mental state where you are absolutely certain you will achieve your plan and that it is only a matter of time. Writing down what you want to achieve further affirms the realization of that goal. Written goals help keep your eye on the target all the time.
Keeping on track
Among the reasons of failing to meet goals are procrastination, distraction, and interruption. However, setting a concrete timetable in working to achieve your target this will absolutely help you to avoid these pitfalls. You will develop a sense of discipline in a positive way.
You will not feel deprived by saying no to distractions, and you will not procrastinate because your motivation to work comes from within, plus you will always keep yourself on track because you know that you will receive what you desire if you finish the task at hand.
Benefits of using motivational theories
When you outline goals and how they can be achieved you set
the mind to work in achieving the goal since the person knows a reward is
waiting at the end. This way you provide a stimulus that will move you to work
and avoid delay at all costs.
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