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Ayelet Fishbach

  • Author of Get It Done

  • Professor at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

You can’t just “find” motivation, says scientist Ayelet Fishbach — you have to learn how to motivate yourself. She shares a handful of tips backed by 20 years of motivation research, offering surprisingly simple wisdom on how to optimize your goals, set yourself up for success and avoid the tempting calls of procrastination.

Examples for speech topics

  • Motivating yourself and others is challenging during these uncertain times. I present what motivation science has taught us about how to achieve our goals. I review best practices of setting a goal, monitoring progress toward a goal, addressing multiple goals and leveraging social support. I share the most essential ingredients in successful change. 

  • We live in a society that celebrates failure as a teachable moment. Yet, setbacks and negative feedback will undermine learning if people ignore them — if in response to feedback, people stop paying attention. I present the barriers for learning from feedback and the fixes motivation scientists developed to maximize learning from both positive and negative outcomes.

  • Intrinsic motivation is the best predictor of engagement in just about everything. When you’re intrinsically motivated, pursuing an activity feels like an end in itself. How do you leverage intrinsic motivation for your success? I review what motivation science taught us about increasing intrinsic motivation at work and beyond, and how it can allow you to ultimately achieve more and be happier.