FINAL BLOG TOPIC-Josh malament

The class topic i found most useful and interesting was on motivation. I've been having some motivational issues in my life and it was good to finally learn how to address them. i find myself being motivated in completely different ways in different situations in my life. The concepts and strategies covered in class to deal with these different types have been beneficial. The reading " Four Intrinsic Rewards: Meaningfulness, Choice, Competence, and Progress" also shed some light on my motivational issues. I feel im intrinsically motivated in about every aspect of life besides my current profession, and that's where my issues are present. So that being said, i don't believe im capable of being motivated extrinsically, unless the rewards are very enticing.

The book that i found to me most interesting was "Emotional Intelligence". I have struggled with being able to hide my emotions when i feel that i have been treated unjustly. It takes over, i can rarely shake the feelings and it affects the way i work and respond to certain situations. Everyone knows when I'm upset or frustrated. Sometimes this isn't a bad thing to let people know how your feeling, but there are other situations when i can be detrimental to you're career or life. This is very dangerous when dealing with authority, such as a boss or police officer. If you can't hide your feelings of discontent and anger when dealing with these authority figures, you can find yourself unemployed or in jail. I have to work on my emotional intelligence, so i may purchase this book to learn a little more about how i can do this, as well as review the notes from class on the issue.

In conclusion.. I felt that i learned quite a bit in this course and feel that i will be using many of the strategies and concepts we have discussed as i move forward in my professional and personal life.