Your pitfalls and your brain
We identify your personal pitfalls of procrastination. Then you are introduced to the neuroscience behind motivation and discover how your brain works.
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Self-motivation vs procrastination
You put off tasks, talk negatively to yourself and doubt what you can do. In this in-company training, you learn to break that pattern and motivate yourself, using techniques based on neuroscientific principles. The training consists of 2 half-days for 6 to 12 participants, in Dutch or English.
Do you recognise this?
A task that is not actually that big has been at the top of your list for days. You open the document, close it again and go clear your inbox first. Meanwhile, a little voice whispers that you will not be good enough at it anyway.
At the end of the day you have done a lot, but not that one thing that counted. You are fed up with yourself, and that makes starting tomorrow even harder.
Perhaps:
- you find self-motivation and positive self-talk a challenge;
- you often talk negatively to yourself, which undermines your self-confidence and motivation;
- you put off tasks or avoid challenges because you doubt your abilities;
- you notice that this pattern affects different parts of your life.
That pattern can be broken. Together we look for which self-talk and patterns are holding you back.
Why can you just not manage to start?
Procrastinating feels like a relief for a moment, and that is exactly why it maintains itself. Every time you leave a task, that negative little voice is proven a bit more right, and the hurdle to start gets higher.
That costs you motivation, self-confidence and focus. You sit at work with a heavy feeling in your head, and you blame yourself for not just doing it. This way, energy goes into worrying instead of the work itself.
It does not have to stay like this. Procrastination is a pattern, and you can learn to break patterns.
How do you go from good intentions to doing?
Motivation is not a matter of more willpower. You can learn how your brain works and how to use that knowledge to get yourself going.
Our coaches know that feeling of being stuck. In two half-days you first look for your personal pitfalls and the neuroscience behind motivation, and then you learn to reframe and find a balance between emotion and reason.
You finish with an action plan for a future without procrastination. This way you go from good intentions to real achievements, and you can see that in the results below.
What you can do after the training
After the training you can:
- recognise and tackle the pitfalls of your procrastination;
- use techniques from neuroscience to strengthen your motivation;
- apply strategies to motivate yourself and stay productive;
- build and maintain positive habits;
- inspire and motivate others to overcome procrastination.
This is how we approach it
The training consists of two half-days.
Reframing and balance
You learn to reframe and find an emotional and rational balance. You develop positive affirmations and beliefs.
From intention to achievement
You go from good intentions to actual achievements in 3 steps. In the motivation booster you learn to motivate and inspire yourself and others. You finish with an action plan for a future without procrastination.
Afterwards you keep practising
Every training is extended in the THOC Leerruimte, our digital learning platform. You get course material there, including a syllabus and videos.
We work in an experience-oriented way: you immediately get to work with the material in exercises that resemble real situations.
Who gives this training
Our coaches can give this training. Are you an HR employee, L&D manager, supervisor or business leader? Then we also organise the workshop for your team.
Frequently asked questions
Practical details
- Formula: In-company training
- Languages: English, Dutch
- Half-days: 2
- Participants: 6 to 12