GOAL-DIRECTED PERSISTENCE - Learn how to set achievable goals and stay motivated

Goal-directed persistence is one of our executive functions that enable us to set goals and follow through to the completion of that goal. It also includes overcoming challenges with getting and staying motivated. Challenges with goal-directed persistence can lead to work being completed late (or not at all), frustration and feeling overwhelmed. Improving your goal-directed persistence can help you reduce these feelings and regain control of your work and home tasks.

Executive functions are a set of skills that allow us to direct our focus to plan, start, remember, and continue tasks: inhibition, cognitive flexibility and working memory.

This video takes a practical approach to boost your goal-directed persistence, demonstrating that these skills are critical to being effective and succeeding both at work and at home.

Main Features

• Understand goal-directed persistence and motivation in relation to executive functions and neuroscience
• Learn some new strategies that you can start using straight away to improve your ability to get and stay motivated, and to set and achieve your goals
• A downloadable handout which summarises the key concepts and exercises that you can do to consolidate your learning
• Learn how Connections in Mind can help if you need more support with improving your executive functioning

What is the target audience?

This video course is aimed at anyone who struggles with goal-directed persistence or motivation, be it in their personal or professional lives. Our executive function coaches work with adults, parents, professionals, adolescents and children.