The emotional attitude of honesty (Motivational Work, Part 2, Motivational Relationship, pages 52 – 70) is really a crystallization of the quality of the other five emotional attitudes, which must be honest and genuine, and therefore untransmuted; in other words, the motivational worker must not be in disguise in the meeting with the client, but truly … [Read more…]
The Motivtional Worker For the motivational worker, understanding means emotionally conveying to the client that he understands his experiential world. This is not an intellectual process, but an empathetic appreciation of the client’s emotional make-up that places the motivational worker so deeply in his client’s situation that part of him shares the same feelings and … [Read more…]
This emotional attitude involves the motivational worker conveying to the client that he has value as a human being; the client is shown respect regardless of who he is or what he has done. It is a feeling which corresponds to the democratic value of equal worth (Motivational Work, Part 2, Motivational Relationship, pages 36 … [Read more…]
Introduction This emotional attitude involves faith in the client’s own resources – the power he has within him which he does not exploit or fully appreciate. On an experiential level, this attitude is equivalent to self-worth or self-confidence. Although no-one knows what the future will bring, there is a difference when a person has a … [Read more…]
The expressions, ‘the darkest hour is just before dawn’ and ‘there’s light at the end of the tunnel’ demonstrate the content of this emotional attitude. Circumstances in life can be such that nothing in our external reality appears to confirm that opportunities exist. Hope is based on a belief in there being potential in all … [Read more…]
