The importance of an eco-system (friends, family, mentor, etc.) in nurturing one’s self-motivation.
The importance of self-motivation for one’s personal and professional growth.Executive Development Programs/MDPs: To sensitize the participants to the importance of self-motivation in one’s personal and professional livesĪt the end of this Case Lens discussion/analysis, each of the participants/students should be able to understand/appreciate.MBA Programs: Organizational Behavior course – Self-motivation module.This Case Lens as a pedagogical tool can be used for either of the following The debriefing segment should be used to synthesize the expected learning outcomes of this Case Lens Each question would take varying times (the suggested timings are given in Exhibit (TN)-I) and it is highly recommended that the last 5 minutes should be spent onĭebriefing and synthesizing. This can happen either by asking one of the teams randomly to present their analysis or each team should be allowed to lead a discussion for each of the questionsĤ. After giving them about 15 minutes, the classroom discussion/analysis should be attempted. Ideally, the class should be divided into 4 Learning Teams and they should be asked to prepare for all the questions. Playing/exhibiting the Case Lens video in the classroomģ.
Asking the students/participants to view the movie 2-3 days before the classroom discussionĢ. This Case Lens (the video introducing this Case Lens and the accompanying 5 questions) can be orchestrated in the classroom in the following suggested flow:ġ. The temptation of either exhibiting the movie in the classroom or the students/participants downloading the movie from any hosting sites should be desisted lest we set unwarranted precedents in violating mandatory IPRs. Honoring all the expected IPR issues, every participant must be encouraged to acquire a copy of the movie through legally approved means and format. The students/participants need to mandatorily watch the movie Soul Surfer. This Case Lens enables a discussion on the importance of self-motivation in one’s personal and professional life and the importance of an eco-system (friends, family, mentor, etc.) in being self-motivated.
Bethany’s first facet of self-motivation differs from the second facet of self-motivation as the latter is inspired by her new perspective of life. The interesting part of Bethany’s story is that she continued to be self-motivated even after tragedy struck and she lost an arm in a shark attack. Bethany was always self-motivated to be a professional surfer as she was extremely passionate about surfing. This Case Lens helps understand ‘self-motivation’ in the backdrop of the real-life and inspiring story of Bethany Hamilton (Bethany) as captured in the Hollywood movie, Soul Surfer.