self-motivation
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Barriers to communication, lack of mentoring for staff, problems building a work culture, and difficulties with self-motivation were all cited.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2024
She came to realize that her goal of developing trust, mutual respect, self-discipline and self-motivation in her children would be achieved not by yelling and screaming, but by more effective communication.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 7, 2023
“I really can’t repeat it because y’all going to have to bleep out most of the things that I say,” Saunders said of her verbal self-motivation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2021
John Jones, said Pohorence “requires little if any supervision and his self-motivation serves as a role model for others.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2020
In its seasonal cycle of activity, the close and interdependent family relationships, and the singular self-motivation of the farmer, the early 20th century farm carried on many of the traditions of the past.
From Frying Pan Farm by Elizabeth Brown Pryor
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