Coaching practices for Com B Motivation

Describe almost anything you are working through and IX Coach finds the practices whose real-world fit is closest. For Com B Motivation, these are the strongest matches in the current practice library.

Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?

  • Every single day this is still a decision I have to win
  • I’m chasing this because I feel like I’m supposed to, but if I’m honest I can’t say why it actually matters to me
  • I have no real read on whether I’m actually doing this or just feel like I am
  • Nobody around me does this thing, so I’m always the odd one out swimming against the room
  • I’ve thrown so much at this change and it still won’t stick, and I honestly can’t tell whether the real problem is that I don’t want it enough, don’t know how, or my whole setup makes it impossible

Practices that may help

  1. Strengthen automatic motivation through cue-response pairings
    Build automatic, habitual pulls toward the behavior so it does not compete for conscious motivation each time.
    The COM-B Model and Behavior Change Wheel
  2. The COM-B Model and Behavior Change Wheel
    COM-B (Capability, Opportunity, Motivation, Behavior) is a diagnostic framework developed by Michie and colleagues that maps the three conditions any behavior requires: you must be able to do it, have the opportunity to do it, and want to do it. Research supporting COM-B as a systematic intervention framework is largely expert-consensus and observational rather than RCT; its main value is stopping you from applying the wrong lever.
  3. Clarify reflective motivation through values and goals
    Articulate why the behavior matters to you — in your own words, tied to your own values.
    The COM-B Model and Behavior Change Wheel
  4. Install feedback loops to track behavior and adjust
    Measure the behavior directly and use the data to update your intervention, not just your motivation.
    The COM-B Model and Behavior Change Wheel
  5. Use social opportunity — others who make the behavior normal
    Position yourself in social contexts where your target behavior is modeled, expected, or easy to perform with others.
    The COM-B Model and Behavior Change Wheel
  6. Diagnose before you prescribe with COM-B
    Before picking a strategy, identify which of Capability, Opportunity, or Motivation is the bottleneck.
    The COM-B Model and Behavior Change Wheel
  7. Meet the relatedness need
    Connect the work to people — support, shared purpose, or being seen.
    Self-Determination Theory, Made Usable
  8. Diagnose whether you are stuck on expectancy or value
    Before trying to motivate yourself, identify which of the two factors is actually low.
    Expectancy-Value Theory: Why You Try (or Don’t)
  9. Leaderboards and social competition
    Compare progress with others to add competitive and social pull.
    Gamification of Habits
  10. Engineer your physical environment to create opportunity
    Rearrange space, tools, and access so the desired behavior is the path of least resistance.
    The COM-B Model and Behavior Change Wheel

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