Coaching practices for Self Determination Theory Made Usable When Starting Out

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• The more I order myself around
• Everything on my plate is something I "have to" do for someone else, and approaching it that way I feel coerced and flat
• I’m putting in the hours but I never feel like I’m actually getting anywhere
• Someone else handed me this goal and I’ve been quietly resenting it as not mine, doing the bare minimum out of spite
• I chase everything completely alone, telling no one and treating asking for support as weakness

Practices that may help

1. Self-Determination Theory, Made Usable
   Self-Determination Theory (Deci & Ryan) holds that durable motivation depends on three basic psychological needs being met: autonomy (acting from your own values), competence (feeling effective), and relatedness (feeling connected). Meet the needs and motivation becomes self-sustaining; thwart them and even rewarded behavior decays. The core claims are among the best-supported in motivation science.
2. Use autonomy-supportive self-talk
   Coach yourself with choice and rationale, not "shoulds" and self-pressure.
   Self-Determination Theory, Made Usable
3. Locate the autonomous "why"
   Reframe a task until you are doing it from your own values, not external pressure.
   Self-Determination Theory, Made Usable
4. Build competence with optimal challenge
   Set tasks just beyond current ability so progress is felt, not assumed.
   Self-Determination Theory, Made Usable
5. Internalize goals you did not choose
   Move externally set goals along the spectrum from "have to" toward "value".
   Self-Determination Theory, Made Usable
6. Meet the relatedness need
   Connect the work to people — support, shared purpose, or being seen.
   Self-Determination Theory, Made Usable
7. Anchor each goal to a named, personal value
   Make the goal an expression of a specific value so it stays motivating when difficulty peaks.
   Self-Concordant Goals, Made Practical
8. Give performers choice within practice to support autonomy
   Offer self-directed options in practice — which drill, how many reps, which cue — to enhance intrinsic motivation and learning.
   External Focus of Attention, Made Practical
9. Build agency thinking through small wins
   Agency — the belief you can move toward the goal — is rebuilt by doing, not by deciding.
   Hope Theory: Agency, Pathways, and Getting Unstuck
10. Develop your own compass for decisions
    Build a personal value system that guides decisions independently of social approval.
    Kegan’s Subject-Object Theory, Made Practical

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