Motivation

Browse our latest insights on on behavioural science, job loss, job search motivation, wellbeing, and more.

Social Anxiety and Avoidance In the Job Search

Our feelings can influence our actions and engagement with our our search, impacting how we approach or avoid certain situations. Approach motivation is when we want to achieve a positive outcomes, like a good job. Avoidance motivation is when we want to avoid negative outcomes, like getting rejected or ghosted.

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The Intention-Action Gap Infographic

The Intention-Action Gap represents the disconnect between what we want to do and what actually ends up happening. For example, we might create a plan for healthy eating but not follow it. While it’s a common challenge in the job search, it can cause our job hunt to grind to a halt.

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The Intention-Action Gap

Often, there’s a disconnect between what we intend to do and what actually happens. We might want to go to the gym but opt to stay in bed or plan to improve our diet but never get to it. Not following through on our intentions can be the difference between a great idea and a great execution, keeping us from achieving our goals in the job search.

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