Question Description
Essay #1.Bain writes, in Chapter 1: Roots of Success, that successful people: “found within themselves a way to motivate their work.” (p. 23). What are extrinsic and intrinsic motivators? How do they differ? What is the relationship between these types of motivation and their relationship to the success of college students? Give specific examples from class discussion and/or the text.
Essay #2 : According to Kristin Neff in Chapter 6: Encouragement, “Self-Compassion” is an important strategy for dealing with failure. Define the components of self-compassion. Using at least one character from the text, describe specific examples of how “self-compassion” fosters success.
Make sure to use APA style for your papers, which includes in-text citations and a Bibliography for your sources. You should have at least one source for this unit – Bain, who should be cited throughout your essay to defend your arguments.
Using the book” What the Best College Students Do” wrote by Ken Bain.