Motivated Ability Pattern for Bill Gregory

My two strongest motivations are to help individuals see their accomplishments and themes, and to promote processes which accomplish better person-job fit.

The order of these experiences are chronological. The top 5 have been identified.

Electric Trains. When I was 10 I created a Lionel O Gauge electric train display which filled most of a small room, on a table which I built. There were inclines on which trains seemed to defy gravity, and mountain scenes with fall colors. The towns pictured life. The most distinctive part was the electrical set up, which enabled the accessories and lights to be operated remotely. To do this I read the wiring diagrams, and adapted the wiring, both for more control and for efficiency of wiring. Two different trains ran at the same time, creating realism and excitement. Motivational Payoff: Using technology to increase possibilities.

Photography Dark Room. When I was 11 or 12 I built a dark room so that I could develop pictures. The chemistry fascinated me, and what had to be done to keep the light out was a challenge. As a science project, I installed the set up in a closet of our classroom, which I engineered. I created an interesting presentation about how to develop pictures, which I presented to the class. Seeing the pictures of them appear on the page was magical. As a result of this and many other activities and growth that year, I won the Citizenship Award. Motivational Payoff: Seeing technology work.

Singing Group. In high school I was a member of a Barber Shop Octet, singing base. We put on individual performances and appeared in a play at a girls school. The base provided power, and in one performance the other base part was not there, and I had to provide all of the power. Everyone commented that the base part sounded as powerful as it always had. Motivational Payoff: Friendships, social opportunities.

Physics Award. I received the high school award for Physics because I happened to get the highest grade in it and because I stuck to a project, which was to amplify light for a Haloid Copy Machine so that the school seismograph could give out a continuous report. I was not the smartest student, just the most organized. Motivational Payoff: Experimenting with and developing a process.

2 - Poetry and Music. I was in the college library analyzing a poem , Ode to a Skylark, for an assignment, and listening to Chopin Preludes and Nocturnes through ear phones at the same time. The meaning of the poem arose from the page after a couple of readings and a lot of analysis and the supposing of possibilities about the inspiration and insights into life by the poet, Shelly. This mental activity, combined with the meaning I could see in the beauty of the sights and sounds of nature, combined with the pure and rising sounds of the music, combined with the idea that our thoughts rise to heaven, created a peak experience which I felt with my whole body. It resulted in my deciding to be an English major. Motivational Payoff: This was a mind-body peak experience because my thoughts seek heights, and look kind of like a skylark’s flight, and they make music similar to certain Chopin Preludes and Nocturnes.

3 - Battalion Adjutant in Army. This involved creating an efficient headquarters administration, for which I was complimented by the Inspector General. I wrote some inspired recommendations for awards on behalf of the commander. This involved insight into individuals’ strengths and some ability to write persuasively. I also enjoyed creating events which brought people together. Motivational Payoff: To write about people in a way which helped them to see their best. Facilitating social experiences.

1 - Camp Counseling Training for 3^rd Graders. I was a high school teacher for DECA, and at the end of the year there was an additional miniterm class I taught called Career Counseling. For a learning activity I arranged with a two 3^rd grade teachers for their students to act as campers. My high school students acted as counselors. I trained the counselors, and organized a series of activities for an afternoon of learning and fun. For example, in small group activities, 2 high school students were leading groups of 6 3^rd graders in activities which increased self awareness in the context of the outdoors. Motivational Payoff: Seeing high school students being trained and also the leveraging of an idea which promoted personal growth from one person(me), through high school students to 60 people who benefited.

Future of Human Resource Development Conference. I led a group of career development people, including Bernard Haldane, in the funding and presentation of a conference to bring career development ideas into the awareness of businesses. I obtained see funding by phoning and writing a letter. We got the cooperation of the ASTD chapter, obtained potential speaker names, and devised an agenda. Lots of word of mouth networking resulted in 150 attendees and a profit. Motivational Payoff: Leadership in career development.

5 -Content Analysis Focus Group. See description in my Workfolio at www.workfolio.com/stars/bgregory. Motivational Payoff: Enlightening people about the true competencies required in their jobs to improve training and performance.

Meaning of Phantom of the Opera. Studying Literature showed me how to identify the symbolic meaning of many great works, and I like to use this ability to increase my learning from many kinds of art. This involves seeing ideas and linking them, and comparing them to other intellectual themes. For me, the Phantom of the Opera is an epical experience of opening to ones creativity within, which means to take a risk, confront challenges and integrate ones animal nature into something human. Motivational Payoff: Personal insight with some philosophical understanding.

Career Site Manager. See description in my Workfolio at www.workfolio.com/stars/bgregory. Motivational Payoff: Exposing a large number of people to great career development ideas.

4- Design and Development of the Workfolio Career Portfolio Format and Process. See description in my Workfolio at www.workfolio.com/stars/bgregory. Motivational Payoff: Helping individuals to explore within themselves their true path by offering a technology which makes it easy to align accomplishments from a variety of sources with a vision.

Lexicon Architect Project. See description in my Workfolio at www.workfolio.com/stars/bgregory. Motivational Payoff: Using a taxonomy to improve job-person fit.

Career Counseling, Bastyr University. See description in my Workfolio at www.workfolio.com/stars/bgregory. Motivational Payoff: Relationships, touching other people, being touched.