Sentence examples for motivational device from inspiring English sources

The Giants have spent the season happily cultivating their underdog reputation, employing it as a motivational device at every possible turn.

The rookie place-kicker Seth Marler missed 13 of 33 kicks, and the former Pro Bowl punter Chris Hanson missed half the season after cutting his leg when he swung an ax at a tree stump placed in the locker room as a motivational device by Coach Jack Del Rio.

Though he was unaware of the actual date for the beginning of the invasion of Europe (as the Third Army was not part of the initial landing force), Patton used the speech as a motivational device to excite the men under his command and prevent them from losing their nerve.

Log books provide a simple, low cost, visual reference for participants and potentially serve as a motivational device as they display sessions completed and missed.

(FM06) Defining aspirations as imaginations of possible selves, Markus and Nurius (1986) argued that aspirations play a key role in identity change because they serve as motivational devices shaping personal responses to evolving opportunities.

With the growing interest in gaming technology such as the Nintendo® Wii™; future users may be more receptive to computer interaction; however, they may also have higher expectations in terms of the interface and motivational components of rehabilitative devices.

There are some great examples of organisations whose aim is to drive positive health behaviour in young people, using games and connected devices to create motivational methods to fighting chronic illnesses like cancer, obesity, and depression.

In addition, a home-based "TeleMOVE" program was implemented in FY2010 that allows Veterans to receive daily motivational messages through a home-monitoring device, "checking-in" with weekly weights, and requesting a call from program staff when needed.

The other motivational reason for the use of mobile devices was that students were able to use these devices anytime without having to worry about the closure of the library and other access points.

All group sessions were conducted by two professionals with special training in motivational techniques and in the use of inhaler devices.

District officials told Bloomingdale-Riverview Patch that the board was only a motivational tool, and students did not actually use the device.