Resources and Support for MotivAider Users

Help Getting Started

• Tutorial
  This tutorial will take you step by step through the process of using your MotivAider to make any change you want to make. Launch the tutorial now.
• Register Your MotivAider
  Although we encourage registration because we like to know who's using the MotivAider for what purpose(s), registration is optional, and failure to register will in no way affect your ability to receive warranty service or any other type of customer support. Open MotivAider Registration page in a new window.
• Sign Up for Announcements, Updates & Tips
  Join one of our email lists.

• If you're working with kids, please join the Help Kids Change email list.
  Click here to see a list of posts.
• Otherwise join the MotivAider User email list.
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• Get Model-Specific Help

• Gen5 model (2019-): web-based or downloadable PDF.
• Silver model (2009-2018)
• Dark Grey model (2000-2009) with oval "Advanced User" key.
• Earlier models (1989-2000). Please contact us for help.

• Download Free User's Guides

• The Complete Guide to the MotivAider Personal Achievement System. This is the original (OK, "ancient!") comprehensive guide. As old as it is, it will give you a solid and thorough understanding of the MotivAider concept and method. Download The Complete Guide to the MotivAider Personal Achievement System (PDF)
• Helping Kids Change Their Own Behavior. This concise Helper's Guide shows teachers, parents and others how to use the MotivAider to help kids change their own behavior.
  • View the Helper's Guide online (flipbook).
  • Download the Helper's Guide (PDF).

  More Resources to Help You Get Great Results

  • Goals You Can Achieve With the MotivAider
    Looking for ideas? See what kinds of goals people have achieved with the MotivAider. Open MotivAider Uses in a new window.
  • How To Create Effective Personal Messages
    Learn how to create personal messages that maximize the MotivAider's effectiveness. Open Creating MotivAider Messages in a new window.
  • How To Craft Effective Motivating Messages
    Learn about the art of crafting personal messages that are specifically designed to keep you motivated. Open How to Craft Effective Motivating Messages in a new window.
  • Not noticing some of the MotivAider's signals?
    Learn when missing signals is a problem and what you can do to solve it. Open Missing Some of the MotivAider's Signals in a new window.
  • How to Present the MotivAider to a Young Child
    Learn how to present the MotivAider to children in a way that maximizes the MotivAider's effectiveness. Open How to Present the MotivAider to a Young Child in a new window.
  • Deciding How Often to Send Signals
    See guidelines that will help you decide how often to send signals. Open Deciding How Often to Send Signals in a new window.

  • When and How to Phase Out the MotivAider
    Learn when and how to stop using the MotivAider for a given purpose. Open When and How to Phase Out the MotivAider in a new window.
  • When and How to Phase Out the MotivAider (Children)
    Learn when and how to stop using the MotivAider for a given purpose. Open When and How to Phase Out the MotivAider (Children) in a new window.

  Information You Can Share with Others

  • Watch "Changing Habits: The Missing Link"
    This 4 minute video explains why people often fail to make intended changes in their own behavior and habits and demonstrates how the MotivAider can help. Open MotivAider Demo in a new window.
  • Watch "Help Kids Change Their Own Behavior"
    This 2.5 minute video demonstrates how the MotivAider helps children change their own behavior and habits. Open Help Kids Change Demo in a new window.
  • Download "Help Kids Change" PDF slideshow
    This self-paced presentation demonstrates how the MotivAider helps children change their own behavior and habits. Open Help Kids Change Slideshow (PDF) in a new window. (This is large file, so please be patient.)
  • The MotivAider's Features and Benefits
    Concise information about the MotivAider's features and benefits. MotivAider Features & Benefits in a new window.

  More About Turning Good Intentions Into Action

  • A book that will make a difference
    Learn about "Following Through," the critically acclaimed book that can change forever the way you think about and treat your own good intentions. Learn more.
  • Help developing a personal follow through plan
    Open How to Develop a Follow Through Plan in a new window.

  • Get a big picture view of why humans have so much trouble following through
    Watch a 17 minute presentation entitled "Why the Human Mind Should be Recalled: Exploring the Great Disconnect Between Intentions and Action." Narrated by the MotivAider's inventor, this thought-provoking presentation explains why we often do such a lousy job of following through on our own good intentions, why poor follow through is such a big problem, and what we as individuals and society as a whole can do to solve it. Watch Why the Human Mind Should Be Recalled.

  Check out other video and audio clips and articles on the topic of Following Through.