David is a 22-year-old who is passionate about learning new languages and cultures. He decides he wants to learn Japanese. In order to accomplish this, he sets some goals for himself. He thinks that the best way to be fluent in Japanese, he needs to visit Japan first and enroll in a course. Not only that but also he decides that meeting Japanese people and communicating with them is also important in learning Japanese.

He uses self-motivation by reminding himself that once he learns Japanese he will gain new insights and perspectives about a new culture, which something he is passionate about. He is also motivated by the thought of new job opportunities.

He keeps telling himself that he can achieve his goal and keeps a journal to feel more motivated. In his jorunal he keeps track of his progress and reflects on what he could have done better. Then, he takes action and after moving to Tokyo, he instantly registers in a Japanese course. He visits new places to meet Japanese people so that he can improve his Japanese. He keeps track of his progress by asking his Japanese friends to give feedback to him.