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I need another word for arouse and channel.


Like channeling behavior or channeling enegery ...


Here's the sentence: "... will arouse and channel behavior towards their goals."

The Microspft Word thesarus isn't helping at all.

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humnnnn stimulate and drive?

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channel = drive, I like that.

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Main Entry: arouse
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: excite
Synonyms: agitate, alert, animate, awaken, call, challenge, electrify, enliven, entice, fire up, foment, foster, goad, heat up, incite, inflame, instigate, kindle, move, provoke, rally, rouse, send, spark, spur, stimulate, stir, thrill, turn on, wake up, waken, warm, whet, whip up, work up
Antonyms: bore, calm, lull, pacify, put to sleep, quiet
Source: Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.1.1)
Copyright © 2006 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Does this sound right?

These factors are within each individual and will stimulate and drive behavior towards their goals.

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I tried Thesaurus.com

For Arouse:
agitate, alert, animate, awaken, call, challenge, electrify, enliven, entice, fire up, foment, foster, goad, heat up, incite, inflame, instigate, kindle, move, provoke, rally, rouse, send, spark, spur, stimulate, stir, thrill, turn on, wake up, waken, warm, whet, whip up, work up

For Channel:
carry, conduct, convey, direct, funnel, pipe, route, send, siphon, traject, transmit, transport

There were other results if none of those help...

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Main Entry: arouse
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: excite
Synonyms: agitate, alert, animate, awaken, call, challenge, electrify, enliven, entice, fire up, foment, foster, goad, heat up, incite, inflame, instigate, kindle, move, provoke, rally, rouse, send, spark, spur, stimulate, stir, thrill, turn on, wake up, waken, warm, whet, whip up, work up

Main Entry: channel
Part of Speech: noun 1
Definition: pathway
Synonyms: approach, aqueduct, arroyo, artery, avenue, canal, canyon, carrier, chamber, chase, conduit, course, dig, ditch, duct, fluting, furrow, gouge, groove, gully, gutter, main, means, medium, pass, passage, pipe, raceway, reach, route, runway, sewer, slit, snye, strait, tideway, trough, tube, tunnel, vein, watercourse, way

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Main Entry: channel
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: guide
Synonyms: carry, conduct, convey, direct, funnel, pipe, route, send, siphon, traject, transmit, transport
Antonyms: hold, keep

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In that sentence, I might use direct in place of channel and initiate in place of arouse.

ETA: Your second sentence sounds fine to me

Message edited 3/2/2006 11:56:08 AM.

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Maybe better?

These factors are within each individual and will stimulate the passion needed and direct motivational behavior towards their goals.

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I don't know, it sounds a little wordy to me now - hoping you want me to be honest

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of course I want honesty.

Here's the paragraph, let me know if it's too much.


The first Career Strategies seminar of 2006, kicked off with this very topic. Passion is defined as a powerful emotion or strong feeling while Motivation is defined as a goal-directed behavior. These factors are within each individual and will stimulate the passion needed and direct motivational behavior towards their goals.

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Posted by Elbee

of course I want honesty.

Here's the paragraph, let me know if it's too much.


The first Career Strategies seminar of 2006, kicked off with this very topic. Passion is defined as a powerful emotion or strong feeling while Motivation is defined as a goal-directed behavior. These factors are within each individual and will stimulate the passion needed and direct motivational behavior towards their goals.

Message edited 3/2/2006 12:21:57 PM.

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I like it and appreciate you help. I thought it was a bit redundant too - but I want to be as clear as possible.

The last sentence won't work though because I am writing it for employees only - assistants at that - and so I am speaking about finding their inner passion and motivation - not so much the organization's goals. I'm going to try to reword your last sentence a bit.

Thanks!!!!!