This document discusses motivation and goal setting. It defines motivation as a process that causes an organism to move towards a goal. It outlines Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs and describes self-actualization as fulfilling one's potential. The document provides strategies for self-motivation including breaking tasks into steps and starting action. It discusses setting goals that are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-bound. Finally, it provides steps for achieving goals such as identifying dreams, preparing goal statements, and focusing on past successes.

1. Motivation

2. What is motivation?
Why motivation?
Importance of motivation
Better motivation
How to be motivated?

3. What is Motivation
An inferred process within an
animal or an individual that
causes that organism to move
towards a goal

4. Motivational cycle
Instrumental
Goal
Relief
Need, Drive

5. Physiological needs
Hunger, thirst etc.,
Safety needs
To feel secure & safe, out of danger
Belongingness & love needs
Affiliate with others, be accepted & belong
Esteem needs
To achieve, be component, gain approval and
belong
Self-actualization needs
Self fulfillment & realize one’s potential

6. If we fulfill our needs at one level,
then we can focus on satisfying the
need on the next higher level

7. Self actualized characteristics
Perceive reality accurately
Tolerate uncertainty
Accept oneself without guilt or anxiety
Solve problems effectively
Possess a strong social awareness
Develop meaningful interpersonal
relationships
Relatively independent of environment
& culture

8. Self motivation
• Do it now
• Break up the task into small steps
• Don’t wait for mood or inspiration
• Start action
• Solutions will follow if you try

9. Motivational strategies
 Find new skills
 Develop & train them
 Get feedback on their performance
 Expand their ability to work
 Rotate their work

10. How to achieve success
Responsibility –not blaming anything
Hard work – ready to work in any time
Character – values, beliefs & personality of you
Right time- ready to do at right time
Persistence- failing also a step to success
Creativity – excellence of his effort
Commitment – winning edge
Learning - life long process
Planning - exact

11. Goal-Setting
Goals are desired result, purpose, or objective
that one strives to attain
Goals are:
Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Relevant/Realistic
Time-Oriented
Tangible

12. Types of Goals
Short-term
A goal that can be achieved in a relative
short period of time
Ex: To complete the course
Long-term
A goal that takes a long period of time to
achieve
Ex: Great success in career

13. Goal setting and analysis
Identify the goal – List all your dreams
Prepare a goal statement – Read one hour per day
Check your goals harms the interest of anybody
Goal is personal, positive, practical, flexiable, time
bound and measurable
Identify anybody has already achieved success
Focus on your most successful moments in life
Identify the internal and external obstacles in
achieving each goal
Con’t

14. Focus on your most successful moments in life
Identify the qualities and behaviour required
to reach each goal
Identify the resources, people, materials and
institutions help you in achieving goal
Prepare a step plan to reach goal
Start implementing the plan of action
Review the progress
Analyse the reasons
Start behaving and acting as if you have already
achieved your goals

15. FEW WHO MAY BE MOTIVATIONAL TO
EVERY ONE:

16. Steps to achieving your goals
Your self in OK state
Really tapping into what really you want
Goal does not depend anyone to achieve it
Stand in accomplishment - step into time
If anything would make this more make it now
Think the significant people in your life
Realisation of this goal – to a higher goal
Imagine yourself having achieved the goal
Imagine what you want it to be
Willing to commit & to do.
Now do it