2. What is motivation?
Motivation is a feeling that pushes you to achieve
something. Passion, enthusiasm, determination, and
goals are some of the major motivating factors in one’s
life. The desire to complete a task can be termed as
motivation. It can drive us to make discoveries and
innovations, and achieve milestones that once seemed
out of reach.
3. Motivation is the word derived
from the word ’motive’ which
means needs, desires, wants
or drives within the individuals.
It is the process of stimulating
people to actions to
accomplish the goals. In the
work goal context the
psychological factors
stimulating the people’s
behavior can be -desire for
money, success, recognition
job-satisfaction, team work,
etc.
4. —neuroscience
Motivation can be defined as the movement
towards a positive stimulus or a movement
away from negative stimulus. In
psychological terms, motivation is a signal
that affects your thoughts. Your thoughts
change your behavior, and your behavior
affects the end result.
5. Maslow’s hierarchy
of needs
Motivation as the drive in humans to fulfill
their unsatisfied needs. If a
person’s physiological needs are met, they
then seek to fulfill their safety needs. Once
the person feels safe, they are motivated to
find love, friendship, and so on.
6. Reminders
1. Motivation is significant for the overall growth of your
mind as well as personality.
2. It helps you focus on your goals based on values and
skills.
3. Motivation is a necessary resource to improve and
work productively during
changing times as well as threats.
4. It boosts your desire to achieve a meaningful life goal.
5. You can listen to speeches, videos, read books, or
quotes from inspirational people
to rework on your lost motivation.
6. You will learn to fight your fears and negative
thoughts when you are motivated.
7. Motivation helps professionals to be positive and
happy while working hard to
achieve goals.
8. When you are motivated, you learn to organize and
prioritize your life.
9. Motivation help students to concentrate and work
hard in the class.
10. It awakens the sense of meaning in life.
7. Types of motivation
Intrinsic motivation is the act of doing something without
any obvious external rewards. You do it because it’s
enjoyable and interesting, rather than because
of an outside incentive or pressure to do it, such as a
reward or deadline.
- An example of intrinsic motivation is a student learning new
vocabulary words because they love to read.
8. Types of motivation
Extrinsic motivation, however, is learning because of
external factors. Students may be motivated to learn to
pass a test, to gain a reward, or to avoid a punishment.
-An example of extrinsic motivation is a student who is studying so
their parents will not ground them for poor grades.
