Defination of Motivation

• The definition of motivation is to give reason, incentive, enthusiasm, or interest that causes a specific action or certain behavior. Motivation is present in every life function. Simple acts such as eating are motivated by hunger. Education is motivated by desire for knowledge. Motivators can be anything from reward to coercion.

Two main kinds of motivation:

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Intrinsic motivation is internal. It occurs

when people are compelled to do something out of pleasure, importance, or desire.

Extrinsic motivation occurs when external factors compel the person to do something

However, there are many theories and labels that serve as sub tittles to the definition of motivation. For example: "I will give you a candy bar if you clean your room." This is an example of reward motivation

7 Ways to motivate yourself!!!(Vee D’souza)

1. Find a true interest in what you are doing. If you have no

interest at all, it might mean you need to do something else. On the other hand, if it's just a task you dislike, relate it clearly in

your mind to the greater goal. I don't particularly like to wake up early in the morning, but I don't have a motivation problem when I have to wake up early to go for

a picnic!!!

2. Create energy. You need some energy for self motivation. Caffeine may help for a while, if it doesn't create other problems for you. You can also exercise and sleep well. Watch out for sugary foods - the "sugar blues" will kill your motivation. When you find energy boosters that work for you, make a list and keep it handy for future use.

3. Talk your way to motivation. This is one of my favorite ways to create energy and motivation. By the time I tell my friends how bored I am to go to office I’m already on my way in the rick. If the task itself is less inspiring, talk about the larger goals it will help you achieve.(e.g. by going to work I will be getting a good salary on the 1st of the month. That’s always the motivation for me on the 2nd of every month).

4. Stimulate desire. Imagining their potential future motivates many to sign up for get-rich-quick plans. Good salesmen can put you in your imagined dream home in minutes, and you'll feel motivated to do anything to make it real. Why not learn to be your own salesman?

5. Stimulate pain. An effective Neuro-Linguistic Programming technique is to link pain with not acting. This is what happens when you finally stop hitting that snooze button on the alarm because you think you might lose your job. Imagine any bad consequences that may occur if you don't do what you need to do.(e.g. I imagine that if I don’t lose weight soon I might suffer from disease or if I do not do my job well I may lose face in front of my clients)

6. Start with any small step. I have found that if I commit to eating one healthy meal at a time before I know it I have eaten healthy food for an entire day, or a week, a month)

Training yourself to take any small step towards your goals is a great self motivation technique. Breaking larger goals down into small steps makes this even easier.

These motivation techniques really WORK, but don't ask me how to get

motivated to use them. Anyhow, you already were motivated enough to listen to me for so long, so you'll be

fine.

Oh, and humor is technique number

seven. Laughing can overcome that feeling of being overwhelmed that

sucks away self motivation.

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