Self motivation through discovering your motives
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The first step in motivating yourself is to discover a motive that moves you. The dictionary defined motive as "that what which incites a person to take action". A motive helps you take action to change your life. Basic motives for action include love,self preservation,anger, financial gain, and fear. The three strongest are love,fear and financial gain.
Brenda,a young single mother,used fear and love to help her daughter. In the process,she overcame a childhood phobia and discovered an unlikely passion and a new career. Brenda had always had trouble keeping up in school and her weakest subject was always math. She enrolled in a remedial mathematics course at the local community college because she loved her daughter and feared she wouldn't be able to assist her with homework. She earned an A on the course,which inspired her to set a higher goal. She decided to earn her college degree.
"My earliest memory of school is being told I was stupid. It was in the third grade. I'd recently transferred into the class,she recalled."there was a problem on the black board and I raised my hand. When I answered incorrectly,the teacher called me stupid. All the kids laughed. I always felt I wasn't smart enough I had always fear I would end up a failure because I felt I wasn't very bright.
After barely graduating from high school,she worked at several low paying dead end jobs and was barely getting by.Things changed after her daughter was born. She became highly motivated to set an example and to build a better life for the two of them. Knowing her options were limited without a degree,she returned to school and graduated with a degree in computer science. Brenda now works at a high tech firm and tutors students in advanced mathematics. Because of her love for her daughter,Brenda put her attitude into action,overcame her fear of failure,and created a better life for her family.
Remember,the strongest form of motivation is internal. Motivation is important and not permanent. You need to do something everyday to maintain your energy,focus and enthusiasm.
The danger of relying on outside motivation is that like listening to a John Phillips Sousa march. While it is played,the music will really get you on your feet,but once the music stops you are likely to seat back and wait for the next song. I want you to be able to keep on dancing long after I stop banging the drums.
Since people have different needs and different desires,they are motivated in many different ways. When someone is powerfully motivated. It's usually to fulfill a very strong need. Human motivation is a complex field that has been studied extensively by psychologists,behaviourists, and philosophers. Scientists have employed everything from electricity to chemicals that stimulate specific areas of the human brain to determine what motivates us.
Motivation is the hope that puts attitude into action in an attempt to fulfill a desire or achieve a specific result. Self motivation requires at least these five qualities; enthusiasm,a positive outlook, a positive physiology,positive memories,a belief in yourself and your God given potential.
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