3V - Motivation

3V - Motivation

Motivation – is when you have a reason to push yourself to accomplish a goal that you have.  Sometimes it takes a lot of effort but it is worth it to you to do whatever it takes, in order to accomplish whatever it is you are trying to do.  There are certain things that I am more motivated to do than others.  When something is important to me, I find that I am very motivated to get it done, and get it done to my satisfaction.  I don’t think I am as motivated to do things that don’t mean as much to me.  I feel it is important to be motivated for the right reasons, as in something that means a lot to you, not something that you should do for others.

Two words that I learned my reading, which relates to motivation is intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation.

Intrinsic motivation is when you are motivated to do something because you want to do it.  This would be something that brings you happiness to do for yourself, without anything to gain from it other than doing what makes you happy for your own reasons.

Extrinsic motivation is when you are motivated to do something because you have to do it.  There may be good reasons why you have to, but it is not something you would choose on your own to do, unless it was necessary.