What is Motivation to me?
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What is motivation to me?
I see motivation as an individual field. On one hand, everyone may have different factors behind their motivated behavior and may need different interventions to get motivated.
On the other hand, people tend to see motivation in very different ways and from different viewpoints. Maybe this is the cause, why motivation is such a frequently discussed topic.
First, motivation in relation to our psychological wellbeing, motivation regarding ourselves in general.
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This huge topic can reach from a psychological illness to easy and everyday things,
like getting up in the morning.
In every aspect of our lives, there is a need for motivation.
You don’t just have to be motivated to work , to study or to get very important things done.
You also must be motivated to handle your everyday life.
We must know what we want to achieve, what our goals are and how we want to achieve them.
First, motivation in relation to our psychological wellbeing, motivation regarding ourselves in general.
We must know what we want to achieve, what our goals are and how we want to achieve them.
However, we often tend to want everything, achieve every goal and this process has to go quick.
It isn’t bad to have lots of smaller and bigger plans, but...
First, motivation in relation to our psychological wellbeing, motivation regarding ourselves in general.
We must know what we want to achieve, what our goals are and how we want to achieve them.
However, we often tend to want everything, achieve every goal and this process has to go quick.
It isn’t bad to have lots of smaller and bigger plans, but...
... we should stop rushing. We should take some time. We should remind ourselves, that too much can be exhausting, caused by many different reasons.
First, motivation in relation to our psychological wellbeing, motivation regarding ourselves in general.
What is my motivation status?
Some time, I think, we should take a step back and look at our current “motivation-status”. If it is low, we have to think of our resources to gain motivation, are there any resources or do we have to search for new ones?
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First, motivation in relation to our psychological wellbeing, motivation regarding ourselves in general.
If we have difficulty in managing motivation, we have to search for tools to help us.
These tools may be different for everyone and the better you know yourself, the easier you can elaborate and understand the right tool and source to get yourself motivated again.
Second, motivation takes a huge part in sports for me.
Second, motivation takes a huge part in sports for me.
Thinking of training and competition, motivation has a huge role. But I don’t consider motivation as an independent item. For me, it comes along with a big connection to discipline, perseverance, and consistency.
Second, motivation takes a huge part in sports for me.
Thinking of training and competition, motivation has a huge role. But I don’t consider motivation as an independent item. For me, it comes along with a big connection to discipline, perseverance, and consistency.
If you are not motivated in doing sports, you aren’t really doing sports.
And if you are doing it nevertheless, it won’t work out for you very well.
Second, motivation takes a huge part in sports for me.
Thinking of training and competition, motivation has a huge role. But I don’t consider motivation as an independent item. For me, it comes along with a big connection to discipline, perseverance, and consistency.
If you are not motivated in doing sports, you aren’t really doing sports.
And if you are doing it nevertheless, it won’t work out for you very well.
This may be difficult to understand for someone who has never done competitive sports, but motivation in this area expands to a totally different level.
Summary → two viewpoints
Considering this two viewpoints of mine, motivation is much more to me than just this single term itself.
It includes nearly every aspect of our life. And in consideration of all the unnamed facts of motivation from studies and experts, this topic enlarges its range even more.
My consideration for having a consistent motivation is...
My consideration for having a consistent motivation is...
- get to know yourself better,
- search for your positive and encouraging resources and
- trust in your own competencies in knowing yourself best
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And if someday things are getting difficult, hard, and overwhelming,
take a step back and look at your current “motivation status” .
Maybe there is some need for recharging. Take your time, find your recharge possibilities, get your motivation back and you will come back stronger and more motivated than before .
Think about a time you had difficulty with a task. How did you manage your motivation to overcome the challenges? And, what would you do differently?
I have a question for you to reflect:
