Motivation
is anything that gives an individual the reason, the boost and the confidence
to pursue something to any level desirable to the individual in question based
on his or her capabilities. In other words, motivation can be in a form of a statement,
a situation or an event depending on the source of which it comes from.
Motivation is an important recipe in a man’s life which cannot be ignored or
substituted by another option. If you must accomplish your mission, if the world
needs you for what you are, then you must get motivated.
“Life
without motivation is life without hope”
Also
“All
great men and women in the world were motivated to do something, just as there has
never been a motive without motivation” Abrouf
M. Kishki
The
issue of motivation is very important to each and every individual who wants to
achieve success in life. One does not decide to go to school, paint a picture and
write a book, etc unless there is something pushing him or her.
“An engine will continue to run as long as there
is something to power it”
If you see someone doing something, then there
is something somewhere that is pushing him and when that thing ceases to exist,
then he has no reason to strive for greater heights. So therefore, there is the
need to always make sure that you renew, update and rejuvenate your source of
motivation so as to keep you on the run.
TYPES OF
MOTIVATION
According
to my own analysis on the issue of motivation, they can be grouped under five
main headings depending on the source of which they come from. They are as follows;
1. Intra
personal motivation; as the name speaks for itself, it is the type of motivation
which is obtained or produced by the individual himself. It has to do with the
individual understanding the situation in which one finds him or herself so as
to boost or better still, motivate him to find a solution. This is the most
important of all the types of motivation. It is a long term motivation which is
derived from the individual and as a matter of fact, until the individual
attains his ambition, this motivation will still live on. As it is said that; if
you know the animal chasing you, you will know the speed at which you should
run. You coming from a poor family is a classic example of an intrapersonal
motivation.
“Until you identify the motivation in your
situation, you will not find a solution”
2. Inter
personal motivation; This is another type of motivation which is derived from
individuals or role model to be precise as well as listening to motivational
speeches by renown personalities and also words from the elderly. Basically,
any form of encouragement that is obtained from an individual or people can be
termed as inter personal.
3. Situational
or Eventful Motivation; this has to do with the motivation obtained from
situations and lifestyle of people who have made their own positive impact on the
society, thus societal figures. It also has to do with the events that has or
is pursued to be happening. For example; the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
in the Bible and Quran motivates people to fight against same sex relationships.
The rests are educational and religious motivation
which is as a result of climbing higher the educational ladder and knowledge
base of one’s religion respectively.
NB: It should
be noted that all the other types of motivation apart from the interpersonal
motivation are important, just that you can still get enough in life without them.
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