The word motivation means to move, to energize or to activate.
The process of motivation encourages people to achieve heights. This word has
such powerful strength that it brings a certain amount of positivity and
courage in a person that makes them do wonders. It brings the power of happiness,
pride and willingness to shine. Motivation is the answer to ‘why’ of behavior.
If you see a person running, you wonder whether he is in a hurry to get away
from something behind or to get to something ahead. It refers to the internal
processes that can’t be directly observed. It is an energizer or activator i.e.
it helps in arousing a person to perform. A motivated athlete, generally, has a
better chance to win than an unmotivated one. A person may seem to be a great
athlete because of the body structure, but to be one he has to have motivation
which may activate him to be an athlete. It gives focus to the behavior so that
appropriate goals are reached.
When one is hungry,
the person needs food. Here, motivation is food for the athlete.
It is always goal
oriented and goal achiever. Restlessness persists in a behavior of a person until
the goal is not achieved. It exhibits
itself in different ways till the want is fulfilled.
Motives are general mind states that enable us to make
predictions about behavior in many different situations.
HUMAN MOTIVES differ from culture to culture and also from
person to person within the same culture, because motives develop as a result
of experience. They are expressed through learned behavior. Often, similar
motives find expression through different form of behavior example- dislike for
someone may be expressed in one person by aggression and in some by ignorance.
The same pattern of behavior expresses different motives. Two women may go to
church one to pray and the other one to show her clothes. Motives may not
always be plainly evident and readily identifiable; some motives are expressed
in a disguised form. A single act of behavior may express the variety of
motives. Thus, a soldier may be motivated in the performance of his duty
according to the orders of his superior – to fight for self defense, to express
hostility, to defend country etc.
GET MOTIVATED
People might be great at solving problems, but all their skills are of no use if they are not motivated. Some people give up easily when they encounter a problem or failure in implementing the first step. Therefore there is a need to persist in their effort to find a solution.
