Motivation is the process that initiates, controls and sustains goal oriented behaviours. Motivation is what makes us act, whether it is learning how to play football for pleasure or reading a book to gain knowledge. Motivation is often used to describe why a person does something. For example you may be so motivated that you struggle hard to get into the course that you always wanted to study.
Motivation is of two types: external and internal. External motivation is a reward or a social achievement or something that encourages us to do our best, for example, the gold medal at the end of the course or the trophy in a reality show. Most people get externally motivated to do the best that they can. Internal motivation is our own happiness or satisfaction in doing a job well, which may not earn us a medal or a trophy. Very few people are internally motivated even through this is the better form of motivation. When the reward is removed, the external motivation vanishes. Since there is no reward for internal motivation, this type of motivation never disappears. As the Bhagavad Gita says one should focus on the task, and not desire the result (reward).
Setting one's goals is imperative to achieving something in life. Of course, goals are normally culture specific and this cannot be helped. However, defining one's goals within one's set of circumstances and one's abilities is important in carving out a successful future. Always keep the realistic picture in mind; it is not always possible to reach the moon. We need to keep our goals within possible limits due to several reasons. If you keep goals unbelievably high, then the sense of failure and disappointment will be even greater and longer lasting. Therefore, make your goals in such a way that they are embedded within real circumstances.
Motivation is of two types: external and internal. External motivation is a reward or a social achievement or something that encourages us to do our best, for example, the gold medal at the end of the course or the trophy in a reality show. Most people get externally motivated to do the best that they can. Internal motivation is our own happiness or satisfaction in doing a job well, which may not earn us a medal or a trophy. Very few people are internally motivated even through this is the better form of motivation. When the reward is removed, the external motivation vanishes. Since there is no reward for internal motivation, this type of motivation never disappears. As the Bhagavad Gita says one should focus on the task, and not desire the result (reward).
Setting one's goals is imperative to achieving something in life. Of course, goals are normally culture specific and this cannot be helped. However, defining one's goals within one's set of circumstances and one's abilities is important in carving out a successful future. Always keep the realistic picture in mind; it is not always possible to reach the moon. We need to keep our goals within possible limits due to several reasons. If you keep goals unbelievably high, then the sense of failure and disappointment will be even greater and longer lasting. Therefore, make your goals in such a way that they are embedded within real circumstances.
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